It's often said that a team with two quarterbacks really doesn't have any. With that spirit in mind, FanHouse will keep you updated weekly on NFL teams facing potential quarterback controversies.
For the Cleveland Browns, Sunday was at least a respectable performance. Now it's time for them to build on that. But have the 0-4 Browns settled on a starting quarterback?
It's often said that a team with two quarterbacks really doesn't have any. With that spirit in mind, FanHouse will keep you updated weekly on NFL teams facing potential quarterback controversies.
We're here every week, hoping to make some sense of quarterback issues facing teams in the NFL. Sometimes, it feels like we're picking on Eric Mangini and the Cleveland Browns. However, at 0-3, and with little reason to think the problems in the passing game are just going to disappear, the Browns again find themselves at the top of the heap.
It's often said that a team with two quarterbacks really doesn't have any. With that spirit in mind, FanHouse will keep you updated weekly on NFL teams facing potential quarterback controversies.
Things are looking interesting in Philadelphia, although Donovan McNabb can come back and ruin all the fun. Meanwhile, there appears to be no end in sight to the situation in Cleveland, where the Browns have looked generally awful when they have the ball.
You can't predict injuries. Even the most injury-prone players are often able to run seven yards without being broken in half, so it's unfair to say that a major lost-time injury doesn't come as a surprise. This week, we find quarterback situations around the league impacted by injuries, ineffectiveness, checkdowns, and interceptions.
The move to add a quarterback isn't particularly surprising. The Eagles don't have a third quarterback available for Week Two thanks to Michael Vick's suspension and if McNabb is too hurt to start you'd understandably want to shield him from playing at all. On one hand, Garcia's not a surprising choice since he spent 2006 with the team and knows the offense.
On a couple of other hands, though, the move is awfully intriguing.
Here's some sad news for male fans of Boston Breakers defender Heather Mitts (who once won the coveted title of ESPN.com's "Hottest Female Athlete"). She's off the market, fellas.
Matt Cassel will make his first NFL start this week against the Jets. That the Patriots, a team that won 18 consecutive games a year ago, are underdogs to a team that won four, pretty much tells you all you need to know. That's what happens when your future Hall of Fame quarterback is lost for the season and is replaced by a guy who last started a game in 1999. As a high school senior.
Cassel already had committed to USC when he led the Chatsworth Chancellors into a Los Angeles City Invitational playoff game against the state's most prolific passer, Palisades Dolphins junior David Koral, on Nov. 24, 1999.
The Los Angeles Daily News predicted a high-scoring affair given the QB matchup, and it was right. Palisades won, 49-42. Koral threw a touchdown pass with six seconds to play
Cassel completed only three of 11 passes for 46 yards, "but made smart decisions throughout to keep Chatsworth in the game," the Los Angeles Times reported. Koral, who went on to UCLA, was 22-of-29 for 424 yards and four touchdowns.
Whatever happens in 2008, there's virtually no way it can turn out any worse than 2007 for the Miami Dolphins. Probability makes it almost an impossibility. One of the reasons is because of the turnover in the front office and on the coaching staff, and Bill Parcells' subsequent wheelings and dealings to get "his players" on the roster.
Not sure if Josh McCown qualifies as a "Parcells guy", but he was signed this offseason to compete for the quarterback job with second-year player John Beck and rookie second-rounder Chad Henne. And so far, according to the players, anyway, McCown's the early favorite:
Feedback from a few players is that Josh McCown was the sharpest of the quarterbacks the past month and appears the most ready to play, and strong-armed Chad Henne flashed impressive skills but needs seasoning. Sparano would love for a starter to emerge from among McCown, Henne and John Beck by the third preseason game, ``but I'm not sure that happens.''
Plus, it would go against quarterbacks coach David Lee's strategy to let the threesome get the full NFL experience before naming a starter.
However this plays out, I'm guessing most Dolphins supporters don't think McCown's the guy you rebuild a team with -- he was just mediocre in stops in Arizona and Oakland -- but if he can keep the team competitive while Henne or Beck (and let's be honest, everybody knows this is Henne's team) learn the ropes ... well, it could be a lot worse. Like, say, Trent Green or A.J. Feeley. And unlike Feeley, McCown didn't cost the Dolphins a second-round pick.
It was a miserable day in Philadelphia with temperatures hovering around freezing and a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and icy rain coming down for most of the game. Before kickoff, I certainly would have thought taking the under would have been the wise decision, but the weather didn't prevent either team from putting points on the board early.
A.J. Feeley went out and showed that there most certainly should not be a quarterback controversy in Philadelphia by opening up the game with an interception on the very first series for the second straight week. He added three more interceptions on the day. If Feeley showed anything positive, it's that he brings a similar fire to the field as last year's backup quarterback, Jeff Garcia.
The last time the Seahawks strolled in to Philadelphia to play the Eagles, the Monday night game turned out to be one of the ugliest in recent memory. It was week 13 of the 2005 season and Birds fans were excited for the game because Reggie White would be honored at half time. After the ceremony for number 92, many Philly faithful chose to head home to beat traffic -- or drink their sorrows away -- and few were on hand to see the final scoreboard show a complete and utter [butt] whooping, 42-0.
Hopefully for Philadelphia, things won't go quite the same today.
It's often said that a team with two quarterbacks really doesn't have any. With that spirit in mind, FanHouse will keep you updated weekly on NFL teams facing potential quarterback controversies.
It's often said that a team with two quarterbacks really doesn't have any. With that spirit in mind, FanHouse will keep you updated weekly on NFL teams facing potential quarterback controversies.
With Donovan McNabb's status up in the air thanks to a cracked rib, the Philadelphia Eagles have reportedly reached into their recent past to shore up their quarterback position. The team has signed Jeff Garcia, according to Jason La Canfora of NFL.com and the Philadelphia Daily News. 
Here's some sad news for male fans of Boston Breakers defender Heather Mitts (who once won the coveted title of ESPN.com's "Hottest Female Athlete"). She's off the market, fellas.
Matt Cassel will make his first NFL start this week against the Jets. That the Patriots, a team that won 18 consecutive games a year ago, are underdogs to a team that won four, pretty much tells you all you need to know. That's what happens when your future Hall of Fame quarterback is lost for the season and is replaced by a guy who last started a game in 1999. As a high school senior. 
Whatever happens in 2008, there's virtually no way it can turn out any worse than 2007 for the Miami Dolphins. Probability makes it almost an impossibility. One of the reasons is because of the turnover in the front office and on the coaching staff, and Bill Parcells' subsequent wheelings and dealings to get "his players" on the roster. 
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