11/4 Daily Links

• Am I the only one who finds it curious that there have been a pair of articles practically back-to-back about Drew Rosenhaus and Frank Gore? It's not necessarily a bad thing. Then again it could be a bad thing. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

• I've always felt Brad Johnson is a tough player to decipher. He's had good stretches and bad stretches. Even when he's put up solid numbers there's always been a younger, flashier model in the garage waiting to replace him. All of this is basically a lead up to an interesting article about Norv Turner's effect on Brad Johnson. Johnson played in Washington in 1999 and 2000, which allowed him to be tutored by head coach Norv Turner, widely recognized as a QB-star maker (see Aikman, Troy). After leaving the Redskins for Tampa Bay, Johnson had 4 quality years before an abbreviated 2004 campaign. He seems to be at the stage of his career where you won't get a lot of big plays, but you'll get a safe solid field general. Sort of a slightly better version of 2000 Trent Dilfer (Super Bowl-winning mind you). I'll go over this in further detail with the game preview, but it's certainly of note.