Article:2009 NFL Free Agency Outlook: QB's

With the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl being completed on Sunday, the 2008-09 NFL season is officially in the books. The next big thing (besides the scouting combine and '09 draft in April): Free agency.

There is over 15 noteworthy free agent QB's this offseason, a detailed list follows.

Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals (UFA)

2008 stats: 67.1 comp %, 4,583 pass yards, 30 TD's, 14 INT's, 97.4 QB rating

Will he stay? Warner has said mulitple times that it depends on what teammate Anquan Boldin ends up doing, but I'm not buying into that talk. Despite losing offensive coordinator Todd Haley (new head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs), Warner will return to Arizona in 2009. Warner isn't getting any younger, obviously, and I just don't see the point in changing teams and learning a whole new system at this stage in his career. Yes, Warner will be an Arizona Cardinals come training camp at the end of July.

Kerry Collins, Tennessee Titans (UFA)

2008 stats: 58.3 comp %, 2,676 pass yards, 12 TD's, 7 INT's, 80.2 QB rating

Will he stay? This is much like the Warner case. Tennessee head coach Jeff Fisher has already said Collins will be his starter if he returns, so I don't believe that Collins would want to go anywhere else. The Titans are in position to win now and Collins--like Warner--is nearing the end of the line in this league. Collins returns and leads Tennessee back to the playoffs, with a little help from Chris Johnson and Lendale White, of course.

Jeff Garcia, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (UFA)

2008 stats: 64.9 comp %, 2,712 pass yards, 12 TD's, 6 INT's, 90.2 QB rating

Will he stay? I really think he should be signed to at least a one-year contract with Tampa Bay, but it doesn't appear as though that will happen. Tampa owner Malcolm Glazer seems as though he's trying to start over fresh after firing Jon Gruden (hiring 32-year old Raheem Morris as his replacement) and re-signing 27-year old QB Luke McCown. I think Garcia, 38, is done in Tampa Bay.

Chris Simms, Tennessee Titans (UFA)

2008 stats: 50 comp %, 7 pass yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 58.3 QB rating (1 game)

Will he stay?

J.T. O'Sullivan, San Francisco 49ers (UFA)

2008 stats: 58.2 comp %, 1,678 pass yards, 8 TD's, 11 INT's, 73.6 QB rating (9 games)

J.P. Losman, Buffalo Bills (UFA)

2008 stats: 60.6 comp %, 584 pass yards, 2 TD's, 5 INT's, 62.3 QB rating (5 games)

Byron Leftwich, Pittsburgh Steelers (UFA)

2008 stats: 58.3 comp %, 303 pass yards, 2 TD's, 0 INT's, 104.3 QB rating (5 games)

Joey Harrington, Atlanta Falcons (UFA)

2008 stats: N/A

Will he stay? Harrington was listed as a Falcon, but did not take a single snap all season long. In fact, rookie QB Matt Ryan was the only Atlanta Falcon to take a snap under center the entire season (including the playoffs). Harringon has always been a draft bust in my eyes, so I really don't see him signing with a team this season, or any other season for that matter.

Kyle Boller, Baltimore Ravens (UFA)

2008 stats: N/A

Will he stay? Simple answer here. No. Boller lost his shot during the preseason when he suffered a back injury. When healthy Troy Smith will be available at QB in case of a Joe Flacco injury. Flacco took over for Baltimore right away and never flourished. Boller is no longer needed on the sidelines in Baltimore, and I don't think he was even ever a fan-favorite. There's a chance a injury-ridden team could pick him up during the season, but he will not be of impact.

Rex Grossman, Chicago Bears (UFA)

2008 stats: 51.6 comp %, 257 pass yards, 2 TD's, 2 INT's, 59.7 QB rating (4 games)

Will he stay? Head coach Lovie Smith seemed to have made it mighty clear that he wanted Kyle Orton to be the starter. Grossman is still injury-prone and has not been worth the hype he received at a younger age. Grossman is done in Chicago, but I would not be surprised if he was able to get a gig with another team rather quickly. Like, say, Kansas City, Oakland?

Dan Orlovsky, Detroit Lions (UFA)

2008 stats: 56.1 comp %, 1,616 pass yards, 8 TD's, 8 INT's, 72.6 QB rating

Will he stay? Both Orlovsky and over-the-hill Daunte Culpepper will be out of Detroit. Soon. Detroit will draft Matt Stafford out of Georgia with the number one overall pick in the '09 NFL draft. The 0-16 Lions are looking for a fresh start, like many other teams out there. Keeping Orlovsky and Culpepper would not be very smart, unless Culpepper is standing on the sidelines with the clipboard while Stafford is out on the field managing the game for Detroit.

Charlie Batch, Pittsburgh Steelers (UFA)

2008 stats: N/A

Will he stay?

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