06-12-2020, 12:36 PM
(06-12-2020, 08:18 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Yep, he was a one trick poney…. throw it deep. He was one of the best at it, but was mediocre at everything else.
I disagree.
He finished in the top 10 in completion percentage twice ('97, '00) which is more times than Andy Dalton did.
Blake was also an excellent runner. He finished in the top 3 in rushing yards by a QB 3 different years ('95-2nd, '96-2nd, '99-3rd).
Not saying Blake was a great star or anything like that. But he was more than just a deep ball thrower. In 2000 he led the Saints to a 7-3 start before getting injured early in game 11. That team had a top 10 defense and a top 10 rushing offense. They were good enough to beat the defending Super Bowl Champion "Greatest Show on Turf" St. Louis Rams in the playoffs. Shame we did not get to see what they could have done with a healthy Blake at QB.
