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Of the current backup QBs in the league...

davos

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...which one do you find the most interesting that could really be a great QB with a new team?

I ask this because other than finding a QB through the draft, this is of course our other option. Now, I don't even care if they're available, but who out of the 32 teams backup QBs is gonna become a solid starting QB?

My choice: Matt Flynn

Now, people may shoe him away as a flavor of the month type guy, but consider what he did to the Patriots last season and additionally having both McCarthy & Clements helping him out with Rodgers at the helm. I think Flynn is getting some damn good experience with an offense that is the type that of course won the super bowl. And the guy is only 25.

When I look at this draft class and then consider the utter crap that is the QB-FA list, it just makes me laugh. If I'm a new coach with Carolina, you basically will be expected to catapult this offense. I wouldn't trust some old potential wash up vet or an extremely inexperienced rookie from a poor QB class. I'll admit the transitional approach with both a vet & a rookie could possibly work (and I'm not necessarily against it), but if I think there is someone currently in the league that can be our offensive general, I say go after him. This is how Green Bay found Favre, the Texans found Schaub, the Chiefs found Cassel, and Hassleback got to the Seahawks to name a few.

This is wishful thinking on my part and I'm sure many will disagree but decided to give it a whirl ;)

So, who's already in the league that can be that franchise QB?

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I haven't seen enough of Flynn to be comfortable with him... honestly I think Kolb might be the best backup in the league right now, but I'm not very interested in him either.

If you consider McNabb a backup at this point, then I would say McNabb.

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Would love to see Moore do well, Flynn, Kolb, maybe Orton. I know Orton is not a backup, but he'd be good too. I've seen enough of Kolb and Flynn to be comfortable with them. I watched almost the whole game when Flynn played, he did a great job in relief of Rogers.

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Not such a huge fan of Kolb. His price tag is very high, so I don't know. I mean, if they're coming down on what they want maybe but didn't they originally want 2 first rounders for him?? Uck.

But if we ignore that, he's probably got the best combination of experience and youth/potential of the backups on the market

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You all have seen Matt Moore do as much as any of these guys. I suppose the unknown quantity is more appealing--that and Moore's injury.

Still, not a lot of talk about Volek, but his QB rating is pretty high and he would be perfect to get a team through a year, if that is the need.

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