Rookie quarterback John Beck got his first start yesterday with the Miami Dolphins and did an okay job, considering the circumstances - no fumbles, no interceptions. I hope he survives, though.

I hopped on the Miami Herald site today to gauge the fans' reaction to Beck's play. Most of the comments of those who read the story about the Dolphins' loss to the Eagles said they couldn't complain about Beck's performance since it was his first start. In fact, there seemed to be a hint of optimism from some of the comments, particularly looking forward to Beck and Ted Ginn, Jr. being on the team next year.

Hopefully John Beck is aloud some time to grow as a quarterback. I grew up in Colorado and remember a young rookie named John Elway trying to squeeze Craig Morton out of the starting QB job (Morton was my favorite player and I was not happy some punk kid was coming along to squeeze him out of the starting role). Elway was pretty raw at first -- but I heard he went on to have a pretty good career in the NFL.