Since I am still annoyed by the Giants quarterback group being ranked 17th by FOX Sports (which is, basically, a diss of David Carr) I thought I would go down the list of backups and see where Carr fits.

I am going to break these guys down into tiers, rather than rank them 1-32. I think that is pretty impossible.

The top tier.

• Jeff Garcia, Oakland -- This guy is not a superstar, but he is good enough that he shouldn't be stuck in Oakland backing up Jamarcus Russell.
• Derek Anderson/Brady Quinn, Cleveland -- Both of these guys should be starting somewhere.
  
• Jon Kitna, Cowboys -- I really hate to give Dallas credit, but this was a great move. If Tony Romo gets hurt Dallas actually has a real player they can turn to.
• Tyler Thigpen, Kansas City -- This guy was pretty good last season despite winning just one of 11 starts. Not a horrible safety net for Matt Cassel.
• Matt Leinart, Arizona -- On reputation alone. Only Kurt Warner's brilliance is keeping him on the bench.

Then, I believe there is a second tier. I think Carr goes in here. The others in that group include.

• Seneca Wallace, Seattle.
• Charlie Batch, Pittsburgh.
• BIlly Volek, Chargers.
• Chad Henne, Miami. This is based purely on potential, and what Bill Parcells apparently thinks of his future.
• Todd Collins, Washington. Terrific fill in for a game or two.
• Byron Leftwich, Tampa Bay. Always liked this guy's competitiveness.
• Sage Rosenfels/Tarvaris Jackson, Minnesota. Putting them both here because you know who will be quarterbacking the Vikings this season.

The third tier.

• Mark Brunell, New Orleans. Used to be fabulous, but now we have no clue what he has left.
  
• Joey Harrington, New Orleans. Listed third on their depth chart, but fits here anwyway.
• Josh McCown, Carolina.
• J.T. O'Sullivan, San Francisco.A flop as a starter.
• Chris Redman, Atlanta.
• Dan Orlovsky, Houston.
• Rex Grossman, Houston. Another third-stringer who needs a mention.
• Troy Smith, Baltimore.
• Vince Young, Tennessee. Sorry, but this guy is a terrible NFL quarterback. I don't care what he thinks.
• Kyle Boller, St. Louis.
• Todd Bouman, Jacksonville.
• Daunte Culpepper, Detroit. Putting him here becase I think he ends up watching Matthew Stafford quarterack the Lions.
• Kellen Clemens, New York Jets. Like Culpepper, I think he ends up watching Mark Sanchez take snaps.
• Damon Huard, San Francisco.
• Chris Simms, Denver.

Finally, the mostly unknown.

• Kevin O'Connell, New England.
• Jim Sorgi, Indianapolis.
• Kevin Kolb, Philadelphia.
• Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buffalo.
• Matt Flynn, Green Bay.
• Caleb Hanie, Chicago.

Your thoughts?