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All kidding aside, this has definitely been a wacky year for the NFL. Of the top six quarterbacks in the NFL this year, the youngest is Neil O'Donnel, at the tender age of 32.

Paul Moser

Move over youngsters. Step aside for the new breed of quarterbacks in the league: the 30somethings.

Led by ex-Eagle Randall Cunningham, this group of rag-tag rejects and former all-pros are taking the NFL passing game by storm.

They will be coming to a stadium near you, so ready the FlexAll, hot tubs and masseusses.

The oldest of these 30-somethings is Denver Broncos great John Elway, who, at age 38, by all accounts should have been out of his prime and put out to pasture long ago. The only difference is that someone forgot to tell him that.

Randall Cunningham's comeback hasn't been anything less than spectacular. He has thrown 14 touchdown passes this year against only two interceptions. This from a man who said he was laying tiles last year before he was picked up by the Minnesota Vikings. Something tells me that his decision to return was a smart career move. standard years by their standards.

In the AFC, the Roy Hobbs of the NFL, Doug Flutie, has captivated Bills fans with his skills.

Flu tie, out of the league for about eight years, joined the Bills as a backup in the offseason and has led them to four victories.

Most impressive may be that the rejects from squads are taking over for the younger players at their new teams. O'Donnel and Vinny Testaverde have been impressive in their stints

Whether these statistics are a gauge on the parity of the league or a product of the new training ability of players, it is, at least, something interesting in a very ho-hum year in the NFL. By the way, whatever happened to the new breed of quarterbacks hitting the NFL? Drew Bledsoe and Bret Farve are having sub-