Obviously, the available pool of free agent quarterbacks is slim pickins'. That became clear when the Cardinals were bummed that they lost out on the Vinny Testaverde sweepstakes, and had to settle for Tim Rattay.
On today's CBS Pregame Show, Charley Casserly talked to NFL general managers this week about which quarterbacks would be next to get a phone call if, God forbid, a team loses their starter. Here were the top-5 names:
* Aaron Brooks
* Drew Bledsoe
* Todd Bouman
* Doug Johnson
* Craig Nall
Not exactly a group of first-ballot Hall of Famers. For anyone who's curious, Casserly reports that Brooks is fully recovered from off-season pectoral surgery and is anxious to get another shot. Bledsoe, on the other hand, is happy in retirement, but if the right opportunity came along...
Other GMs said they would pass on the Space Cowboys all together and just pick a young guy off another team's practice squad. David Green (Patriots), Darrell Hackney (Broncos) and Tyler Palko (Saints) were the most popular names cited.
