I'm only a casual NFL fan, but I was watching a documentary about the 2001 New Englan Patriots, and Any Given Sunday seems very much to foreshadow the situation that transpired that year between Drew Bledsoe and Tom Brady.
Is this a matter of luck, or is this a fairly common situation in the NFL?
Just wondering what people think...
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Seems to happen every few years, where a star veteran quarterback is nudged aside for the younger guy. Examples include:
- Steve Young and Joe Montana in the early 1990s in SF. Perhaps the most relevant example, as Montana was arguably the best QB ever, and Young was about the same age as Beamon and had also made a few stops in his career before reaching SF. Also, Young stepped into the starter's role after Montana got injured, but kept the position even after Montana recovered.
- Bledsoe (again) and Tony Romo in 2006.
- Even the Brett Favre saga of recent years has been similar, in that the Packers were ready to move on to Aaron Rodgers.
I'd say it's a recurring storyline in the NFL.
I agree with above, but i've heard this story was loosely based on Dan Marino/Damon Huard
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Happened to Kurt Warner three times too; once to Marc Bulger, once to Eli Manning and then to Matt Leinardt (though Warner got his job back from Leinart). I guess this year happened with Chad Pennington to Chad Hennee.
Actually fairly similar situation with the Jacksonville Jaguars a few years back: Mark Brunell was similar to Dennis Quaid; white left handed quarterback, team legend, popular with this teammates. Goes down and a black right handed QB comes in.
I guess the quarterback situation plays out most similar to the Rams: world class former MVP and superbowl champ QB gets hurt. 2nd string QB comes in and doesn't last long. 3rd string QB comes out of nowhere and saves the season. Next year Warner starts the first game, gets banged around, next game Bulger starts (compacting the final any given sunday game into one).
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I think it's most comparable (of these examples) to the Bledsoe/Romo move in Dallas ... although Bledsoe was not injured when Romo took his job.
One was an accomplished pocket passer who relied on his arm strength and throwing ability to make plays ... the other was a more athletic improviser and could make plays with his feet when under pressure.
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Actually when this movie came out, Shaun King in Tampa was the Willie Beamon of the league. Black QB...came out of nowhere to get the starting job...kind of flashy...hyped up to be the next big star of the NFL. He was out of the league a few years later.
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Tony Romo had been in the league for four years before he became starter. He wasn't even drafted out of college.
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