PASSING Grades
April 28, 2003
Based on the players penciled in as starters and backups as of Sunday, SI ranked the 32 teams from the richest to the neediest at quarterback, and suggested what each club should do between the draft and the start of training camp to strengthen the most important position in the game.
11 SAINTS
STARTER
AARON BROOKS
BACKUPS
Todd Bouman, J.T. O'Sullivan
WHAT THEY SHOULD DO: Stand pat
THE SKINNY
Acquired from the Vikings, Bouman is the most underrated backup in the league; someday he'll play in the Pro Bowl.
12 PATRIOTS
STARTER
TOM BRADY
BACKUPS
Damon Huard, Rohan Davey
WHAT THEY SHOULD DO
Stand pat
THE SKINNY
The coaches like Davey, a Daunte Culpepper clone, so much that they want to try to run him into the game for Brady in certain situations.