11.   Quarterback Kerry Collins is beginning to look like the franchise quarterback he was supposed to be in Carolina.

12.   Scary stuff when your franchise quarterback momentarily cannot distinguish Earth from Mars.

13.   Second-year passer Rick Mirer had a disappointing year, but remains a franchise quarterback.

14.   San Francisco has stumbled upon its next franchise quarterback.

15.   Six months ago, he was an unknown and hopefully not needed backup to Patriots franchise quarterback Drew Bledsoe.

16.   The blockbuster deal gave the Chargers the second pick in the draft, which they used to select franchise quarterback Ryan Leaf.

17.   The Bills needed a franchise quarterback.

18.   The football gods, who have smiled on the New England Patriots all season, apparently have a soft spot for unjustly deposed franchise quarterbacks.

19.   The guessing is that Houston, with the third pick and no franchise quarterback, will go with McNair.

20.   The price will be much higher because of the opportunity to get a franchise quarterback.