Ageless QBs: There’s no such thing
My good friend Mark Wimer took a fairly in depth look at the Panthers signing of Vinny Testaverde and discussed his chances as the Panthers potential emergency starting QB. As most of you know, Vinny is OLD by NFL standards. This will be his 21st NFL season; a remarkable accomplishment in a league where the average player suits up less than four years.
As Testaverde embarks on a potential start this weekend, it got me wondering how many QBs have suited up and played for as long. Using our Data Dominator, I took a look at all the QBs (since 1960) that attempted at least one pass in their 20th season or later.
| Rank | First | Last | YRs | Games | Cmps | Atts | PaYDs | YPA | TDs | INTs | FPTs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George | Blanda | 1968–1975 | 112 | 104 | 197 | 1550 | 7.87 | 20 | 15 | 142.9 |
| 2 | Earl | Morrall | 1975–1976 | 27 | 36 | 69 | 421 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 37.35 |
| 3 | Steve | Deberg | 1998–1998 | 9 | 30 | 59 | 369 | 6.25 | 3 | 1 | 28.45 |
| 4 | Vinny | Testaverde | 2006–2006 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 1 | 0 | 4.65 |
| 5 | Doug | Flutie | 2005–2005 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 |
That’s it folks. Not exactly a resounding endorsement for Vinny to shock the world, is it? The good news, if you can call it that, is Vinnie needs only 35 completions, 392 yards and 4 TDs to overtake Earl Morrall for 2nd all-time on this list. If he gets two or three starts in Carolina, he’ll likely do just that.
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