I thought Stewart was great at first and then I learned that he was not a very accurate passer, ever. What was so frustrating is that took the Steelers so damn long to accept it.
All I know is that if Bryant smokes his way out of the league, they better retire that #10 jersey asap. Future players careers depends on it
I also find it hilarious that the steelers have been around since the 30's and its hard to make a top ten QB list for them without Kordell on it... heck its hard to make a top 5 without him or Odonnel on it... top 10 lists tend to bring out names like Brister and Tomczak... ugh
1997 He had a qb rating of 75 and completed 53% of his passes
2001 he had a qb rating of 81 and completed 61% of his passes.
so even his best two seasons he wasnt upper echelon, let alone four or five like Andrew Fillaponi suggested.
I don't think it's all that out of the ordinary.
Packers have been around longer... and really, beyond Favre and Starr -- who stands out over the history of the team? Aaron Rodgers fits the list, but is still building his legacy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Green_Bay_Packers_starting_quarterbacks
From that list, I can actually say I've heard the names Tobin Rote and Lynn Dickey -- but couldn't tell you a damn thing about them.
It really does prove the point that franchise QBs are really hard to come by.
All I know is that if Bryant smokes his way out of the league, they better retire that #10 jersey asap. Future players careers depends on it
I also find it hilarious that the steelers have been around since the 30's and its hard to make a top ten QB list for them without Kordell on it... heck its hard to make a top 5 without him or Odonnel on it... top 10 lists tend to bring out names like Brister and Tomczak... ugh
I never want a quarterback whose highlight reel has 80% of its plays that were improvised. Those guys don't win titles. They will win games, but not titles.
Clearly Fillaponi was talking out of his ***, but 1997 was his first year as a starter (and the game was different then) so I'd still say he had a strong season for a guy seeing his first real action at QB. He made a ton of plays with his feet as well.
I think he had 11 rushing TD's that season I believe and that's not used for QB rating, so he was dangerous, but it seemed like after that season everyone had tape on him and he never got better as a passer.
I would really like to say what I think of Fillaponi but I am sure he reads this or someone he knows does .. .
he irritates me when I am listening to the Fan
well we could replace them with names like Dawson and Unitas...but they I guess weren't good enough to make it in Pittsburgh
I would really like to say what I think of Fillaponi but I am sure he reads this or someone he knows does .
Kordell issues were upstairs. He was not mentaly tough. One mistake and he went into the tank.