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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles
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And I'm not asserting that Daniel Jones will necessarily continue the success that he had this season with the Colts, like Plunkett did with the Raiders ...... he might continue to thrive, or he might fall flat on his face ...... but we won't know that for at least a couple of more years.
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A more recent example of a QB resurrecting his career with better teams after languishing in mediocrity with mostly mediocre teams is Rich Gannon. Gannon was drafted in 1987, but did not get significant playing time until 1990 with the Vikings.
In 4 seasons as a starter between 1990 and 1993 Gannon had 43 TD's, 42 INT's, and a QB rating of 72.9.
In 7 seasons as a starter between 1996 and 2002 Gannon had 128 TD's, 55 INT's, and a QB rating of 90.7.
Gannon's record as a starting QB between 1990 and 1993 was 20-19.
Gannon's record as a starting QB between 1996 and 2002 was 52-31.
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A smaller sample size of a QB flailing badly early in his career and then turning it around with a much better team would be Steve Young.
In 2 seasons with the Buccaneers in 1985 and 1986, Steve Young had a record of 3-16 as a starting QB. He had 11 TD's 21 INT's, and a QB rating of 63.1
In his very first season with the 49ers in 1987 filling in for an injured Joe Montana, Young had 10 TD's, 0 INT's, and a QB rating of 120.8.
Young continued to thrive filling in for Montana when he was hurt over the next 3 seasons from 1988 through 1990, throwing for 13 TD's, 6 INT's, and a QB rating of 94.7.
Young became the 49'ers' full-time QB in 1991 when Montana was out with an injury, and the rest is history.
Would Steve Young have improved his game had he remained with the laughing-stock Buccaneers instead of being traded to the gold-mine 49ers ??? He may have, but it is highly unlikely that he would have put up numbers similar to what he did when he was playing for the 49ers ...... one can imagine how Archie Manning's career would have turned out had he been traded to the Raiders or the Steelers prior to the 1972 season.
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