The constant switch of emotions on Sunday were escalated rapidly by the amount of turnovers. It didn’t matter what game you were watching, the trail of turnovers had a boomerang swirl.

For a change, the majority of the turnovers didn’t have to do with sloppy plays. Defenses were just forceful in pursuit as well as aggressive in the secondary.

Offenses are not as explosive as they’ve been in prior years. The versatility of defenses has caused a tremendous amount of lackluster performances from offenses. Performances that NFL fans aren’t use to.

So what gives with the quarterbacks struggling? Are the defenses too much for them, or were NFL prognosticators getting ahead of themselves?

This past Sunday there were plenty of quarterbacks whose plays was – in a word -- ugly. Ugly enough that their careers may be in jeopardy.

Let’s analyze the play of quarterbacks Jake Delhomme, Daunte Culpepper, Aaron Brooks, and Gus Frerotte.

Critics can say Jake Delhomme have hurt the Carolina Panthers more than he has helped this season. He blew a game earlier this season to Miami when he threw an interception when a game winning field goal was practically lined up. And this past Sunday, he threw two gut wrenching touchdowns -- to the Detroit Lions.

He seems to be way to lenient towards stud receiver Steve Smith. The magnetism of Smith is great, but sometimes you have to stray away to others.

Delhomme took a serious lick and had to leave the game on the Panthers last drive. It’s sad to say, but if he had stayed in, he probably would not have done what Chris Weinke did.

Delhomme is one of the worst quarterbacks in the league at keeping his composure for an entire drive. He is at the same level that Jake Plummer use to be at.

Never again will fantasy owners look deep into one season. Blame Daunte Culpepper’s errors on a number of problems with Minnesota, but his own are prevalent.

The team has went from Super Bowl aspirations to the worst of worst teams in the NFL, and the nightmare he is living is going to continue. Minnesota needs a lot of changes, and Culpepper is going to have to stay through them. With all of the losing ahead for him, his play may become built in for a long time.

Aaron Brooks seems to be a different quarterback every week. He can put up the performances that wow a crowd, and then others that will make them want to be reimbursed.

He is still a young quarterback, but impatience is settling in with everyone in the Saints organization. Against Atlanta on Sunday, he did an amazing job hitting receivers, and at times looked unstoppable. When his accuracy is on, he is one of the better quarterbacks in the league.

The downside that has always stayed with Brooks is that he is easy to get out of a groove. One hit, a dropped pass, or any type of negative play can throw him off for a long time during a game.

This veteran hasn’t been getting enough credit. He placed the ball in the right spots against Tampa Bay, but the Miami Dolphins couldn’t hang onto the ball. Either that or they were penalizing themselves.

For the past two weeks that has been the story with Miami, and for Frerotte that can only boil over. The Dolphins are now 2-3 and in serious danger of being stuck in a bad losing streak. Turnovers are never a team’s friend, and Miami is making that their own worst enemy.

The collaboration of quarterbacks being torn apart is strikingly high. Even Peyton Manning is being held in check.

Call it what you want, but it’s just not a quarterback friendly year. It may be a trend that continues from season to season, or could be a one time thing.

Surely, you’ll always need a reliable quarterback for your fantasy team. The key may be to just wait a duration of rounds before jumping on a starting quarterback. Culpepper taught us all a valuable lesson.

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