), finishing 8-8. In the wild-card round of the playoffs, when the Chiefs hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers, an injured Montana briefly left the game. All that makes it even more amazing the Seahawks were able to get a first round pick for him from the Bears! Krieg worked his way up the depth chart and became the Wildcats' starter. The Seahawks had joined the NFL just four years earlier in 1976. He saw the field only once, taking a few snaps with two incompletions in the final game in 1980,[6] the Seahawks' ninth straight loss in a disappointing 412 season in which they lost all eight home games. Nice to see DVOA back up these intuitions. Career Notes. Like Romo, Krieg rose from the bottom of the bench to have some fabulous seasons, as well as some not-so-fabulous ones. Raiders in the American Football Conference Championship Game. The Seahawks were considered by many to be the preseason AFC favorites in 1987, but the Seahawks reverted to their more inconsistent form and ended up sneaking into the playoffs and losing in the wild-card round. The World League castoff Stan Gelbaugh was somehow the best QB on the roster (and he was god awful). Having lived near the Seattle mediasphere during Krieg's reign I really liked this piece. NFL's management counsel consulted with the National Labor Relations Board and ordered the fines rescinded. See Photos. Which just tells you that there were a lot of excellent QBs at that time. For a guy with a Super Bowl MVP, an MVP, and 151 touchdown passes to his name, Mahomes, believe it or not, has some of the NFLs smallest hands. He was slated to back up Scott Mitchell, the lefty who signed a three-year, $11.1-million contract (that figure's supposed to sound huge, folks) after looking great in relief of Marino for the Dolphins in 1993. You would think that that wouldve precluded Brady from throwing 624 touchdowns and winning seven Super Bowls somewhere along the way. Legendary fumbling quarterback Dave Krieg third on the all-time list with 153 was rumored to have teeny hands. 5) The 1985 Seahawks were a strange,consistently inconsistent team. Had some really good moments with Krieg.But he gets my vote for the All time NFL Quarterbacks with the most Balls slipped out of his hands( i swear he must have some small hands?) Have for years merged Dave Krieg and Steve DeBerg together into fusion of the ultimate 80s journeyman QB, Stave KrieBerg. Kelly Stouffer is a college football television analyst. Dave Krieg The Seahawks selected Penn State running back Curt Warner with the third overall pick in the quarterback-laden 1983 draft, so it wasn't hard to guess what Knox was planning. Dave Krieg. "Jim Zorn's the No. The Arizona Cardinals rewarded Krieg for his 1994 performance by signing him to be their starting quarterback in 1995. Dave Krieg Youre legally obligated to mention Gilbert should have kept looking. https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nfl-scouting-combine-patrick-mahomes-tom-brady-kenny-pickett, Tom Brady, Patriots/Buccaneers (9.375 inches). General manager Mike McCormack took over as head coach and reinstated Zorn when play resumed in November.