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Wait and see at QB King's playoff showing will determine Dilfer's fate
Posted: Wednesday January 12, 2000 08:47 AM
Tampa Bay will wait to see how rookie quarterback Shaun King performs in the playoffs before deciding whether to exercise a $4.6 million option on the final two years of quarterback Trent Dilfer's contract. If King flops this weekend, Dilfer could stay a Buc. General manager Rich McKay is aware that young quarterbacks rarely win Super Bowls. But Dilfer, a six-year veteran, has a maddening tendency to make crucial mistakes in big games. Economics may spell end to Marino's Miami careerEveryone wants to know whether this postseason is Dan Marino's NFL swan song. Well, just take a look at the cold, hard facts. If he stays, Marino will cost the Fish almost $8 million against the salary cap next season. But if they cut him, Miami saves a whopping $6 million. That's six million reasons why Jimmy Johnson wants to say goodbye to Marino. Vikings likely to re-sign GeorgeThe Vikes are on a roll, thanks to cannon-armed quarterback Jeff George, which means the team will probably re-sign the veteran after the playoffs. But George is one of the few big-money free agents the team can afford to pursue. "We're not going to have a fire sale," said one Vikings executive. "But we do have some tough situations and tough decisions to make." Lions see Batch as their man of the futureThe Lions are pulling out all the stops when it comes to evaluating the injured thumb of Charlie Batch. The second-year quarterback has already seen four specialists about his broken right thumb and may see even more. The reason? Coach Bobby Ross told me it's because he considers Batch to be the future of the franchise. Before re-injuring the thumb, Batch played flawlessly in the season finale against the Vikings, completing 17 of 24 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown. Ross told me it was one of the best performances he has ever seen by a quarterback. Sports Illustrated staff writer David Fleming covers the NFL and appears regularly on CNN/Sports Illustrated.
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