A Bright Spot In My Week
December 18th, 2006 | by Craig |At least Coach Hauck is going to be around for another year.
Hopefully, he can get that National Championship trophy before he moves on to I-A.
In some circles, there’s not a lot of love for Bobby, but as they say, nothing succeeds like success, and I think he’s done a heckuva job with the program.
[UPDATE]: Oh, and the Bungles lost, too. Which, for us Steelers fans, is nice. And I should mention that joy over a Bungles loss is not the same as celebrating a Dolts win. Just saying.
Incidentally, does anyone remember a column called “The Bottom Ten” that used to run a few years back? It was funnier than hell. The guy always had names for college and pro teams like the University of Texas at El {Intercepted|Batted Down} Paso, or for the pros, the Dolts, the Bungles, etc. Good stuff, that.
Further, can you name 3 good QB’s who played for the Dolts? I’ll spot you Johnny Unitas and Peyton.
Thought so.
6 Responses to “A Bright Spot In My Week”
By Jay Stevens on Dec 19, 2006 | Reply
Well, to be fair to the Colts, Unitas and Manning have played for 25 years of their 50-year franchise. You could say the lack of decent quarterbacks may have something to do with the longevity of their good ones.
Can you think of any other franchise that’s been QB’d by Hall of Famers for 50% of their existence?
By Jay Stevens on Dec 19, 2006 | Reply
Off doing a little research…
Okay. Surprisingly few franchises have had at least two HoF QBs, or will have two HoFers. (I think it’s fair to say that Peyton Manning already has the credentials to be a HoFer.)
Here’s a list:
49ers: Steve Young and Joe Montana
Packers: Bart Starr and Brett Favre(?)
Cowboys: Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman
Oilers/Titans: George Blanda, Warren Moon, and Steve McNair(?)
Rams: Bob Waterfield and Norm Van Brocklin
Dolphins: Bob Griese and Dan Marino
The Unitas/Manning pair is right up there with Starr/Favre and Young/Montana in a class of its own.
So, yeah, I can’t think of a third good Colts’ QB.
By Craig on Dec 19, 2006 | Reply
Shoot, I wasn’t even looking for Hall of Famers.
Any three would suffice.
(Jeff George and Jim Harbaugh.)
By Steve T. on Dec 19, 2006 | Reply
I wouldn’t get my hopes up about the Steelers making it. All I can say is:
J
E
T
S
JETS JETS JETS!!!
Yes, there is no more annoying cheer in football, but dagnammit it’s cool that they’ve got a fighting chance this year.
By Chad on Dec 19, 2006 | Reply
Hmmm…
Back to the Green Bay thing. In 1921, the player that took the snap from center was the halfback, not the quarterback. So if we’re talking that fellow — the person who got the ball from snap and passed it forward, handed it off or ran with it, then you have to throw Curly Lambeau into the mix even though he was a halfback. He played for the Packers in the NFL from 1921-29. I’m going to call that eight seasons of eighty-five.
Arnie Herber played for eleven seasons from 1930-1940.
Bart Starr played for sixteen.
So, not counting Favre, we’re looking at 35 seasons of 85. Favre will push the Packers to over half.
By Kirk Dooley on Dec 22, 2006 | Reply
Unitas, Manning, and Bert Jones.