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King

Josh McCown did very little impressive in his time as a starter and King has a better arm. While he turned the ball over three times, King did move the ball decently. He’s a below average QB2.

It looks like Lions coach Rod Marinelli did his old buddy Tony Dungy a favor by cutting King, their old Bucs QB. The greatest Tulane quarterback of all time will probably be the Colts’ No. 3 quarterback and help take practice snaps while backup Jim Sorgi gets healthy.

King, signed Friday after being cut by the Lions in late May, will compete with undrafted rookies David Koral and Josh Betts behind Payton Manning and injured top sub Jim Sorgi.

King was signed before Josh McCown and Jon Kitna as an insurance policy-type backup in the event the free agency period didn’t go well. With Dan Orlovsky playing well, it was clear King wouldn’t make the roster. The former Tulane second-rounder last started for the Cardinals in 2004.

The Tulane product completed 5-of-6 for 40 yards. He could very well take over the starting job, but has minimal fantasy upside.

Most of the yards came in the second half while the Panthers were up big, and King wasn’t able to get much of a rally going because he was picked off three times. He’ll probably remain the starter, but he didn’t help himself today.

King who hasn’t started in over two years, gets the nod against a dreadful Panthers defense. He is a decent play this week.

Josh McCown was even worse in relief. Now what? The Arizona QBs are hurting the fantasy shine of Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald.

King put up similar stats to Josh McCown in his two starts. Now rookie John Navarre will get a shot.

It’s unlikely that a QB has ever tried out for a team at a better time than King working out for Detroit after Joey Harrington’s performance Sunday.