McCown Out With Knee Injury

Unfortunately, it looks as though the force is not with Luke (sorry...I couldn't resist) as his knee appears to have been damaged enough to warrant surgery. This means that Luke will be out for at least some of the 2006 season. Quite frankly, I suspect that he may be put on IR if he's not ready to go full bore by the end of September. This does give Gradowski and Rattay the opportunity to both make the roster, as McCown appeared to have a solid lead on the number 2 spot.

Hopefully, McCown will heal up fully without any lingering issues, as he seems to be the one with the closest arm to Simms. In this league you always need a viable back-up as starting QB's rarely go an entire season without at least one game out.