Which Quarterbacks Will Find Success in Their New Homes?

Matt Hasselbeck is a Titan, Donovan McNabb is a Viking, and Kevin Kolb is a Cardinal. Meanwhile, the Broncos and Dolphins are haggling over a deal that would send Kyle Orton to Miami.

All the big-name quarterbacks (sorry, Vince Young and Carson Palmer) have found new homes for the 2011 season. The question now becomes: Which player leads his new team to the playoffs?

All of them? None of them? 

There are many factors to help determine which player has the best inaugural season with their new team.

Matt Hasselbeck, Tennesee Titans

The Titans might have solved the problem of finding a mentor for Jake Locker, but without making Chris Johnson happy it won't matter who is under center.

Hasselbeck faces an uphill battle with an inexperienced group of receivers on this roster and a rookie head coach to boot.

Their schedule is not a murderer's row, and games against the Browns, Broncos and Bills might be good opportunities for victories. However, they are still looking up at the Colts, Jaguars and Texans in the AFC South.

2011 RECORD: 5-11

PLAYOFFS: NO

Kyle Orton, Miami Dolphins

The reuniting of Kyle Orton and Brandon Marshall, if it goes through, will be a huge boon for this passing game. Add to mix players like Davone Bess and steady-handed Brian Hartline, and this passing attack looks downright pretty.

Too bad there isn't much of a running game, even with the addition of Reggie Bush, that will keep Orton from throwing 40 times a game. Sound familiar, Kyle?

It is likely that Orton might wind up with the best statistics of the four quarterbacks in 2011, but this is still a division run by the Jets and the Patriots.

2011 RECORD: 7-9

PLAYOFFS: NO

Donovan McNabb, Minnesota Vikings

An aging veteran who is now two teams removed from his glory days will be calling signals for the Vikings this season. Sounds like deja vu right?

Much like Brett Favre coming to the Vikings by way of the Jets, now comes Donovan McNabb from the Redskins. Can lightning strike twice?

McNabb will easily be walking into the best pure rushing attack he has ever had behind him in Adrian Peterson. The departure of Sidney Rice hurts a lot, but Percy Harvin and Bernard Berrian are more than capable of helping McNabb find his stride again.

The hard part is having the defending Super Bowl champion in your division along with the team they beat (Chicago) to get there. However, some might argue that McNabb is possibly the second-best quarterback in the division over Jay Cutler.

If you think that the Vikings can squeeze out a split with the Bears and a sweep of the Lions there might be something here.

2011 RECORD: 9-7

PLAYOFFS: ON THE BUBBLE 

Kevin Kolb, Arizona Cardinals

Kevin Kolb gets a very unfair advantage in this projection by virtue of the fact that he is being traded to a division that was won with a 7-9 record last season. Couple that with the belief that a capable quarterback could have led this team to a playoff berth and you start to get the picture.

Still, this team is going to look a lot different from last year's squad. Alan Faneca has retired, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie will be departing to get Kolb, and even with the possibility of adding an exciting young QB, No. 2 wide receiver Steve Breaston left for Kansas City.

The NFC West is also showing signs of life as the Rams, Seahawks and 49ers all seem optimistic about 2011. Regardless, Ken Whisenhunt is easily the most seasoned coach in this division and giving him a quarterback who can run his offense is deadly.

It is plausible that they could sweep their divisional games if the other teams fail to improve, and they could also easily win against Carolina, Washington, Cincinnati and Cleveland. Throw a surprise or two against Minnesota or Dallas and they are easily talking playoffs in Phoenix.

2011 RECORD: 10-6

PLAYOFFS: YES