if a coach says he has 2 QBs, that means he has none.
not good.
if a coach says he has 2 QBs, that means he has none.
not good.
if a coach says he has 2 QBs, that means he has none.
not good.
And that's why the Colts had to go with Curtis Painter, who had never thrown a pass in a real game in the NFl, to defend their perfect record in 2009 when they opted to sit Peyton Manning down until the playoffs.
Don Shula made a career of having good back-up quarterbacks: Gary Cuozzo, Earl Morrall, Don Strock. The Rams won three straight Western Conference titles and one NFL title with Bob Waterfield and Norm Van Brocklyn. I'm sure I coiuld find other examples with more time.
They key is that both have to be good quarterbacks.
And that's why the Colts had to go with Curtis Painter, who had never thrown a pass in a real game in the NFl, to defend their perfect record in 2009 when they opted to sit Peyton Manning down until the playoffs.
Don Shula made a career of having good back-up quarterbacks: Gary Cuozzo, Earl Morrall, Don Strock. The Rams won three straight Western Conference titles and one NFL title with Bob Waterfield and Norm Van Brocklyn. I'm sure I coiuld find other examples with more time.
They key is that both have to be good quarterbacks.
The reality is in today's NFL, rarely are you going to find a back-up QB who can be as effective as the starter and win games. Once the starter goes down, you really are in a tough spot. That's reality.