Getting your player ready...
Alex Smith, the No. 1 pick in 2005 by the San Francisco 49ers, and Matt Leinart, the 10th pick in 2006 by the Arizona Cardinals, already know they’re going to be carrying clipboards on the sideline instead of calling plays in the huddle this season. Tennessee’s Vince Young isn’t getting yanked, but the No. 3 pick and the first quarterback taken in 2006 isn’t exactly blossoming in the preseason, and his quarterback rating is only slightly higher than the speed limit in a school zone. Here’s how much their teams are on the hook for in guaranteed money: Smith, $24 million; Leinart, $14 million; Young, $11.075 million. Los Angeles Times
