"And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks, and I don't think I could have made it in basketball, because I was only 5′ 11". So I just picked baseball. "
Great quarterbacks, good quarterbacks, make plays.
We started playing the Baltimore Colts early, and I was still very impressed with Johnny Unitas, who just passed away recently. I thought he was one of the best quarterbacks at the time when I was very young, he was in his prime.
Players get a window of opportunity. Quarterbacks, specifically, usually get one.
You know, quarterbacks, I think greatness in quarterbacks is taking what you've got, whether it's a great team, a good team, or a struggling team and make them better.
The good quarterbacks in this league, if you're not playing your best, sometimes will win a game for you
Young quarterbacks do well because they have a great defense.
I'm old enough to remember when there were no black quarterbacks - there were no blacks on TV. I hope my son or daughter doesn't have to be as fixated on race as I am, because he or she will grow up in freer times.
I can't compare quarterbacks as apples and oranges in my mind because everybody's in a different system.
Sometimes armchair quarterbacks are doing it to enhance their own image. I'm just not comfortable with that idea.
I give NFL quarterbacks a lot of leeway for a couple of years.
Quarterbacks need to make their team better. If it's a bad team, they can even make a bad team better.
Quarterbacks should wear dresses
I see young quarterbacks just coming into the league, and they're throwing screens and layoffs right away. As funny as this might sound, I really learned a lot by going downfield, even in tight coverage.
You have to have quarterbacks who can keep up with everybody else. And I'm not saying that just black quarterbacks can do that, but more black quarterbacks are given a chance because they fit the mold.
I think we all know that quarterbacks, kickers, specialists have certain preferences on footballs. They know a lot more about it than I do. They're a lot more sensitive to it than I am.
Quarterbacks are always ready.
There are gods in Alabama: Jack Daniel's, high school quarterbacks, trucks, big tits, and also Jesus.