Reply To Bub:

Thanks for actually posting a comment. I was suffocating in my vacuum. I know you guys aren't as obsessive as me, but like I said, compare me to Grossi or those other guys.

I felt kind of similar about Quinn. I mean, I keep hearing about the big-game stuff, and two or more inexplicable passes per game. But it's hard to argue with his stats, and most importantly, the vast improvement in them between '05 and 'o6.

They need to quit reciting his overall stats and isolate the '06 ones, which are a more reliable indicator of his present ability and potential. Now, I'm also starting to wonder what game tapes Mike Mayock and the other people I respect were looking at when evaluating them. Were they from '06? First or second half of '06?

He only threw seven picks in '06--61% completions.

Third overall? I was screaming "NOOO!" at both him and Peterson--but at 22?

The biggest, hugest thing about Quinn, which has never been contradicted, is his quick release. Charlie had me tearing my hair out again and again last season as Donovan went on and on, filling the space between "back to pass" and "sacked".

Randy Cross and other offensive linemen say of that: "We NOTICE that." That's because all the nimrods who can't count seconds blame the offensive line for eleven second sacks. Jim Miller says a quarterback who gets rid of the ball quickly makes an offensive line look good, and they love him for it. He makes their jobs easier. One thing Quinn will do is get rid of the damn ball.

And come on, ya know? Winslow, Edwards, Jurevicious--and nobody's open? Yeah, right.

But I do still think that Anderson is different. HE got rid of it. The bad guys never actually shut him down until his last game--until that 5 interception game, he was racking up some good stats, and delivering under pressure.

I gotta hope for Frye. I can't count him out--his light might go on or something.

But all in all I do agree with you: If you have to place a bet on somebody, it ought to be a guy a whole lot of very smart people think will kick butt.

And I remind you: Half his name is "Brady"--case closed.