These 7 players will most likely spend most or all of the 2009 season on the bench or holding a clipboard. In a league that is starving for competent signal callers all of these players have shown great potential and have been passed over far too quickly. I have a major problem with the current system in the 'win now' NFL. QB's are chewed up and spit out. Talented players like Billy Volek, who showed potential, have been put on the shelf. In the blink of an eye they are in their 30's and heading for retirement. It's such a waste of a valuable resource.
Here's my list:
I'm not saying teams should have unlimited patience with young QB's. At some point you have to pull the trigger and send these guys off to stud. Players like Leftwich, Harrington and Boller were given fair chances and now their former teams have a complete picture and can move on. That being said, does anyone think Eli Manning would have had the chance to become the Superbowl MVP if he was judged by any 6 or 8 game stretch during his formative years... and yes I said YEARS.
I hope some of these players get a fair chance to prove themselves. Sink or swim.
J.Wagner
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