Has Any Athlete Ever Done So Much in a Single game (1 Viewer)

[Bri]

Jake Delhomme went 8 for 9 in his only action as a Saints backup in 2002 (for Aaron Brooks) and turned that into a fat contract with Carolina. Kevin Kolb last season comes to mind as well, but that was over two games.

not really.Kolb's not one game.Delhomme played meh as a rook and then sat on sideline and could only find time in NFLE. He did well in NFLE then well in preseason, then that game he was cool under pressure and brought them to a victory over the Cowboys on MNF IIRC and those Saints were not often on MNF. It was dramatic and after Warner, people's eyes were squarely on NFLE for backup QBs. Several NFL QBs came from NFLE back then.

Delhomme was Warner's backup in NFLE.

yeah I don't think he played though. The following year or two he was (what I remember as David Letterman's daydream football offense) in the two QB offense and they won the world bowl or championship. I forget what it was called re-world football league versus NFLE. Curious why no one in the NFL ever tried that. Eh well, that was one of the fun things about NFLE-that they'd try things.

 

[Michael Brown]

In terms of total dollars, Flynn will outpace the field here most likely, but these guys are or were all living off the legacy of one amazing day:

Don Larsen

Buster Douglas

Joe Namath

Rod Tidwell

 

[mquinnjr]

In terms of total dollars, Flynn will outpace the field here most likely, but these guys are or were all living off the legacy of one amazing day:

Don Larsen

Buster Douglas

Joe Namath

Rod Tidwell

 

[FUBAR]

A lot (most GM's I would think) are going to see a guy who's probably more of a product of the system. Big fan of Flynn since his LSU days but it's not like he's some great talent. He'll probably parlay his success onto a starting job on a really bad team, get the boot after a few years and then bounce around as a career backup.

The Packers have a history of producing good QBs. Hasselbeck and Brooks come to mind as two who had success elsewhere.

 

[Sabertooth]

A lot (most GM's I would think) are going to see a guy who's probably more of a product of the system. Big fan of Flynn since his LSU days but it's not like he's some great talent. He'll probably parlay his success onto a starting job on a really bad team, get the boot after a few years and then bounce around as a career backup.

hater.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

A lot (most GM's I would think) are going to see a guy who's probably more of a product of the system. Big fan of Flynn since his LSU days but it's not like he's some great talent. He'll probably parlay his success onto a starting job on a really bad team, get the boot after a few years and then bounce around as a career backup.

The Packers have a history of producing good QBs. Hasselbeck and Brooks come to mind as two who had success elsewhere.

Exactly. Buyer beware.Brooks succeeded under McCarthy as OC in New Orleans. He went elsewhere and.... nothing.

Hasselbeck did well under Holmgren... under other coaches not so much.

Anyone who gets Flynn had better be a serious QB/passing guru becasue it has yet to have been seen what he will do in a standard pro system. This could be Cassell Part II, or Brooks Redux.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Jake Delhomme went 8 for 9 in his only action as a Saints backup in 2002 (for Aaron Brooks) and turned that into a fat contract with Carolina. Kevin Kolb last season comes to mind as well, but that was over two games.

not really.Kolb's not one game.Delhomme played meh as a rook and then sat on sideline and could only find time in NFLE. He did well in NFLE then well in preseason, then that game he was cool under pressure and brought them to a victory over the Cowboys on MNF IIRC and those Saints were not often on MNF. It was dramatic and after Warner, people's eyes were squarely on NFLE for backup QBs. Several NFL QBs came from NFLE back then.

Delhomme was Warner's backup in NFLE.

Delhomme mad his hay in a nationally televised night game in which he took a 2 win Saints team and engineered an upset win over a Cowboys team that eventually made the playoffs.http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199912240nor.htmHe ran a ball control, game managed, intelligent offense that came from behind in the 4th quarter. Ironically it was just the kind of player, game and system that Ditka always strove for. For whatever reason Ditka never turned to him in 2000 and neither did the Saints for the next 3 seasons, he was always on their practice squad or a backup and Haslett wouldn't give him a chance either. I don't think anoyone ever forgot the win over the Cowboys though, Saints fans never did. In 2002 Brooks got injured in December and Delhomme did it again, directing 2 late scores to come from behind and defeat the Ravens in Baltimore. Again, no respect from the Saints, they (McCarthy? Haslett?) would not bench Brooks. But obviously Fox and the Panthers noticed.

 

[smackdaddies]

A lot (most GM's I would think) are going to see a guy who's probably more of a product of the system. Big fan of Flynn since his LSU days but it's not like he's some great talent. He'll probably parlay his success onto a starting job on a really bad team, get the boot after a few years and then bounce around as a career backup.

The Packers have a history of producing good QBs. Hasselbeck and Brooks come to mind as two who had success elsewhere.

Exactly. Buyer beware.Brooks succeeded under McCarthy as OC in New Orleans. He went elsewhere and.... nothing.

Hasselbeck did well under Holmgren... under other coaches not so much.

Anyone who gets Flynn had better be a serious QB/passing guru becasue it has yet to have been seen what he will do in a standard pro system. This could be Cassell Part II, or Brooks Redux.

If Flynn can make it as a starting nfl qb is a good topic for a different post. I intentionally left it off this one so things would not get distracted from the main point.

 

[Bri]

A lot (most GM's I would think) are going to see a guy who's probably more of a product of the system. Big fan of Flynn since his LSU days but it's not like he's some great talent. He'll probably parlay his success onto a starting job on a really bad team, get the boot after a few years and then bounce around as a career backup.

The Packers have a history of producing good QBs. Hasselbeck and Brooks come to mind as two who had success elsewhere.

Exactly. Buyer beware.Brooks succeeded under McCarthy as OC in New Orleans. He went elsewhere and.... nothing.

Hasselbeck did well under Holmgren... under other coaches not so much.

Anyone who gets Flynn had better be a serious QB/passing guru becasue it has yet to have been seen what he will do in a standard pro system. This could be Cassell Part II, or Brooks Redux.

I don't think two QBs makes it a "history" I mean go one more and they got Favre from Atlanta.I was impressed with Hass this year. I believe the Titans were a 3 or 4 win team without him keeping them together and with a new coach I can only imagine his value.

Is that an oops re Brooks?

Brooks in New Orleans was the worst QB I've ever seen lock onto a WR and God Bless Joe Horn for being able to catch it when we all knew it was going there. It wasn't surprising he struggled elsewhere. Many writers called that one before it happened.

 

[Bri]

Jake Delhomme went 8 for 9 in his only action as a Saints backup in 2002 (for Aaron Brooks) and turned that into a fat contract with Carolina.

Kevin Kolb last season comes to mind as well, but that was over two games.

not really.Kolb's not one game.

Delhomme played meh as a rook and then sat on sideline and could only find time in NFLE. He did well in NFLE then well in preseason, then that game he was cool under pressure and brought them to a victory over the Cowboys on MNF IIRC and those Saints were not often on MNF. It was dramatic and after Warner, people's eyes were squarely on NFLE for backup QBs. Several NFL QBs came from NFLE back then.

Delhomme was Warner's backup in NFLE.

Delhomme mad his hay in a nationally televised night game in which he took a 2 win Saints team and engineered an upset win over a Cowboys team that eventually made the playoffs.http://www.pro-footb...99912240nor.htm

He ran a ball control, game managed, intelligent offense that came from behind in the 4th quarter. Ironically it was just the kind of player, game and system that Ditka always strove for. For whatever reason Ditka never turned to him in 2000 and neither did the Saints for the next 3 seasons, he was always on their practice squad or a backup and Haslett wouldn't give him a chance either. I don't think anoyone ever forgot the win over the Cowboys though, Saints fans never did. In 2002 Brooks got injured in December and Delhomme did it again, directing 2 late scores to come from behind and defeat the Ravens in Baltimore. Again, no respect from the Saints, they (McCarthy? Haslett?) would not bench Brooks. But obviously Fox and the Panthers noticed.

Jeff Blake is somewhere in there