RI: Collins is the no. 2

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

It's awfully tough these days to hold on to quality depth at that position for very long before someone swoops in and gives your backup a starting job.

This is an excellent point, but I don't think its hard at all to find a good veteran backup at a bargain basement price. This is because teams from all over like to fill up their rosters with "developmental" (i.e. bad) QB's, and that puts guys like Tim Rattay (and Volek a year ago) on the market to be had for bargain basement prices. These guys have been successful everywhere they were and don't have the stature to challenge the incumbant for his job. They are ideal for backup roles.

You can also find great QB prospects in rounds 2+3 of the draft every year if you are one of the (three...) teams that knows how to evaluate QBs.

But yeah, not hard at all to find a good QB in the NFL today at a bargain basement price. So if someone is willing to trade out the wazoo for your backup, politely thank them and pick up some nice loot without making your team any worse in the short term.