1.   Starting quarterback Scott Mitchell was ineffective before leaving in the second quarter with a hamstring injury.

2.   Also, the ascension of lightning-quick Michael Vick to starting quarterback means the Falcons will have faster players on offense.

3.   Although first-year coach Ed Hodgkiss is leaning toward naming Tony Graziani the starting quarterback, he wants to continue considering Matthew Sauk and Harry Leons.

4.   Although Carter became the starting quarterback only three weeks ago, the Cowboys are already heavily marketing an air game featuring the rookie.

5.   Although the Giants listed Brown as probable, any injury involving a starting quarterback in the National Football League causes a stir.

6.   And for a starting quarterback, the Jets would have Glenn Foley, who has never started and finished a winning game in the National Football League.

7.   An experienced offensive line led by center Bryan Stoltenberg will help the new starting quarterback, Koy Detmer.

8.   An injury to the starting quarterback will just about bury any team.

9.   And around the league, both now and historically, relationships between a starting quarterback and his backup can often be tense.

10.   And if starting quarterbacks are protected, special quarterbacks are prized.