2012 NFL Free Agents: Quarterbacks

Chris Redman is a perfectly good backup! He may be a little old, but his throws are extremely on target. He only lacks downfield strength, and even that's not a major problem

Caleb Hanie signed with Denver on March 24th.

even if he is he is only guaranteed 10 mil and the seahawks didnt give up a 2nd rounder and a starting corner

matt flynn is kevin kolb 2.0. congrats seahawks, you are doomed

Player A
Age 26
13-18 record 42%
214 yards per start
31 TD 37 INT
10 fumbles

Player B
Age 30
31-39 record 44%
203 yards per start
74 TD 50 INT
46 fumbles

Player C
Age 29
35-34 record 51%
205 yards per game
80 TD 57 INT
32 fumbles

Player D
Age 28
31-19 record 62%
147 yards per game, 24 rush ypg
46 TD 51 INT 12 rushing TD
40 fumbles

Player E
Age 31
25-22 record 53%
190 yards per game
56 TD 60 INT
32 fumbles
Heisman trophy winner, Nat Champ, 1 super bowl appearance as a starter

Player F
Backup QB with 2 career starts. 480 yards week 17 vs Lions, nearly beat the mighty Patriots in his other career NFL start.

Player G
Age 31
13-13 record 50%
194 yards per game
39 TD 23 INT
17 fumbles

Key: Henne, Campbell, Orton, Young, Grossman, Flynn, Hill.

Chad Henne has very similar stats to Jason Campbell and he's 4 years younger, doesn't have a chronic fumbling problem, has a stronger arm and more upside due to his age. Now I don't like either player, or either player's slow release but it goes to show how overrated Jason Campbell is when you factor in his fumbles which don't show up in QB rating. FYI he's my last choice of the list.

Jason Campbell is awful in the 2 min drill, shows no leadership, and never plays well against a good defense. He's an ultra conservative game manager that gets sacked and fumbles too much.

Good call on the Orton signing "Coach Karl"! I thought he would be back in KC!

Brees was tagged with the exclusive franchise tag and therefore cannot be signed away by another team.

If the Redskins gave up 3 1st rounders and a 2nd for RG3 then why aren't teams trying to sign the franchised Drew Brees for 2 1st rounders.

Miami was the original wild cat team and even wasted a 2nd round pick on chicken legs Pat White lol. People initially thought Tebow would go to Miami or New England before Denver picked him.

Jacksonville is closer to Gainesville and the Jags can play Tebow now and let Gabbart sit and learn.

Say Manning signs with Denver. That means Tebow is expendable and that Miami is still in need of a QB. With the "star power" and Florida ties that Tebow possesses he may very well become a Dolphin for the 2012-2013 NFL season.

I'm surprised Ozzie and the Ravens don't go after Manning, why not? Are you that committed to Flacco? If you sign Manning and draft reasonably well you are the AFC favorite for the next 3 to 5 years. Assuming Manning is fully recovered I think he can play longer than most people think if he wants to. So do you really want to keep Flacco long term? How many more years will Flacco be a Raven ?

Peyton Manning will be great for Miami. It will finally give NE a competition in the AFC east. Especially, if they sign R. Wayne so Manning will have more targets. If Miami signs either player the only thing keeping them from the playoffs is if Marshall or Bush gets hurt from being on the cover of Madden 13.

Kyle Orton didn't have a lot of talent in Chicago but he played conservative and did alright and won games. Under Josh Mcdaniels in Denver he was given more freedom to be more aggressive he put up some numbers. I don't see how Jason Campbell can be ranked higher. One of the main reasons why Jay Cutler went to Chicago instead of Washington is because they liked Orton in the trade deal with Chicago more than Campbell and Washington's package. Campbell is an ultra conservative game manager with a slow release, poor pocket awareness and a propensity to throw 4 yard checkdowns on 3rd and 10 and lose death of 1,000 cuts. Most QB's aren't like that but make no mistake, he's not a very good player and he doesn't deserve to be a starter.

Shaun Hill is a really good backup QB. I don't see how Hoyer and Josh Johnson can be ranked higher as they've proven exactly nothing.

Rex Grossman would actually be a very good backup QB who can throw for 300 yards in a spot start, he just makes too many mistakes to be a starter.

Vince Young should also be ranked higher on the list. If he could settle down and become committed to a team he's probably the 3rd best guy on your list. If a coach like Harbaugh could make him "the guy" and build the team around him he could do what Alex Smith did this year but better.

A little bit surprised that my Packers didn't Franchise QB Matt Flynn, thus allowing GM Ted Thompson to trade him for a couple of draft picks. However, when one stops to think about it for a moment, not putting the tag of Flynn makes a fair amount of sense.

By not putting the tag on Flynn I have to believe that the ultra tip-lipped Thompson must've known something that, we, the average fan does not. Simply put, he probably knew days or even a couple of weeks in advance that the Colts were going to release QB Peyton Manning, thus taking away one more possible trade partner.

I belive my theory holds water for two reasons. 1) According to ESPN the two real legitimate franchises that appear to be interested in Flynn are Miami and Cleveland. However, again, according to ESPN, the Dolphins first choice would be Manning, thus putting Flynn (Green Bay had he been franchised.) in a wait and see mode. 2) According to the report the Washington Redskins and New York Jets are not interested in Flynn. Thus leaving the Browns, possibly Arizona and maybe, although highly unlikely, Jacksonville as possible trade partners.

I think Thompson was well aware of this and didn't want to take the chance of having to pay a back-up QB "franchise QB" type money.

Not always a fan of Thompson, but for this one, I think he was 100% correct with his lack of in-action.

time to add manning