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Best Cardinals QB of the last 20 years (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter azgroover
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How he got them even close to .500 with the defense they had is amazing to me.
DoctorDetroit
Chocolate Thunder
Dave Krieg played for the Cardinals too? What a slut.
Cecil Lammey
Footballguy
Here's some Tom Tupa info from Wikipedia
Personal life & high school career
Perhaps in a sign of things to come, Tupa participated in the NFL's Punt, Pass & Kick contest, and was a semi-finalist three times, winning once. Tupa played mostly quarterback at Brecksville-Broadview Hts.high school in Cleveland, Ohio; he led his team to the state championship while also lettering in basketball (where he averaged 20.8 points per game) and baseball (where he was a pitcher and shortstop).
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College career
Tupa attended Ohio State University, where he lettered four years between 1985 and 1989. He graduated as the team's all-time punting leader, with a 44.7 yards per punt average. In addition, he was the starting quarterback for all games in his senior year. He finished 171-of-304 for 2,252 yards, with 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. During his tenure as a Buckeye, he played in the Rose Bowl, Florida Citrus Bowl, and Cotton Bowl, a rarity for one college player in four years.
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Pro career
Tupa was drafted in the third round (68th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Phoenix (now Arizona) Cardinals. During his rookie year, he was used exclusively as a quarterback, playing in two games and completing 4-of-5 passes for 49 yards. His second season with the team saw an expanded role. He started two games at QB, while registering six punts for 46.7 yards per punt. After spending the entire 1990 season as strictly a holder on kicks, he was the primary quarterback for the Cardinals the following year, playing in 11 games and throwing six touchdowns. He then joined the Indianapolis Colts in 1992, playing as a backup quarterback to Jack Trudeau and Jeff George. That season also marked the last time Tupa was used regularly as a quarterback; since then he has almost exclusively punted, with only emergency occasions or trick plays making use of his throwing skills. Tupa sat out the 1993 NFL season, having been cut by the Cleveland Browns right before the season. However, he was re-signed by the Browns before the following year, and stayed with them for two seasons as their starting punter. He joined the New England Patriots in 1996, and played for them for three years. In 1999, Tupa signed with the New York Jets, and it was during this season that Tupa received his first invitation to the Pro Bowl. He also made his first pass attempt since 1996, and went 6-of-11 for 165 yards and two touchdowns. 2002 saw Tupa sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he was their punter on their road to Super Bowl XXXVII, where they defeated the Oakland Raiders. Before the start of the 2004 NFL season, Tupa signed with the Washington Redskins, where he plays today. In 2004, he was named as a Pro Bowl second alternate. He spent 2005 on the injured reserve list, and did not appear in a game.
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Trivia
Tupa scored the first two-point conversion in NFL history, running in a faked extra point attempt for the Browns in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first week of the 1994 season.
Personal life & high school career
Perhaps in a sign of things to come, Tupa participated in the NFL's Punt, Pass & Kick contest, and was a semi-finalist three times, winning once. Tupa played mostly quarterback at Brecksville-Broadview Hts.high school in Cleveland, Ohio; he led his team to the state championship while also lettering in basketball (where he averaged 20.8 points per game) and baseball (where he was a pitcher and shortstop).
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College career
Tupa attended Ohio State University, where he lettered four years between 1985 and 1989. He graduated as the team's all-time punting leader, with a 44.7 yards per punt average. In addition, he was the starting quarterback for all games in his senior year. He finished 171-of-304 for 2,252 yards, with 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. During his tenure as a Buckeye, he played in the Rose Bowl, Florida Citrus Bowl, and Cotton Bowl, a rarity for one college player in four years.
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Pro career
Tupa was drafted in the third round (68th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Phoenix (now Arizona) Cardinals. During his rookie year, he was used exclusively as a quarterback, playing in two games and completing 4-of-5 passes for 49 yards. His second season with the team saw an expanded role. He started two games at QB, while registering six punts for 46.7 yards per punt. After spending the entire 1990 season as strictly a holder on kicks, he was the primary quarterback for the Cardinals the following year, playing in 11 games and throwing six touchdowns. He then joined the Indianapolis Colts in 1992, playing as a backup quarterback to Jack Trudeau and Jeff George. That season also marked the last time Tupa was used regularly as a quarterback; since then he has almost exclusively punted, with only emergency occasions or trick plays making use of his throwing skills. Tupa sat out the 1993 NFL season, having been cut by the Cleveland Browns right before the season. However, he was re-signed by the Browns before the following year, and stayed with them for two seasons as their starting punter. He joined the New England Patriots in 1996, and played for them for three years. In 1999, Tupa signed with the New York Jets, and it was during this season that Tupa received his first invitation to the Pro Bowl. He also made his first pass attempt since 1996, and went 6-of-11 for 165 yards and two touchdowns. 2002 saw Tupa sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he was their punter on their road to Super Bowl XXXVII, where they defeated the Oakland Raiders. Before the start of the 2004 NFL season, Tupa signed with the Washington Redskins, where he plays today. In 2004, he was named as a Pro Bowl second alternate. He spent 2005 on the injured reserve list, and did not appear in a game.
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Trivia
Tupa scored the first two-point conversion in NFL history, running in a faked extra point attempt for the Browns in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first week of the 1994 season.
Cecil Lammey
Footballguy
Lomax should run away with this, but I have a soft spot for Timm Rosenbach. Must be all those Pro Set rookies I have of him.
jeff_eaglz
Footballguy
Can we vote Hogeboom off the island?Stoney Case - only one on both of your polls (or should be) 
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Yep.First name I thought of when I saw the question. Portland State's finest. LOVED watching him throw the rock. Boomer was pretty amazing for a stretch of games in 1996. Anyone remember that? He had a few monster games late in the season, including a 500+ yard, 3 TD effort vs. the Skins.
Csonka4life
Footballguy
Stoney Case hands down........... 
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