1.   As popular as African-American quarterbacks have become at the collegiate level, McNabb said the numbers have not been reflected in the professional ranks.

2.   As quarterbacks become more experienced, the offense becomes more intricate.

3.   Backup quarterbacks have become more than the exception this season.

4.   But as coaches have sought more control over the game and as technology has improved, the quarterback has become more of a robot.

5.   Eventually, the quarterback became accustomed to it and when he did, it was time to connect the dots.

6.   Hackett said his quarterback has become more enlightened.

7.   Hayes decided to run the ball more, and in the ensuing years, quarterbacks became delivery boys for halfbacks and fullbacks and tailbacks.

8.   In that mode, the quarterback becomes more instinctive.

9.   It seems plain that good quarterbacks have become even more valuable because what surrounds them in the offense is subject to so much personnel change.

10.   Some quarterbacks can become more of a threat when a pass play breaks down.