PonyExpress
In the Starting Line-Up
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Once upon a time there was a QB whose team stood 5-6 after 11 games. In two of the previous 4 weeks his offense had failed to score even so much as a TD. His completion % that season was under 60%; he averaged less than 215 yards passing a game, and would throw only 18 TDs over his 14 regular season starts. It wasn't the first time this Qb had struggled; Only two years prior he had thrown more INTs than TDs, averaged only 1 TD pass per game, and there were whispers that his days were numbered, that he was overrated, and that it might be time to go to the backup. Once he had been considered a big time performer, but it had been 4 years since a playoff victory, and those defeats had been humiliating. The first two had been lost by the frightening combined score of 66-6, and in the last one, his team, heavily favored, had been blown out by an also-ran, at home, and said Qb had been benched in favor of an upstart. The year was 1988, and the Qb was Joe Montana. The 49ers won 5 of 6 to close the season and swept through the playoffs, culminating in a SB victory over Cincinnati. Cincinnati... what makes me think of them....
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