Glory Bound Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Like you said best back-ups: These are dudes that, well... suck as full-time starters... making them great back-ups: Frank Reich Damon Huard Jeff Hostetler Scott Mitchell Todd Collins One of these guys won a SB, & was a terror in the post season...& therefore ...IMHO...deserves his name removed. Was he an elite QB?...no, but I think I would take him right now (in his prime) in lieu of our current options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyHorseAteTheKid Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Earl MorrallBilly Kilmer Just because. GO BILLS!!! I agree 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Angel Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 in no particular order Billy Volek Frank Reich Jon Kitna Travaris Jackson Darryll Lamonica Earl Marral George Blanda Matt Cassal Doug Flutie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate Angel Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Steve Young young did almost nothing as a backup. Montana missed 2 years in 91 & 92 so technically it wasnt a backup job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Don Strock I'll second RJ on this. I'll take Strock off the bench any day of the week, but especially Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxelRipper Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 i just realized there is one great name that has yet to be mentioned yet. that of the Chroisen one. Mr. Gibran Hamden himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoobydum Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 i just realized there is one great name that has yet to be mentioned yet. that of the Chroisen one. Mr. Gibran Hamden himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoner7 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 That dude that filled in for the undefeated fish for half the season or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hossage Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Vinny Testaverde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I got Reich and Hostetler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenigmusx Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Don Strock Must agree with this one! The guy was a genius and he always knew how to come in and shred the opposition if called on. Then I would say Frank Reich is a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 What's the cutoff? I'd say a reasonable measure would be to only look at QBs that never started the majority of their team's games in a playoff year. That knocks out one-time backups like Tom Brady or Steve Young, but preserves Reich. Of other QBs mentioned, Todd Collins Don Strock, and Damon Huard (narrowly - he was 5-3 with the playoff bound 2006 Chiefs) are okay, but Hostetler, Mitchell, and Morrall have too many starting seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 That dude that filled in for the undefeated fish for half the season or whatever. Earl Morrall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agilen Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'd have to say Flutie was one of the best backups....whenever he came off the bench, he performed. When he was a starter, teams could game plan to keep him in the pocket, and he just wasn't that effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Like you said best back-ups: These are dudes that, well... suck as full-time starters... making them great back-ups: Frank Reich Damon Huard Jeff Hostetler Scott Mitchell Todd Collins I agree, also add Sage Rosenfels to that list. I'll never forget a very painful loss to the dolphins, when Rosenfels came in the game (due to injury) and had 272 passing yards in the 2nd half and beat the Bills, especially when the Bills were dominating that game up until Rosenfels came in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrFishfinder Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Earl MorrallBilly Kilmer Just because. GO BILLS!!! In an increasingly smartass world.....these were 2 really good choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffFromBuffalo Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 In an increasingly smartass world.....these were 2 really good choices. Ed Rutkowski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfreak Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Ed Rutkowski My heart says Frank Reich My head says Earl Morral Honorable Mention: Jeff Hostetler, he was a backup when he beat us in the Superbowl. I can't think of another QB that took over for the starter at the end of the season and lead his team as they dominated throughout the postseason. If I remember right, Phil Simms got hurt against us, the same game that Kelly got hurt and missed the last game or two of the 1990 season. Hostetler was unproven at that point, and Parcells had faith in him and it paid off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jluckey Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I'm young compared to a lot of peeps here on this board. So I can only go from memory. My first choice would obviously be Frank Reich, then after that it would be Steve Young. This is not necessarily based off stats. But based off of who in your gut you would want in your corner if your starter went down. Just a new topic to throw in here for a change of pace What are your thoughts? Travis Brown Alex Van Pelt Kelly Holcomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweb Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Earl MorrallBilly Kilmer Just because. GO BILLS!!! Billy Kilmer? No arm, no real QB skills at all, but was tough as nails. The best thing about Kilmer when he played for the Redskins was that Sonny Jurgensen was his backup (late in Sonny's career). Sonny was an excellent QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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