FanHouse Jim Scwhartz

NFL Coaches Fight Club: the Tournament. Because we have nothing better to do than predict what might happen if head coaches started punching each other in the face.

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On Sunday, Snyder pointed out that Bears rookie Johnny Knox almost pulled a "DeSean" on his 106-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Lost amid that conversation was the fact that the Bears' ball boy outran the entire Lions special teams down the field as Knox -- possibly the fastest player in the NFL -- made his way to the end zone.

Moving pictures after the jump.

There used to be a time when teams would use a first-round pick on a quarterback with the understanding that he would sit on the bench for two or three years, learn the offense, and then assume the full-time gig. Recently, with the proliferation of the pro-style offense in college, and the out-of-control salaries top-of-the-draft quarterbacks now command, more is expected sooner.

Since 2002, 20 QBs have been drafted in Round 1, and 10, for different reasons, played in at least nine games as a rookie. Results were mixed (Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Byron Leftwich and Ben Roethlisberger were all stellar; David Carr and Joey Harrington were not), but much of that had to do with the situation these young signal callers were thrust into.

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