Just how quarterback-starved have the Chicago Bears been in their history?That's one of the first questions I had after learning the Bears had acquired quarterback Jay Cutler from Denver on Thursday.
Cutler played in the Pro Bowl earlier this year, a feat only one Bears quarterback has achieved in the past 46 years. That's right, other than Jim McMahon's appearance in the game following the 1985 season, you have to go all the way back to Bill Wade in 1963 to find a Bears quarterback on a Pro Bowl roster. Overall, the Bears have placed four different quarterbacks in the Pro Bowl four times since 1951.
Here's the full list:
1985: Jim McMahon1963: Bill Wade1956: Ed Brown1955: Ed Brown1952: Johnny Lujack1951: Johnny Lujack
Since McMahon's final season as the Bears' primary starter in 1988, the Bears have had a revolving door of quarterbacks. All told, 13 different players have finished as the team's leading passer over the ensuing 20 seasons. With the Cutler trade, it's a fairly safe assumption that the ignominious run -- which started with Mike Tomczak and ended with Kyle Orton -- has ended.
No comments:
Post a Comment