Looking forward to next year, Tim Rattay still looks like the best fit. The list of quarterbacks scheduled to hit free agency is slim at best. It is hard to imagine Rattay will make the 53-man roster in Tampa Bay if Jay Fielder proves to be healthy. Simms and a healthy Fiedler are both locks to make the team. That leaves Tim Rattay and Bruce Gradkowski battling for the final spot. Rattay is scheduled to make $1.25 million and was really brought in as an emergency solution when Griese was injured last season. Gradkowski is a Gruden pick and he is absolutely in love with the rookie. Rattay is also scheduled to be a free agent after this season, while Gradkowski is locked into a rookie deal for sixth-round money. Rattay will probably be dropped at the final cutdown and should latch on somewhere with a one-year deal.
Craig Nall is also someone to keep in mind. Nall played behind Brett Favre in Green Bay under former Seahawks offensive coordinator and Mike Holmgren disciple, Mike Sherman. Nall does not have a ton of experience, but has put up great numbers in limited action. For his career, he is 23 for 33 (69.7%) for 314 yards with 4 TDs and no INTs which gives him a 139.4 passer rating. His most extensive work came against the Chicago first team defense towards the end of 2004 when he went 7 for 13 for 131 yards and a TD. Nall was expected to compete with Kelly Holcomb and J.P. Losman for the starting job in Buffalo. The Bills signed him to a 3-year, $4.25 million contract including a $1.3 million signing bonus. However, Nall is out indefinitely after injuring his left hamstring on July 28. He is scheduled to make $2.35 million over the final two years of his deal and the Bills will probably look to drop that salary next offseason if he remains the #3 guy.
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