Football Quarterbackery: Round 1, Heat 1 - Page 2

**Rain Man** · 05-30-2016, 07:11 PM

The talk of quarterback history got me wondering about franchise histories with quarterbacks. What franchises have had good luck and which franchises have had bad luck?

It's too easy to by myopic about the Chiefs, so I thought a tournament could be fun where we compare different teams' quarterback histories.

It's a little tough to define the time period, because we have some teams that are nearly 100 years old and others that are less than 20. Also, quarterbacking has changed over the decades, and a long-lived quarterback can last 15+ years.

I decided to go back 50 years, which is long enough that it'll wash out one lucky quarterback pick, but not so far back that the quarterback was blocking in a flying wedge. If a team is less than 50 years old, I'll also include "% of franchise life" so we can do a head to head comparison.

We'll go in alphabetical order, so our first tournament entries are the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons. Let's take a look at the leading passers for the Atlanta Falcons over the past 50 years. Which team has a better 50-year record at the quarterback position?

Cardinals

Jim Hart - 13 seasons at QB
Neil Lomax - 7
Jake Plummer - 6
Kurt Warner - 4
Carson Palmer - 2
Kevin Kolb - 2
Steve Beuerlein - 2
Charley Johnson - 2
Drew Stanton - 1
Derek Anderson - 1
Matt Leinert - 1
Josh McCown - 1
Jeff Blake - 1
Boomer Esiason - 1
Dave Krieg - 1
Chris Chandler - 1
Tom Tupa - 1
Tim Rosenbach - 1
Gary Hogeboom - 1
Gary Cuozzo - 1

Falcons
Steve Bartkowski - 9 seasons at QB
Matt Ryan - 8
Chris Chandler - 5
Chris Miller - 5
Bob Berry - 5
Michael Vick - 4
Jeff George - 2
Bobby Hebert - 2
David Archer - 2
Bob Lee - 2
Randy Johnson - 2
Joey Harrington - 1
Doug Johnson - 1
Scott Campbell - 1
Scott Hunter - 1

RobBlake · 05-31-2016, 01:26 AM

*waiting for niners vs cowboys thread*

View Poll Results: Compare and contrast the QB history of these teams.
*** Part 1 - Which team has a better 50-year history?	2	3.70%
Arizona Cardinals	30	55.56%
Atlanta Falcons	20	37.04%
*** Part 2 - How would you rate the Cardinals' quarterback history?	2	3.70%
Very strong	0	0%
Somewhat strong	6	11.11%
About average	26	48.15%
Somewhat weak	16	29.63%
Very weak	4	7.41%
*** Part 3 - How would you rate the Falcons' quarterback history?	2	3.70%
Very strong	0	0%
Somewhat strong	3	5.56%
About average	25	46.30%
Somewhat weak	19	35.19%
Very weak	5	9.26%
It's not my right to judge.	3	5.56%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 54. You may not vote on this poll

05-30-2016, 07:11 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2758491 VARSITY	Quarterbackery: Round 1, Heat 1 The talk of quarterback history got me wondering about franchise histories with quarterbacks. What franchises have had good luck and which franchises have had bad luck? It's too easy to by myopic about the Chiefs, so I thought a tournament could be fun where we compare different teams' quarterback histories. It's a little tough to define the time period, because we have some teams that are nearly 100 years old and others that are less than 20. Also, quarterbacking has changed over the decades, and a long-lived quarterback can last 15+ years. I decided to go back 50 years, which is long enough that it'll wash out one lucky quarterback pick, but not so far back that the quarterback was blocking in a flying wedge. If a team is less than 50 years old, I'll also include "% of franchise life" so we can do a head to head comparison. We'll go in alphabetical order, so our first tournament entries are the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons. Let's take a look at the leading passers for the Atlanta Falcons over the past 50 years. Which team has a better 50-year record at the quarterback position? Cardinals Jim Hart - 13 seasons at QB Neil Lomax - 7 Jake Plummer - 6 Kurt Warner - 4 Carson Palmer - 2 Kevin Kolb - 2 Steve Beuerlein - 2 Charley Johnson - 2 Drew Stanton - 1 Derek Anderson - 1 Matt Leinert - 1 Josh McCown - 1 Jeff Blake - 1 Boomer Esiason - 1 Dave Krieg - 1 Chris Chandler - 1 Tom Tupa - 1 Tim Rosenbach - 1 Gary Hogeboom - 1 Gary Cuozzo - 1 Falcons Steve Bartkowski - 9 seasons at QB Matt Ryan - 8 Chris Chandler - 5 Chris Miller - 5 Bob Berry - 5 Michael Vick - 4 Jeff George - 2 Bobby Hebert - 2 David Archer - 2 Bob Lee - 2 Randy Johnson - 2 Joey Harrington - 1 Doug Johnson - 1 Scott Campbell - 1 Scott Hunter - 1
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05-31-2016, 01:26 AM	#16
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