The thing about Collins is: I always thought he had it in himself to be a decent starter - I never thought he'd light up the league like Peyton Manning, but neither did I think he'd blow chunks like Ryan Leaf. And I think his first season of backup work bore me out (funny how no one forgets his rather capable performance in his first start against Dallas, garnering praise for his confidence and leadership from none other than Kent Hull).
Then the Dan Henning offense came along which, instead of emphasizing the short passing game and power running game, was designed instead to kill a young and relatively quarterback by emphasizing the long passing game behind a weak line that couldn't block traffic (the same line, by the way, that ended Kelly's career - how many offensive lines can claim they've ended TWO quarterbacks' careers? )
Todd Collins was very much a victim of circumstance...that circumstance being: "Hey, Todd, we're going to put you behind a line that ended the career of the Hall-of-Famer you're replacing, in an offensive system designed to kill you as quickly as possible, and the fans expect you to perform at an all-pro level. Good luck, buddy."
And I'm still boggled that ANYONE can pick Todd Collins as the "worst" over Gary Marangi. Or Losman over Marangi. What the hell's wrong with you people? Todd Collins may have been a victim of circumstance, but Gary friggin' Marangi was only a victim of Gary friggin' Marangi.