The folks over at Deadspin are ready for Brady Quinn to take over as the Browns' starting quarterback.

My take?

This was inevitable given the team's investment in Quinn -- which goes beyond his salary to the two high draft picks they gave up to move into position to take him.

Let's be honest. At 3-5 and with a tough finishing schedule, the Browns are a longshot to make a playoff run. Finishing out the season with Derek Anderson as the starter wouldn't accomplish much.

This will give Quinn a chance to work for an extended period of time with the first offense. By the end of the season the Browns should know whether they have one starting quarterback, two starting quarterbacks or no starting quarterbacks.

The upside is that Anderson definitely has some trade value. He has played well enough and been victimized often enough (including the repeated drops by Braylon Edwards) to avoid having all of the Browns' offensive problems heaped at his feet.

Maybe Quinn proves himself, the Browns deal Anderson for a draft pick, and they go into next season with a quasi-seasoned third-year quarterback and his preferred mentor, Ken Dorsey, as the backup with a team whose key players are still in their primes.

-- John Dudley