 |
| Source:ESPN- SportsCentury Jim Plunkett. |
"ESPN Classic's biographical series "SportsCentury" episode on former NFL quarterback Jim Plunkett."
From Cacable
"Jim Plunkett: Under Center"
I don't mean to be disrespectful, because I have a lot of respect Jim Plunkett both as an NFL talent, as well as his character to go through everything that he did for the first half of his NFL career and then sticking with it until he finally found the right situation for himself with the Raiders first in Oakland and then later in Los Angeles, but I have him down on the what if list of what could've been, had only his situation been better.
I'm not saying what would've happen to Jim Plunkett's career, if only the Oakland Raiders drafted him in 1971, because they already had a young Ken Stabler who I believe is one of the 3 best NFL QB's in the 1970s. But imagine had the San Francisco 49ers drafted Plunkett in 1971 when they were still good and he was brought in to takeover for John Brodie who was towards the end of his career at that point. If the 49ers had Plunkett in the early 1970s, to go along with WR Gene Washington and the other talent that the 49ers had on offense, with Ted Nolan as their head coach, instead of signing Plunkett in the mid 1970s when the 49ers were in decline, I think Plunkett's career turns out a lot differently.
Just as far as pure NFL talent, I think Jim Plunkett was a great player. He was 6'2 or 6'3, 200 plus pounds of muscle, great arm, great character, mobile enough to at least avoid pass rushers in the pocket and then throw the ball to open receivers downfield. But he's not a Hall of Fame QB simply because he was never able to show the NFL how great a QB he was, simply because he was never in a situation until the 2nd half of his career, where he could show the league how great a player he was. Even with the Raiders first in Oakland and later in Los Angeles, he was a part-time starter because he was towards the end of his career and dealing with a lot of injuries.
No comments:
Post a Comment
All comments that are relevant to the post and not personal are welcome at The DailyPost. But links spam and personal attacks aren't and will be deleted and never make it to the blog. Something to think about before trying to comment on The Daily Post.