I mean we've seen bad/mediocre quarterbacks win Super Bowls, but Rex Grossman?
How bad can he be? This year the Bears went 12-2 to secure HFA and won 2 playoff games with Rex as their quarterback.
And his stats for the year?
His passer rating on the season was 73.9, 24th in the league.
The lowest of any quarterback in the playoffs.
He ranked 30th in interceptions, with 20.
He ranked 28th in completion percentage, with 54.6%.
How does his Passer Rating for the season rank among other Super Bowl QB's?
Instead of looking up the rating for every QB ever, I'm perusing the list to find any names that might stand out as not being a great QB.
Jake Delhomme had a 80.6 rating in 2003, Lost with Panthers
Rich Gannon had a 97.3 rating in 2002, Lost with Raiders
Brad Johnson had a 92.9 rating in 2002, Won with Bucs
Kerry Collins had a 83.1 rating in 2000, Lost with Giant
Trent Dilfer had a 76.6 rating in 2000, Won with Ravens
Steve McNair had a 78.6 rating in 1999, Lost with Titans
Chris Chandler had a 100.9 rating in 1998, Lost with Falcons
Drew Bledose had a 83.7 rating in 1996, Lost with Patriots
Neil O'Donnell had a 87.7 rating in 1995, Lost with Steelers
Stan Humphries had a 81.6 rating in 1994. Lost with Chargers
Before the 1990's finding passing ratings gets a little hazy. Unless I've overlooked something, it appears that Rex Grossman can at least lay claim to having the worst season by a QB and getting to Super Bowl, in the last 15 years. Perhaps he's had the worst season ever by a QB in the Super Bowl, but I can't say that for sure without a couple hours with the Elias database.
I suspect this was just an excuse to run that picture of Grossman again. Either way, I'm all for it. That picture's hilarious.
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