Bill Simmons of ESPN.com did a fantastic piece about how 60 different quarterbacks started this year in the NFL. 60! He sorted every quarterback that started this year into different categories and I must say, he hit the nail on the head with every single grouping.
This is my favorite category:
JUST COMPETENT ENOUGH TO KILL YOU
Chad Pennington, Joey Harrington, A.J. Feeley, Kerry Collins, Jake Plummer (in absentia)
Comments: These are the “looking great for 3½ 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 season. They’re also the most painful QBs to have on your team because you spend an inordinate amount of time either talking yourself into them or talking yourself out of them.
Anyone who has seen those quarterbacks play (and God willing you haven’t), knows exactly what Simmons is talking about.
