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In yet another effort to alleviate the boredom of the offseason I thought I would see who everyone thought was the worst QB in Cowboys history.
Some criteria to begin with:
1. Only those QBs who have started at least 3 games for the Cowboys.
2. Only those QBs with a career passer rating below 80.0.
3. No going outside those two criteria.
The stats given are career averages/percentages but only for their time with the Cowboys.
OK, so here are the contenders (in order of pass attempts):
Name ------------ Win% --- Comp% -- TD% -- INT% -- Avg -- Rating
Craig Morton ----- 69.15 ---- 52.4 ---- 6.1 ---- 5.6 ---- 7.9 --- 75.6
Steve Pelluer ---- 29.63 ---- 56.4 ---- 3.0 ---- 4.1 ---- 7.1 --- 71.7
Quincy Carter ---- 51.61 ---- 56.2 ---- 3.2 ---- 4.0 ---- 6.5 --- 70.0
Eddie LeBaron ---- 17.31 ---- 51.9 ---- 6.5 ---- 7.7 ---- 7.7 --- 67.2
Gary Hogeboom -- 50.00 ---- 53.9 ---- 2.5 ---- 4.4 ---- 6.9 --- 65.4
Vinny Testeverde - 33.33 ---- 60.0 ---- 3.4 ---- 4.0 ---- 7.1 --- 76.4
Chad Hutchinson - 22.22 ---- 50.8 ---- 2.8 ---- 3.2 ---- 6.2 --- 66.3
Steve Walsh ----- 20.00 ---- 50.0 ---- 2.2 ---- 3.9 ---- 6.2 --- 60.4
Steve Beuerlein - 100.00 ---- 51.6 ---- 3.2 ---- 1.9 ---- 6.8 --- 76.3
Anthony Wright -- 20.00 ---- 46.4 ---- 3.3 ---- 5.3 ---- 5.1 --- 50.8
Kevin Sweeney --- 50.00 ---- 44.3 ---- 6.6 ---- 5.7 ---- 5.7 --- 61.2
Brad Johnson ----- 33.33 ---- 53.9 ---- 2.2 ---- 5.6 ---- 5.7 --- 54.8
Ryan Leaf -------- 00.00 ---- 51.1 ---- 1.1 ---- 3.4 ---- 5.6 --- 57.7
Jerry Rhome ------ 33.33 ---- 52.0 ---- 1.3 ---- 4.0 ---- 6.6 --- 60.7
John Roach ------- 00.00 ---- 47.1 ---- 1.5 ---- 8.8 ---- 5.1 --- 30.8
Most of you are way too young to remember guys like John Roach but I do and I hated that guy for a long time for being such a lame player. We had a good chance to make the playoffs in 1964 but he lost all 4 of his starts and killed any chance we might have had.
Most of you are old enough to remember Ryan Leaf and how badly he sucked! He threw all of 1 TD in 88 pass attempts! Thankfully, he only started 3 games for us.
Kevin Sweeney was a replacement player during the 1987 strike but made the roster and was still around the following season.
Some of these guys were on bad teams or in bad situations, like LeBaron, Pelluer, & Walsh. Some were on very good teams, like Beuerlein or Morton, and didn't put up great stats, but they won.
IMO John Roach was the worst QB to ever wear the Star followed closely by Ryan Leaf. I give Roach the nod because he played on a better team than Leaf did and also because he just sucked royally!
Who gets your vote?
In case anyone noticed, I did not include Don Meredith even though his career passer rating is below 80.0. He couldn't possibly be considered so I left him off the list.
Some criteria to begin with:
1. Only those QBs who have started at least 3 games for the Cowboys.
2. Only those QBs with a career passer rating below 80.0.
3. No going outside those two criteria.
The stats given are career averages/percentages but only for their time with the Cowboys.
OK, so here are the contenders (in order of pass attempts):
Name ------------ Win% --- Comp% -- TD% -- INT% -- Avg -- Rating
Craig Morton ----- 69.15 ---- 52.4 ---- 6.1 ---- 5.6 ---- 7.9 --- 75.6
Steve Pelluer ---- 29.63 ---- 56.4 ---- 3.0 ---- 4.1 ---- 7.1 --- 71.7
Quincy Carter ---- 51.61 ---- 56.2 ---- 3.2 ---- 4.0 ---- 6.5 --- 70.0
Eddie LeBaron ---- 17.31 ---- 51.9 ---- 6.5 ---- 7.7 ---- 7.7 --- 67.2
Gary Hogeboom -- 50.00 ---- 53.9 ---- 2.5 ---- 4.4 ---- 6.9 --- 65.4
Vinny Testeverde - 33.33 ---- 60.0 ---- 3.4 ---- 4.0 ---- 7.1 --- 76.4
Chad Hutchinson - 22.22 ---- 50.8 ---- 2.8 ---- 3.2 ---- 6.2 --- 66.3
Steve Walsh ----- 20.00 ---- 50.0 ---- 2.2 ---- 3.9 ---- 6.2 --- 60.4
Steve Beuerlein - 100.00 ---- 51.6 ---- 3.2 ---- 1.9 ---- 6.8 --- 76.3
Anthony Wright -- 20.00 ---- 46.4 ---- 3.3 ---- 5.3 ---- 5.1 --- 50.8
Kevin Sweeney --- 50.00 ---- 44.3 ---- 6.6 ---- 5.7 ---- 5.7 --- 61.2
Brad Johnson ----- 33.33 ---- 53.9 ---- 2.2 ---- 5.6 ---- 5.7 --- 54.8
Ryan Leaf -------- 00.00 ---- 51.1 ---- 1.1 ---- 3.4 ---- 5.6 --- 57.7
Jerry Rhome ------ 33.33 ---- 52.0 ---- 1.3 ---- 4.0 ---- 6.6 --- 60.7
John Roach ------- 00.00 ---- 47.1 ---- 1.5 ---- 8.8 ---- 5.1 --- 30.8
Most of you are way too young to remember guys like John Roach but I do and I hated that guy for a long time for being such a lame player. We had a good chance to make the playoffs in 1964 but he lost all 4 of his starts and killed any chance we might have had.
Most of you are old enough to remember Ryan Leaf and how badly he sucked! He threw all of 1 TD in 88 pass attempts! Thankfully, he only started 3 games for us.
Kevin Sweeney was a replacement player during the 1987 strike but made the roster and was still around the following season.
Some of these guys were on bad teams or in bad situations, like LeBaron, Pelluer, & Walsh. Some were on very good teams, like Beuerlein or Morton, and didn't put up great stats, but they won.
IMO John Roach was the worst QB to ever wear the Star followed closely by Ryan Leaf. I give Roach the nod because he played on a better team than Leaf did and also because he just sucked royally!
Who gets your vote?
In case anyone noticed, I did not include Don Meredith even though his career passer rating is below 80.0. He couldn't possibly be considered so I left him off the list.
