Further evidence that QB stability is critical…
Two weeks ago we discussed the necessity of QB stability for NFL success. At the time, there were 4 teams (Arizona, Carolina, Miami and Minnesota) who started THREE QBs this season. Here is a refresher:
Team QB1 QB2 QB3 Arizona Matt Leinart Kurt Warner Tim Rattay Carolina Jake Delhomme David Carr Vinny Testaverde Miami Trent Green Cleo Lemon John Beck Minnesota Tarvaris Jackson Brooks Bollinger Kelly Holcomb It’s no surprise that none of these teams have a winning record. A few other points to consider:
- 53 QBs have started at least one game this year
- 17 teams have used at least 2 starters
- After this weekend (Donovan McNabb = Doubtful), 18 teams (56% of the NFL) will have started 2+ QBs
A few interesting things have happened since I wrote this:
- Minnesota has won 4 games in a row to raise their record to 7-6
- Atlanta joined the ranks of 3 QB teams when Chris Redman got the start in Week 14
- St. Louis joined the ranks as Brock Berlin started Week 14
- San Francisco will join the ranks this week when Shaun Hill gets the start
- Chicago will join the ranks as Kyle Orton has been named the Week 15 starter
As if that weren’t enough, several other teams could conceivably join the 3-QB club by season’s end:
- Baltimore — Troy Smith saw time this week, might Baltimore give him a start or two?
- Oakland — There really is no reason why the team shouldn’t give 1st overall pick JaMarcus Russell a start
- Philadelphia — McNabb is back under center, but might Kevin Kolb get a look in Week 17? Probably not
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