It’s hard not to be amazed by the seasons that Colin Kaepernick, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson had as first-year starters in 2012. It’s playing around with the cut-offs to an absurd degree, but prior to 2012, only six men in NFL history had ever:
Averaged 7.9 yards per attempt on at least 200 passes
Average at least 5.0 yards per carry on at least 50 rushes
Bobby Layne is one of only two Lions quarterbacks to make the Pro Bowl. Matthew Stafford isn’t the other, but the answer to today’s trivia question is.
Greg Landry made his only Pro Bowl in 1971, when he threw for 2,237 yards (averaging 8.6 yards per attempt) and 16 touchdowns, while also rushing 76 times for 530 yards (7.0 YPC average) and 3 touchdowns.
Are we ready to talk about the fact that Lamar Jackson is a great QB before you even start talking about his rushing? 1st in ANYPA in 2024 by a wide margin. 3rd time in the top 5 in ANYPA (Mahomes...
Andy Reid did very well at maximising Alex Smith's talent, as he's done for just about every QB to play under him, and with a variety of different styles too, truly speaks to his skill as...
I just found this article but it's over 5 years old, no point in posting ... ok here you are just a couple weeks ago. Sort the list by raw CB%. Starts with Garoppolo, Strock, Lamonica. Pretty...
At 39.4% over his career, I believe Jimmy Garoppolo is still No 1 All-time in the modern era (after Darryl Lamonica in 1960-70s) for players with at least 50 starts. Higher than Manning, higher...
Great story. I remember reading about O'Brien in a children's football book, and of course his namesake award. So much that's hard to imagine today, first of all, a 5'7" QB...
