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Quarterbacks on the rise

By Will Harris
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, October 22, 2009

A quarterback's performance is a function of many factors, not the least of which is the caliber of personnel around him. Keeping track of a quarterback's supporting cast is as essential to handicapping his week-to-week performance as knowledge of the opposing defense. Here are three signal-callers ready to have big second halves thanks to positive developments with their offensive teammates: Rusty Smith, Florida Atlantic: The leading passer in the Sun Belt by a huge margin each of the past t ...

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