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Shrugs, not hugs for these QB additions

Apr 12, 2013 at 7:06 PM--


The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers made underwhelming quarterback acquisitions recently.Brady Quinn to Seattle? Colt McCoy to San Francisco?Neither player's addition drew nearly as much scrutiny as quarterback-related moves would have commanded before each team settled on long-term starters.That is the point. Both moves say good things about how each team feels about its quarterback situation overall.The emergence of Russell Wilson in Seattle and Colin Kaepernick in San Francisco removes pressure to develop alternatives.
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