06-27-2017, 10:37 AM
(06-27-2017, 08:55 AM)Wyche Wrote: This....if we were going on pure talent, Cook has to be near the front of the list, if not the front. He just didn't play long enough to be a top 5 QB all time for the franchise. Sad, but true.
Agree. I wasn't around to see Greg Cook, but I've heard all the stories about his talent, how great he could have been, how things would have been different with modern medicine, etc. I'm not discounting him or his talent at all, may he RIP. Also, I'm well aware that he played in a different era, and only played three pro games in which he was completely healthy.
However, one 4-9-1 season with 15 TDs, 11 INTs, and 1,895 yds -- despite an 87.6 QBR, 9.411 YPA, 17.5 YPC, and AFL Rookie of the Year Honors, all with a torn rotator cuff -- simply doesn't trump Blake's substantial contribution and production in my mind.
If the list were based on talent alone, Cook and Palmer would be at the top, no question (likely followed by Boomer, Anderson, Dalton, and Blake). But on this list -- at least in my mind -- he's fighting with Jon Kitna for spot No. 6.
