Countdown to camps: Questions linger over quarterbacks in the NFC West.

by Flight of the Seahawks on Jul 25, 2010 7:53 AM MDT

Arizona, San Francisco, Seattle and St. Louis face uncertainty with Matt Leinart, Alex Smith, Matt Hasselbeck and Sam Bradford, respectively.

Whether it's Matt Leinart in Arizona, Alex Smith in San Francisco, Matt Hasselbeck in Seattle or Sam Bradford in St. Louis, uncertainty abounds. Hasselbeck is the most experienced of the bunch and got the Seahawks to the Super Bowl in the 2005 season, but his health is an issue; he was sidelined for 11 games the last two seasons. The Seahawks were unsure enough to trade a second-round pick for San Diego third-stringer Charlie Whitehurst. Smith, the No. 1 pick in 2005, will get another chance to show that he's worthy of the job. This will be the first time in his pro career that he'll have the same offensive coordinators in consecutive seasons. The 49ers haven't had that since 2003. Leinart steps into the all-but-unfillable shoes of Kurt Warner and will quarterback an offense that's intended to be more balanced than the pass-first scheme of recent years. And then there's Bradford, the No. 1 pick this year, who left Oklahoma after a junior season in which, because of shoulder injuries, he played only three games. The Rams are coming off a 1-15 season in which they scored a league-low 175 points.

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I'm happy to know that the whole division faces uncertainty in their QB's

by Skii on Jul 25, 2010 1:28 PM MDT reply actions

According to this article anyways

I don’t see that much uncertainty myself. For better or worse, I think all of the teams are pretty much set at QB. We’ve got three first-rounders projected to start this season (two that were #1 overall) and nobody picks QB’s at that point to see if they have a potential back-up on board.

I’m confident that all three will have a legit opportunity this season to prove they are worthy of their draft status. The fourth is the most proven player of the bunch so barring injury I’d say he’s safe as well.

by Long Beach on Jul 25, 2010 1:41 PM MDT up reply actions

regarding Whitehurst

The Seahawks were unsure enough to trade a second-round pick for San Diego third-stringer Charlie Whitehurst

Just because a team trys to develop a young QB behind their vet, as any smart team should do, doesn’t exactly correlate to being unsure of your starter’s abilities IMO. (i.e. Matt Leinart/John Skelton).

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by AJ BirdWatcher on Jul 26, 2010 8:05 AM MDT reply actions