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We've always said all-star games need to be more of a popularity contest. So let's grade the six Pro Bowl QBs on searches, not stats.

PEYTON MANNING
Notable fan site: www.peytonmanning18.com
Why this one? Stats from Peyton's second year...of high school
Go.com searches*: 1,249
Share Price on Wall St. Sports*: 169.82
Items on eBay*: 1,877 (Archie only had 42)
Book on Amazon.com: Manning; ranked 2,737 (No. 2 in Mississippi -- Faulkner is spinning in his grave)
Grade: A

KURT WARNER
Notable fan site: clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/kurtwarnerfanclub
Why this one? Beats the 'N Sync site
Go.com searches: 1,618
Share Price on Wall St. Sports: 153.86
Items on eBay: 1,324 (Get your hot Barnstormer cards!)
Book on Amazon.com: All Things Possible; ranked 9,322 (No. 5 in Iowa)
Grade: B

DAUNTE CULPEPPER
Notable fan site: www.daunte.ucf.edu
Why this one? Proof that Daunte didn't quite come out of nowhere.
Go.com searches: 740
Share Price on Wall St. Sports: 101.59
Items on eBay: 1,932 (How many 6'4", 260 lb Viking fans can there be?)
Grade: B-

BRIAN GRIESE
Notable fan site: www.briangriese.com
Why this one? No mention of Gus Frerotte-anywhere
Go.com searches: 817
Share Price on Wall St. Sports: 27.61
Items on eBay: 528 (But not an autographed X-ray in the bunch.)
Book on Amazon.com: Undefeated (written with Dad); ranked 17,409
Grade: C+

RICH GANNON
Notable fan site: kcgannonfan.homestead.com
Why this one? Gannon's still more popular in Missouri.
Go.com searches: 264
Share Price on Wall St. Sports: 77.23
Items on eBay: 252 (The "Gannon bear" will melt your heart.)
Grade: D

JEFF GARCIA
Notable fan site: www.gratefuldead.com
Why this one? Because Jeff doesn't have too many fans yet.
Go.com searches: 217
Share Price on Wall St. Sports: 43.03
Items on eBay: 178 (Alas, no tie-dye)
Grade: F

*Based on trading on Wall Street Sports fantasy Web site.
eBay and Wall Street Sports data from 1/5/01; Go.com searches for the month of November



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