Wow. The Bills released Drew Bledsoe

[WilliamPitt]

Detroit Lions coach Steve Mariucci acknowledged last week that he needs a veteran quarterback, someone who can push underachieving starter Joey Harrington to the next level of excellence or maybe even nudge him from the top perch on the depth chart.

As fate would have it, Jeff Garcia, who enjoyed three Pro Bowl seasons in San Francisco under the tutelage of Mariucci, will officially be released by the Cleveland Browns next Tuesday, when the NFL offseason moratorium on roster moves comes to an end.

So you want to wager a buck on which franchise gets the first telephone call from agent Steve Baker when Browns executives officially hand Garcia a pink slip next week? It's a pretty good bet the brainy and persistent Baker has the Lions' number on speed-dial.

Thus begins, with the strains of a calliope playing in the background, the great NFL quarterback carousel, now an offseason musical-chairs ritual in which contestants typically eclipse the number of vacant seats available. The Bills have already joined the party, with ESPN.com learning that they will announce the release of Drew Bledsoe on Wednesday.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=1991944

[trumad]

1. Holy crap...

YO SABAN, YOU READ THIS?

[Emboldened Chimp]

2. This is surprising?

Bledsoe hasn't lived up to expectations. Has he ever?

[soleft]

3. Didn't Bledso play for Parcells?

Maybe he'll end up backing up Testeverde. How weird.

[Mojambo]

4. He'll be the starting QB for the Dallas Cowboys next year. n/t

[tx_dem41]

11. That will be a huge mistake, IMO.

Not much different from Vinny really. His stats over the last few years have plummeted. He fumbles too much. He's old. He's not what the Cowboys need, UNLESS they draft a viable QB in April.

[mark414]

13. what about Romo?

he just signed on for another year and parcells really likes him...

though i must admit i am a bit biased since i've known the guy since he was 12

[tx_dem41]

14. He seems to be a nice guy, and he is staying in Dallas during the..

...offseason to workout at the Cowboys facility. That will help. I still don't seem him as more than a solid second stringer (NOTE: don't knock that...you can have a very lucrative career doing that). But, I hope they give him an honest shot at the starting position during training camp

[Mojambo]

16. I don't think it's a good idea

But I do think it's likely to happen.

[THUNDER HANDS]

5. he'll back up the Jets

...crosses fingers...

[WilliamPitt]

7. You don't want him

Drew can only play effectively behind an O-line that can't be piereced by anything, not even an Exocet missile. Any pressure and he becomes a tall bag of limp noodles. Unless the Jets can make their O-line into something resembling the Great Wall of China, Bledsoe is a bad match.

[THUNDER HANDS]

10. he's better than Quincy 'dime bag' Carter

Who's only effective behind a bong the size of the great wall of China. :D

[joeybee12]

6. Always liked Drew--he wasn't a superstar, but he certainly was competent

Hope he lands somewhere good!

[tx_dem41]

12. Yes he was....a few years ago, not now. n/t

[nickgutierrez]

8. *ahem* Paging Nick Saban

You know that QB you need? I think we just found him.

[democracyindanger]

9. Quietly accepting the bench to Brady

was a real act of professional sportsmanship. He could've easily been selfish and divided the NE locker room. Takes a lot of dignity to be a three time pro bowler and nine-year franchise QB for the team that drafted him and step down for the team.

[Emboldened Chimp]

15. Maybe he just realized he sucked and imploded into a despressive state...

You never know...