Young Guns

The Sports Guy rates the current state of QBs in the NFL. Of particular interest is his take on the young guns coming up in the league: JaMarcus Russell, Kevin Kolb, John Beck, Aaron Rodgers, and Brady Quinn.

 

The SG places the odds on each of these “great unknowns” succeeding: “2-to-1 for Rodgers, 3-to-1 for Kolb, 4-to-1 for Russell and Quinn and 15-to-1 for Beck. The best bet on the board is Kolb -- high-percentage numbers in college, perfect for the West Coast offense and the natural beneficiary for the Ewing Theory Eagles next year after McNabb finally leaves.”

 

The odds and comments on Kolb are encouraging, but take them with a grain of salt since Simmons has proven himself to be no fan of McNabb over the years.

 

(FYI: McNabb is in the “friends with benefit” class (i.e., taken for granted now, but will be missed at 3 a.m in the future) and AJ Feeley is in the “just competent enough to kill you,” which means they are “great for three-and-half quarters until they kill you with a pick at the worst possible time" guys, as personified by Feeley's "timing pass" in the Pats-Eagles game this year.”