Re: Trent Dilfer

>If we're defining "backup QB" as anyone who was a backup for any length
>of time - hell, Montana backed up deBerg for a while and then Steve Young
>backed up Montana.  Johnny Unitas was cut by the Steelers.
>
>- Gary Rosen

Montana was a backup his rookie season IIRC.  I think he was a full time
starter his second season in the league.

Just about every QB has been a backup at some stage of their careers.  It is
rare that a guy like Elway or Bledsoe or David Carr will start most of the
games in their rookie season; even Dan Marino was platooned with Woodstrock
during the first part of his rookie season.
Terry Bradshaw was platooned with Joe Gilliam thru much of the 1974 season; by
the end of the season Bradshaw had won the job.
Staubach was platooned with Morton his first couple seasons in Dallas.

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