1.   A longtime NHL scout, with no ties to the Bruins, considers Boston prospect Andy Hilbert the best passer in college hockey.

2.   But he is still the best passer in hockey.

3.   C. Quarterback Stan Humphries, who is considered one of the best deep passers in the league.

4.   Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun called Barrett the most skilled of the three, Cook the best passer and Brown the best defender.

5.   Drew Bledsoe is among the best passers in the league and Terry Glenn is one of the best wide receivers in the AFC when healthy.

6.   He agrees with me when I submit that Y.A. Tittle was the best passer I ever saw.

7.   He remains the best passer in the side but his growing vulnerability affects the whole balance of the team and, by extension, the squad.

8.   He has not caught an alley-oop pass, but he is their best passer and their best shooter.

9.   Lisa Bluder, the Iowa coach, called Taurasi the best passer she had ever seen.

10.   The Patriots were able to get after the best passer on earth, Steve Young, at the best possible moments.