I'm currently watching a replay of the Browns-Titans preseason game on NFL Network, and I feel comfortable in saying the QB position is among the least of the Browns' concerns, even if they don't know who their starter is. Between Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson, I think they can get decent production out of the position. It's the rest of the team I worry about. Quinn's completed passes to Mike Furrey and Robert Royal. I didn't even know Furrey was still around, and Royal is the definition of a league-average TE. And where is the pass rush going to come from for this team? Kamerion Wimbley looked like a player at one point, but he's pretty well disappeared the past two years.
The 49ers continually put on the least inspiring QB competitions in the league. Last year it was J.T. O'Sullivan-Alex Smith-Shaun Hill. This year they eliminated O'Sullivan but not the yawn-inducing results of it all. Shaun Hill is going to be the starter this year, and he is without a doubt the least physically gifted starting QB in the league. His arm strength is more reminiscent of a flag football QB (bussssssss) than it is an NFL player.
The Buccaneers will be starting Byron Leftwich and his elongated release. There's no doubt Leftwich can throw the football, but he's slow in everything he does, from throwing the ball to moving in the pocket. And I'm pretty sure I saw him miss Kellen Winslow the other day by an embarrassing amount (I could not come up with a good metaphor there).
As much as I'd like to say Matt Stafford isn't any good (I like seeing Detroit down every year), I actually find him quite impressive. He threw a frozen rope to Calvin Johnson this weekend that almost made me fall out of my seat. And then he threw a similar pass later to Derrick Williams. I don't think Stafford is quite yet ready to play (he has 3 INTs this preseason), but his arm is top notch. Not just his arm strength but his accuray; these throws are hitting the receivers perfectly.
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