1.   Among the rest, quarterbacks coach has a nice ring to it.

2.   And as usual, Bledsoe is going into the season with a new offensive coordinator and a new quarterback coach.

3.   And he hired as quarterbacks coach a Grant alum named Aaron Garcia, who was good enough to play quarterback at Washington State before Drew Bledsoe.

4.   And his quarterback coaches have been Chris Palmer, Carl Smith, and Jack Reilly.

5.   And capping an already miserable preseason in the worst imaginable way, popular quarterbacks coach Dick Rehbein lost a decade-long battle with heart disease.

6.   And not just for Mariucci, who was quarterbacks coach in Green Bay for four years.

7.   Another reason is that too many clubs have failed to hire experienced quarterback coaches.

8.   Andy Reid, the Green Bay quarterback coach, replaces Rhodes in Philadelphia.

9.   As a former quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator, Gruden knows how difficult it is for quarterbacks to succeed.

10.   As early as Thursday, the Cowboys will announce New England Patriots quarterbacks coach Jack Reilly as their offensive coordinator, sources said.