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PRO FOOTBALL TALK, the best sports site without permalinks, reports that the newly-appointed Poobah of the Dolphins, Bill Parcells, may be considering trading the the club’s first round pick for current Cleveland quarterback Derek Anderson. And in case you’ve been shooting an extra role in “Cloverfield” for the past five months, the Fins are picking first in this year’s draft.

PFT: “For the Fins, the move makes sense. With taking a quarterback as the No. 1 pick in the draft a 50-50 proposition at best, why not move the pick and get a guy who has shown he can play? Also, because Anderson is farther along the learning curve than a rookie would be, the Dolphins would be in a better position to succeed while the Tuna is still in town.“

The transaction comes down to acquiring Anderson, a restricted free agent after this season, versus the Dolphins taking Darren McFadden with the first overall selection. With current Miami running back Ronnie Brown due to return next season, the scenario might seem somewhat sane, but forgive us if we have absolutely no confidence in Anderson, who came completely out of nowhere to grab the starting job from a certain QB from South Bend this season.

COULD CLEVELAND BE CALLING IT QUITS WITH QUINN?: Back in April, Brady Quinn was hailed as the savior of the Cleveland Browns when the team took him in the NFL Draft. Now, the QB could be going elsewhere.

Bill Williamson of the DENVER POST believes that the Browns will entertain offers for their former first-round pick. Brady has yet to get behind center this season, thanks to the play of current starter Derek Anderson.”Expect Quinn to be shopped in the offseason, possibly garnering a first-round pick. There will be plenty of teams interested, perhaps including Minnesota, Baltimore, Atlanta, Chicago and Carolina.”

Or Cleveland may just want to hold on to their backup, in case anything ails Anderson. Just ask Oregon.