QUARTER-HACKS: The NFL Journeymen That Won't Die

Pisstacular Takes: The Podcast Home for UrinatingTree · Feb 13, 2026 · 15m

You know the feeling: There's a serious injury to your starting quarterback. He'll be out for at least a few weeks (best-case scenario). The head coach gestures to the sidelines to his trusty clipboard holder and grizzled journeyman of a backup quarterback: A man who may have been a highly touted prospect at one point. A player who was a full-time starter for many years, but either due to age, injuries, or plain bad luck, is simply waiting for his next opportunity to play. The results are usually pretty poor.If you were wondering why certain careers don't die, why so many QB's who have shown…