Derek Anderson Vs. Brady Quinn: What We Know after the White/Brown Scrimmage

The Cleveland Browns held an Open House on Sunday.

The team played a live scrimmage and gave their fans a chance to see the new-look team.

Because there is such a high turnover from the 2008 version, there are plenty of position battles to watch.

But to most of the local media, along with a high percentage of Browns-backers, there is only one training camp battle that matters—Brady Quinn versus Derek Anderson.

So, after one live Brown vs. White scrimmage, what have we learned about the quarterback battle?

Absolutely nothing.

Anderson’s “white” squad edged out Quinn’s “brown” squad 17-14 in front of 14,314 patrons at the stadium.

Anderson quarterbacked the first offensive unit against the first defensive unit. The offense struggled to move the ball on the ground, forcing Anderson to shoulder the load.

He did manage to move the ball through the air and even capped off a drive with a six-yard touchdown run.

Unfortunately, Anderson threw a costly interception in traffic after a moving the offense in a long, no-huddle drive.

Quinn perhaps threw the pass of the day, a 51-yard touchdown strike to Lance Leggett.

He also through an interception on a pass that bounced off Leggett’s hands that should have been caught.

It was difficult to get a read on Quinn though, given that he was operating the second unit against the second-string defense.

So to recap: Anderson has a great arm, but may, on occasion, make a poor decision. Quinn can move the ball against the second string.

Which is exactly what we knew after last year's training camp.

A lot of speculation is growing that Anderson working with the first unit means something. But Coach Eric Mangini cautioned the media not to read anything into that.

The guess is that Brady gets a chance with the first team against the Packers this Saturday.

The truth is, that despite being pressed to issue a final determination at the position, Mangini is going to let this play out until the third game of the preseason (if not longer).

Mangini has no horse in this race. He didn’t sign Anderson and he didn’t draft Quinn.

He is a new coach, so it is unlikely he has any pressure from the organization to pick one over the other.

And it is unlikely, despite all the hand-wringing to the contrary, that anyone knows for sure who is better suited to be the starter.