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Originally Posted by Amnorix
I agree with all of your analysis, pretty much, but want to comment on Grogan. He was drafted in 1975, replacing Plunkett (who was not good with NE) and was the de facto starter until 1973 (8 years, not 11) when the Pats drafted Tony Eason (not Dan Marino, unfortunately) to replace him. From there until the end of his career, the Patriots were definitely TRYING (and failing) to upgrade the position.
And Grogan certainly wasn't great, but he was a very above average runner, and on Patriots teams with ridiculous offensive lines and with great running backs, he enhanced the threat. The 1978 Patriots team to this day (and probably forever given the nature of the NFL now) holds the records for most running yardage in a season -- 3,165. That team didn't have a single runner with more than 800 yards, and Grogan had over 500 of them.
For what little it is worth...
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I'll admit that most of my knowledge of Grogan came from football cards as a youth, and they only reported his passing stats. I recall him being a running type of QB (though wasn't he also pretty tall)?
I think Bledsoe is underrated as a QB in NFL annals. I figured he'd take some team to the Super Bowl at some point.