8 AUG - 2008

QB Day...

1) Favre Stays in Green...but not with the Pack
Finally the Brett Favre saga is over, as he is suiting up for the NY Jets following a trade on Thursday. A conditional draft pick was the final step in ending the Favre era in cheesetown, and seeing the Jets with a new signal-caller. It will be interesting to see how these two teams' fortunes go.

2) Pennington to Parcells
No sooner had Favre become a Jet, than Pennington was gone. Pennington was the expendable veteran and now he has a new home - Miami, rejoining Bill Parcells who drafted him in NY. Nervous times ahead now for some Dolphins QBs, particularly Luke McCown. With Parcells liking rookie Chad Henne, McCown might be on the out. Second year man John Beck might be the preferred exodus, but as a 2nd rounder last year, it is hard to see them get rid of him this soon.

3) Pittsburgh in Need
The Steelers are in the market for a veteran backup after Charlie Batch broke his collarbone in their preseason opener. Behind Ben Roethlisberger now is very thin options and the Steelers must find an alternative. Look for one of the QBs in Tampa, or perhaps McCown if he is gone in Miami to provide options. Maybe even Brooks Bollinger in Minnesota or Byron Leftwich could be a candidate. The Steelers may be forced to trade for someone, JP Losman in Buffalo could be a candidate. Sooner or later, they need someone.