On the QB Situation

KFFL's Hot off the Wire section had this little snipet about the current situation at quarterback:

Josh Dubow, of the Associated Press, reports the Oakland Raiders still have a decision to make regarding QB Kerry Collins. The Raiders still have to decide whether to stick with Collins, who will count $12.9 million against the salary cap next season. "He is an exciting quarterback," head coach Art Shell said. "I think he has a chance to be great for us. But those issues will be addressed down the road."

It's probably far too easy to read more into this than is really there. One can assume that it's becoming more likely that, despite how uniquely terrible he was last year, Collins will be back next year, what with the huge chunk of cap space he's taking up. But on the flip side, it's rather presumptuous to think that a week after the Pro Bowl Shell is making a decision on Collins already.

Right now, we're sort of caught between a rock and a hard place. Releasing Collins would be fine if it weren't for the cap, but what other option is genuinely available to us? Unless Collins wants to restructure and Andrew Walter takes over for him (and to be perfectly honest I have concerns of my own about Walter), this might be the best move we could make.

For now.

-TK