Vikings QB Frerotte thinks he earned right to be starter

Although he is do a March roster bonus and has not heard from the Vikings recently, quarterback Gus Frerotte thinks he has earned the right to start in 2009. Frerotte signed a two-year, $3.75 million contract with the Vikings in 2008, but he knows there might be other quarterback options in the free-agent market, but some of them would be expensive.

"I was only in the offense for six months, so I should get a lot better with another year under my belt," he said. "I think I've earned the right to be a starter. It wasn't handed to me. I went in and played well and gave everything I had to the team."

"I think some of them come with a high price tag," Frerotte said. "Do you pay all that money for Matt Cassel in New England?"

Frerotte believes the Vikings can go a long way next year.

"We have the pieces there," Frerotte said. "We just have to see what happens. I think every year teams lose key players. It's whether you can keep those core guys around and keep adding little pieces here and there."