Sunday, February 25, 2001
Quarterbacks shopping list
The rookie and free agent quarterbacks who are available to the Bengals:
VETERAN FREE AGENTS
Trent Dilfer, Baltimore: Didn't impress with his statistics, but he went 12-1 as a starter, including a Super Bowl victory.
Gus Frerotte, Denver: Still wants to start but looks like a career backup, except possibly in Cincinnati.
John Friesz, New England: Cut last week, but best season was 1996 in Seattle under Bengals offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski when he threw for 1,629 yards and eight touchdowns.
Brad Johnson, Washington: Probably will get the biggest QB contract of offseason after throwing 11 TDs and completing 228-of-365 passes.
Rob Johnson, Buffalo: The Bills are hinting that they will release Johnson in favor of veteran Doug Flutie as their starter.
Danny Kanell, Atlanta: A favorite of Falcons coach Dan Reeves but has never put up good NFL numbers.
Jon Kitna, Seattle: Another QB who played when Bratkowski was Seahawks offensive coordinator. Will not sign in Seattle in spite of good stretch run that accounted for 18 TD passes and more than 2,650 yards.
Shane Matthews, Chicago: No way he stays with team. He gets rid of ball quick, reads defenses well, but arm strength is a question.
THE ROOKIES
Josh Booty, LSU: After pro baseball run, back to school for two seasons. He's 25.
Drew Brees, Purdue: Second-rated quarterback on almost all draft lists, behind Michael Vick.
Josh Heupel, Oklahoma: A self-confident winner; elbow inflammation suffered in national title game has healed.
Mike McMahon, Rutgers: Played on bad college team, but stock rose with Blue MVP in Blue-Gray Game with 16-of-28 passing for 284 yards.
Sage Rosenfels, Iowa State: One of top five QBs in the draft.
Marques Tuiasosopo, Washington: Injured shoulder in Rose Bowl victory.
Michael Vick, Virginia Tech.: Probably the No.1 overall pick by San Diego; great runner, but can he pass in the NFL?
Chris Weinke, Florida State: Heisman Trophy winner is 28 and could adjust quickly to pro game. Played with Bengals wide receivers Peter Warrick and Ron Dugans two seasons ago in college.
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