I was on ESPN.com today (like every other day) and I saw they had posted a stock exchange type report on 11 young quarterbacks in the league. You can highlight each player and see how their "stock" has gone up or down since they have been in the league. It's pretty interesting to look at. My favorite young quarterback in the league right now is Jay Cutler. I think that he is going to be one of the top 5 quarterbacks in this league for a long time. When I started to type this up, I didn't realize that others were so high on him, so I won't bore you with going into a ton of detail of what I think on him. I will say this though, Cutler and Brandon Marshall will be one of the best QB/WR duos in the NFL for years to come.
A couple of things on this chart that I thought were interesting:
* Finally, people are realizing that Vince Young is indeed overrated. I am tired of hearing the "he just wins" argument. Maybe his defense has been a big part of this team winning!
* By looking at Carson Palmer's numbers you might draw the conclusion that he has regressed in his skills. However, Palmer is going to set new career highs in pass attempts and completions, and will probably set a new career high in yardage as well. It doesn't help when your defense puts you in difficult situations and you have to pass your way out of them. That would explain his higher number of interceptions this year.
* Is Derek Anderson going to be this good from now on? My thinking says no, but he will definitely cash in after this season since he will be a free agent.
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