For re-draft AND dynasty purposes, I don’t like McCown, or Stanton. I know McCown has a favorable schedule, but he’s a bad quarterback, and I make it a point not to roster guys who are flat-out bad, regardless of all of the fantasy justification measures we use. Same with Stanton, albeit to a lesser degree. Neither are startable guys even if Rivers goes down.

Mallet doesn’t have the tools I look for in a QB. He’s strong-armed, but immobile – not just from a running standpoint, but just in terms of avoiding pressure. However, he was plucked by a guy whose offensive mind I tend to trust (O’Brien). Still, I’d only look at him as a dynasty target for dirt-cheap. And I don’t like his QB2 chances this year, either.

Vick and Orton are old(er) guys, and neither are likely to start next season, but I like their 2014 prospects (to a degree). Orton is playing well and has a few solid QB2+ matchups left, so he’s your QB2 going forward. Vick’s slate looks pretty tough, but he’s always a threat to add 5-10 rushing points in any matchup, so a catastrophic Rivers injury could lead him to some value. Hard guy to bank on, though.

Long story short, I say keep Bridgewater redshirted with Orton as your backup.