Like Fitzpatrick, Krieg played for so long that his origin story became a broadcast trope, and he often played just well enough to get his next job rather than keep his current one. Milton College closed in 1982, while Krieg was still dueling with Zorn. WebThe official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Consequently, inconsistency again plagued Krieg. See Photos. The absence of Warner, who tore an ACL in the 1984 season opener, had a lot to do with the change. Knox returned to coach the Rams for three awful years before retiring. And he's going to be the man 'till something else happens. 1996. Yep. Even though he wasn't playing by the time the Having lived near the Seattle mediasphere during Krieg's reign I really liked this piece. His average-sized hands never betrayed him. There are plenty of starting quarterback examples, who also had small hand measurements at the Combine, that we can point to and say this wont matter in determining his future. This was back when teams would occasionally play teams outside their division twice in a season. [19], During the offseason, the Seahawks acquired Kelly Stouffer from the Phoenix Cardinals, and began to groom him as the franchise quarterback of the future.[20]. That game against the Chiefs in KC where he was sacked 8 or 9 times but got the game winning TD pass to Skansi. Krieg's leadership helped the Seahawks compile a respectable 97 record in 1990, but they again missed the playoffs. [13], Returning to the bench at the outset of the 1983 campaign, Krieg remained there until Zorn's performance faltered in midseason. In reply to How dare you besmirch the by Ambientdonkey. However, Krieg still saw substantial action in 1993, relieving Montana in six games, and starting five games for the oft-injured Hall of Famer. Truly one of the most miserably bad games of all time. Mind you, thats without an offensive line. Gaddini sent the Seahawks "a couple of canisters of film," in Krieg's words, and Krieg boarded an airplane for the first time in his life to travel to Seattle for a tryout. Of the top 5 on the chart (the guys who *DeBerg traded to the Broncos shortly before the 1981 season; Reeves was in his first year as the Broncos head coach. WebDave Krieg profile, statistics and more. Packers defender Sean Jones said after the game that he was wary of Krieg coming off the bench. By this point, "small hands" had been added to "played for a college that no longer exists" in Krieg's short-form resume, and he's still third (behind Brett Favre and Warren Moon) on the all-time fumble list. 907830E5-9AEB-4FD2-9C5E-5AFCA574DF26.jpeg. The Dolphins unfortunately wouldn't win another game, although the defense -par for the course- was more to blame for that than DeBerg or Mitchell, who came back to start the last couple of games. He wouldn't make his retirement official until 2000 after no takers emerged for his services. They somehow (read:Cortez Kennedy) won two games, one of which was against the 1-15 Patriots, so the Pats got local heroDrew Bledsoe #1 in the draftand the Seahawks got Rick Mirer at #2. They were merely average for someone of his 6-foot-5 stature. .or just me??? Krieg has now been Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Like Romo, Krieg rose from the bottom of the bench to have some fabulous seasons, as well as some not-so-fabulous ones. WebDave Krieg is near the bottom; I consider him to be the poster child for small-handed quarterbacks. Yeah, it doesnt look any better in writing. On rare occasions, Krieg would mop up in garbage time or take a knee at the end of a game. He played most of his career with coaches who practically hated their quarterbacks, or at least the modern passing offenses those quarterbacks represented. The annual offensive comas his teams lapsed into may well have been the result of outdated offenses, weak pass protection, and coaches who thought shuffling quarterbacks might provide a "spark" and that publicly negging their players would motivate them. Krieg has With Seattle he was 70-49, Krieg also had six seasons where he lead his team to the playoffs and posted a playoff record of 3-6. Dave Krieg was under center the first time I saw a Seahawks game in person. That decision helped doom the Seahawks to several seasons of misery and mediocrity under a succession of uninspired quarterbacks. Explore sample content below to see what you're missing. Krieg wouldn't have survived it all if he wasn't very, very good. I felt really old when I had to explain to a younger fan who I was getting my picture with though. 22 Nov 2022 22:39:58 He placed first in the basketball and rowing events, beating athletes including Gault, Walker, Randall Cunningham, Evander Holyfield, and Carl Lewis. We should ask Bears legend Russell Wilson. "You really don't like to play musical chairs with your quarterbacks at this point in the season but it's something we feel we have to do," Knox said. I called home and complained, my Dad said, yeah, we don't watch the games, it's too depressing so we just set up the VCR and send you the tapes. Sports betting and gambling are not legal in all locations. Dave Krieg went to Milton College in Wisconsin. [43], He was inducted into the Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor in 2004.[17]. But then I looked up Steve DeBerg's stats, and it turns out his Kansas City years were pretty damn good: 3 straight top-10 passing DVOA finishes for a perennial playoff contender. You must log in or register to reply here. by ahzroc. The Seahawks went 9-7 but missed the playoffs. Then he pulled a Benjamin Button and went slowly backwards after that. It actually made some sense why Reeves turned to DeBerg when things were tough in 1998, even though DeBerg was only slightly younger than Bob Hope at the time. Krieg made a handful of spot starts, then was forced into the lineup when Montana was injured against the Bills in the AFC Championship Game. In reply to I remember Kelly Stouffer as by Joey-Harringto. He endured 53 sacks and fumbled 16 times in a typically dreary afterthought of a Ryan offense. On the other hand, ultra-conservative coaches love gutsy field general-types like Krieg. Krieg proceeded to lead the Seahawks to another playoff appearance, but Krieg's performance failed to prevent a narrow loss on the road in the first round against the Houston Oilers. Please keep me in your thoughts. [31] Statistically, Krieg's performance was inconsistent: his passer rating ranged from subpar (4 games below 60) to mediocre (2 games in the 60s) to good (3 games in the 80s and 90s) to outstanding (3 games over 100). True to form, Krieg enjoyed a late-season hot streak: 14 touchdowns, just three interceptions, and a second-place finish in DVOA behind Steve Young. Dave Krieg, sometimes known as Mudbone, is a former NFL football player from the United States. He appeared in two other games, going 3-of-3 for 57 yards in relief during a 44-14 blowout of Cincinnati and going 1-of-2 for 3 yards in a loss to the Jets. "He's a streak passer, and when he's on a hot streak, it's hard to get him out of that rhythm.". He was quite possibly the greatest "trick-or-treat" QB in NFL history. Then he had a choppy first half of '95, and fans were calling for him to be benched for Don Majkowski (seriously), who did play well in one start filling in for an injured Mitchell. Krieg also played well in Miami the following week, but the Dolphins defeated the Seahawks and went on to lose Super Bowl XIX. Patera was the only head coach in team history, and he led them to 9-7 records in 1978 and 1979. WebMaybe Dave Krieg with the small hand thing. The Lions went 5-2 down the stretch. David Krieg. The first is that his name really is "Jim Zorn's the No. I remember reading in the Super Bowl 16 program (the first Super Bowl program my father bought for me as a kid; the 1981 season was also the first NFL season I followed closely), which always includes a season in review section on a week by week basis, that after the Seahawks won their second meeting with the Jets in the 1981 season that of their 34 wins in franchise history up to that point, 6 of them were against the Jets. He also had 417 rushing attempts for 1,261 yards and 13 touchdowns and 3 pass receptions for 10 yards. His regular season career winloss record is 98-77. My favorite memory was when CBS named him as the player of the game but spelled his name wrong on the graphic. I think I remember reading once that Montana got his first start over Deberg because Deberg, otherwise healthy, had laryngitis and could not call plays. And his DVOA record only backs that up. I swear, I'm going to be accused of being a secret Cowboys fan, but I'm going to tout Romo again. When David went up to the bar to order a drink, he noticed a guy wearing a flannel jacket, sitting by himself at the bar, nursing a drink. We're talking about this in-house. He played through an era of rapid strategic, financial, and administrative transition across the NFL. He attended Milton College and made the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. [8] In his first NFL start against the New York Jets on December 6, Krieg ran for one touchdown and threw for two others, including a 57-yard game-winning completion to Steve Largent. Undrafted in 1980, Krieg tried out for the Seahawks and caught on as a third-string quarterback. OK, the surprise game-opening bomb was a pretty standard tactic for run-oriented playcallers. One final thought - both Jim Zorn (undrafted in 1975) and Steve DeBerg (10th round pick in 1977) were originally signed by the Cowboys as rookies but never took a regular season snap for Dallas. Krieg also became part owner of the af2's Green Bay Blizzard in 2007 along with former Green Bay Packer linebacker Brian Noble. "When you get a good horse, you just grab the reins and hang on.". In reply to Pretty sure he was making fun of by paytonrules. It closed in 1982. 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. In the offseason, the Chiefs signed Joe Montana and made him their starting quarterback. But the career leader in quarterback fumbles is none Anyway, the Seahawks traded three draft picks, including a 1989 first-rounder, for the rights to Stouffer. The nine-year Ken Behring era in Seattle after Krieg and Knox's departure was mostly terrible. Krieg's burden grew heavier in 1990, with the retirement of Largent and the continued decline of the offensive line and the running game. In relief, Krieg threw just one pass, a 23-yard touchdown. WebIts true that he once led the NFL in fumbles due to his small hands. There's something oddly poetic about Dave Krieg giving up a record number of sacks in a game, then scrambling around to barely avoid giving up an 8th sack, and then winning the game with an improbable long touchdown pass. Then he melted down in the Wildcard Game, leading to one of the all-time playoff beat-downs, and subsequently went back to being the Scott Mitchell we all know and love today. ", We have come to the 1987 players strike. It was Zorn's second straight terrible game at home, and Kingdome fans booed their former hero. WebClick the graphic to view Dave Krieg's video and to find out about his involvement and appearances with the NFL's Health and Wellness Program. Someone even wrote a book about it that was the partial basis for an ESPN 30 for 30 of the same name. Lefty passers! The Arizona Cardinals rewarded Krieg for his 1994 performance by signing him to be their starting quarterback in 1995. It became a Ryan Fitzpatrick/Harvard type deal, and it framed a perception of Krieg as the ultimate underdog. The Krieg-led Lions in the 2nd half of '94 was one of my favorite Lions teams to watch. Krieg threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns, including a 57-yard game-winner to Largent, in a win over a strong Jets team. I liked DeBerg, he had really, really mean hand-off fakes often leading to play-action bombs. Well find a hand-size correlation soon. Kriegby then nearly 40 years oldcame off the bench to rally the Oilers to victory, going 7-of-13 for 129 yards. Krieg could not, however, lead the Lions past the Packers in the playoffs. Football Outsiders content published by ESPN. 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. I remember Mirer having a not-terrible rookie year. it is difficult to explain to younger fans just how big the Mitchell deal was at the time. Small hands. Does being in the top half of the league in DVOA make Kreig a top-5 all time Bears QB? A few other comments from somebody who has watched almost every Seahawks game since 1984. Okay, So, how rare is that among quality starting quarterbacks? I want to hammer home how ridiculous this sentiment is. But he barely played in Tennessee and retired after the 1988 season. Then Mitchell finished the year on fire, and everyone was like, "Hey, maybe this will work after all!". The Seahawks finished a disappointing 79, leading to the resignation of Coach Knox. Krieg threw 32 touchdown passes, earned a Pro Bowl berth behind Marino, and finished seventh in DVOA and eighth in DYAR despite a league-high 24 interceptions. Honestly, I'd just love to read some more detailed stories about about how DeBerg and Montana were good friends off the field who competed relentlessly at everything during their two plus seasonstogether on the 49ersbefore DeBerg was traded to Denver shortly before the 1981 NFL season started. But when Zorn suffered a broken ankle in 1981, Patera surprised everyoneincluding Kriegby naming Krieg the starter. Stouffer, as mentioned, was terrible. [32], Dave Krieg finished his career with the Tennessee Oilers, backing up the seldom-injured Steve McNair in 1997 and 1998. I'm guessing White probably wins the starting job anyway, but it isn't inconceivable Zorn orDeBerg manages to grab the starting position instead of White (who it should be noted was a very, very good NFL quarterback for about five seasons). See Photos. In January 2017, Krieg raised the 12 Flag atop the Space Needle a few days before the Seahawks defeated the Detroit Lions, 26-6, in an NFL Wild Card playoff game.[44]. Wheeeee!!!!!! We went out for pre-game warm-ups, then came back in and Jerry Rhome said, 'Hey, you know you're starting, don't you? I liked him (probably because that's how Philadelphia area sportswriters often wrote). Dave is proud to be a board Krieg hit Largent for a touchdown in the final seconds of that game to force overtime, but he spent much of the afternoon firing incomplete bombs downfield; the Seahawks were without Warner again, and Knox was without much more of a Plan B than "heave it to Steve.". Mirer and Bledsoe shared Rookie of the Year honors. Knox added that Gilbert would remain the starter for the rest of the season. Despite a brief midseason slump, Krieg played more consistently during the strike-shortened 1987 season. There are a few things you should know about Seattle quarterback Dave Krieg, the NFLs top-rated passer after two weeks. He went 1-of-3 for 10 yards while being sacked twice. WebKrieg said he never suffered the same injury as Wilson dislocated and torn tendons and two small fractures in his middle finger. The Seahawks then lost to Esiason's Bengals in the playoffs. But this was long before the era when NFL scouts effectively beat the deep bushes, or when film of NAIA quarterbacks was readily available on YouTube or Hudl for any deep-diving draftnik. I know I am probably the oldest guy on here, so most of you kids probably don't even remember Krieg, but he was a damn good QB who was also underrated. Moreover, his steady play helped the Seahawks eliminate the reigning Super Bowl champion Raiders in a wild card showdown in the Kingdome. He kept his turnovers, sacks, and fumbles down, finishing 11th in DVOA and 12th in DYAR, stunning figures for a 38-year-old whose weapons were Curtis Conway (not bad), early-career Bobby Engram (OK), Michael Timpson, fullbacks Tony Carter and Raymont Harris, and tight end Ryan Wetnight (yikes). Dave Krieg. Another high first-rounder (who was at least good in college) McGwire managed 3 INTs and 3 sacks (0 TDs) in his only start of the season. Kreig Kreig Hrm, you reckon this young whipper-snapper means old Mudbone outta Milton College? Krieg replaced the trio of Steve Beuerlein, Jay Schroeder, and Jim McMahon as Ryan sought the ultimate plucky, seasoned handoff machine. The Seahawks would go 4-3 down the stretch and beat John Elway's Broncos and Dan Marino's Dolphins in the playoffs before losing to the Raiders in the AFC Championship Game. "The veteran quarterback took over for Scott Mitchell, saved the Lions season, and probably saved Wayne Fontes' job," Didinger wrote. But he has been the frontman for one of the NFLs more successful teams of late, and he does bring consistency to the table. "John Elway is a fellow who can really drill the ball Dave's arm probably isn't as strong but he gets the ball there and he's right on target, and that's the most important thing, isn't it?". I really enjoyed that. I looked it up, in 1993 after 7-2 Miami lost Marino for the season and Scott Mitchell went down, they signed DeBerg, then 39, off-the-street and put him as their starter. Steve DeBerg, a career journeyman mentor who arrived in Kansas City at age 33, had been the Chiefs starter for four seasons, leading the team to the playoffs twice. pic.twitter.com/wmVSmWf5oO In reply to Have for years merged Dave by MilkmanDanimal. My parents used to tape the games and send them to me so I could see my team play. Stouffer stepped in and led the Seahawks to a pair of wins, mostly by handing off to Warner and John L. Williams. When I think of Dave Kreig, I always think of the 1985 Seahawks, the team that alternated four 2 game winning streaks with four 2 game losing streaks. Recent and Trending topics from Football Outsiders. But, it didnt. Must be 21 or older to gamble. Krieg is now a motivational speaker and real estate investor as of 2021. Meanwhile, in St. Louis, former Colorado State quarterback Kelly Stouffer held out for a full year after the Cardinals selected him sixth overall in the 1987 draft. I was about to jump in by Joey-Harringto. Parts of his story"seventh-string" quarterbacks, canisters of film, Plan B free agency, general managers stepping in as coaches, quarterback controversies that last multiple seasons and don't end with epic tradesbarely make sense anymore. The Seahawks went 2-1 in replacement games, in part because Largent and a few others crossed the picket lines. Late in the 1992 season, I think it was against the Steelers, the recording ended early, like at the end of the 3rd quarter. Moreover, Krieg's leadership rallied the Lions to a 5-2 regular season finish and a wild card playoff berth. Krieg bounced back a bit in 1986, and the Seahawks started the season 5-2. WebLegendary fumbling quarterback Dave Krieg third on the all-time list with 153 was rumored to have teeny hands. Krieg finished in the top 10 in DVOA five times during his neverending career, yet he always seemed to be just one slump away from a seat on the bench. It was a callback to when Krieg replaced Zorn against the Steelers a decade earlier. Krieg signed with the Chiefs in March of 1992. (Chiefs safety Deron Cherry intercepted four of the passes). WebKrieg was the holder of the NFL record for most career fumbles for many years, owing to both a lengthy career at quarterback and extremely small hands for the position. Hes not a face of the NFL by any means, but almost 200 touchdown passes and three Pro Bowls at age 30 is nothing to sneeze at. Yet hes an elite quarterback anyway? The union demanded free agency, rookies held out, and the league nearly cannibalized itself. and losers (oh no, Lions) of the 2023 NFL Draft, Ranking all 32 current NHL away jerseys, from worst to best, The Brewers' Willy Adames got ejected after a blatantly spiteful sequence from umpire Adam Beck, Will Levis' sad night sitting in the NFL Draft green room in 8 photos and videos, A fired-up Steph Curry told the Kings to 'light the beam' as the Warriors ended Sacramento's season, Will Levis's Pro Day quote on not wanting to be in NFL Draft green room if he wasn't a first-round pick was sadly prescient, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. (Everyone, or at least most males born in the first half of the 1970s after 1970-1971, also rememberBobby "The Brain" Heenan was Ken Patera's manager.). The Kansas City Chiefs sacked Krieg 9 times, including an NFL-record 7 sacks by linebacker Derrick Thomas. Consistently inconsistent. WebPeople named Dave Krieg. (The two papers merged after the 1992 Pittsburgh newspaper strike.) In reply to The other players profiled by Joey-Harringto. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available. However, Krieg's poor performance in the playoffs on the road contributed to the wild-card Chiefs' swift elimination by the San Diego Chargers.[25]. And he called plays using a shoulder mounted speaker system for a time as well. In a 1991 game between the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks, QB Dave Krieg got injured and suffered a broken thumb. By the end of his first full season as a starter, Krieg's story was already becoming a trope. Together, Montana and Krieg led the Chiefs to an 115 record and an AFC West Championship. How he not only went 6th overall, but had the audacity to hold out and force a trade (and it worked! In reply to We're talking about this in by Mike Tanier. "Ground Chuck" took flight under Dave Krieg. Great stuff. "We just decided to make a change to hopefully get some spark in there and be able to make some plays we haven't been making," Knox said. Which just tells you that there were a lot of excellent QBs at that time. And instead, theres supposed to be a lot of weight placed on whether they can comfortably palm a football with one hand. But Dan McGwire (brother of Mark)was somehow worse. He went 1-of-8 for 2 yards, three sacks, and one interception in the first half of a Week 8 against the Steelers, who were without Jack Lambert on defense and Terry Bradshaw on offense. "How bad can it get if there are only 50 guys on the team and you're the seventh-best quarterback?" Sign up for the For The Win newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Went to the now-defunct Milton College. Where is Dave Krieg now? Warner's backups were burly all-purpose backs Dan Doornink and David Hughes, plus kick returner Eric Lane and, incongruously, a well-beyond-the-hill Franco Harris. JavaScript is disabled. It's the link to the first Jets game of the season (Krieg played in the second). "When I got another chance that made me realize how fortunate I was to play in the National Football League," Krieg said during that December hot streak. Rhome did not mince words when talking about his two quarterbacks in an AP story which ran on August 3, 1982. Krieg signed as a free agenta real free agent this timewith Buddy Ryan's Arizona Cardinals, another team with a quartergeezer habit. He threw three touchdowns, two of them to Largent, in a blowout victory over the Browns in the season finale. The time before the 1987 strike was, not coincidentally, an era of epic holdouts. "He had some big plays and rallied us. We know you are here for the FREE analytics, not the ads. [15], Krieg's inconsistency contributed to the mediocrity of the Seahawks in 1985. David Michael Krieg (/kre/ KRAYG; born October 20, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). "I figured I had gone too far now, so I just kept going. Even when the young starter played poorly,[33] coach Jeff Fisher declined to insert Krieg. ', and I said, 'I guess I do now.'". Keenum, on the other hand, has a grand total ofoneseason (2017) where his passing DVOA wasn't below average or worse. The other players profiled in this series had multiple seasons near the top of the DVOA leaderboards. It was our first year of season tickets. The running game sputtered as injuries slowed Curt Warner, and the aging offensive line struggled to open holes for him. 1 quarterback," Knox insisted in early September, adding that "Zorn has a better grasp of what we're trying to do offensively.". But after Krieg went 6-of-16 for 26 yards and five sacks in a Week 8 loss to the Broncos, Knox turned the starting job over to Gilbert, who had gone undrafted out of Cal in 1985. Rhome told the press that Krieg "had nothing but a rifle for an arm" when the Seahawks decided to keep him, but he had since learned the position. [11] Zorn reclaimed his former role, but played inconsistently. One blemish that somehow always appears around NFL Combine season is discussing a quarterbacks hand size. "He was doing a great job moving the team up and down the field. Kried to Largent was a thing for several years. Krieg backed up Zorn and Sam Adkins as an undrafted rookie. Dave Krieg. General manager Mike McCormack took over as head coach and reinstated Zorn when play resumed in November. He's way better than DeBerg!" The Seahawks lost 15-3 to the Giants (Stouffer fumbled out of the back of the end zone) and 41-14 to the Broncos. 3) The Seahawks had the Jets' number in their early expansion years, winning their first 7 games against New York and not losing to the Jets from their founding in 1976 until the 1985 season. However, Krieg and Seahawks offense were overwhelmed by the aggressive defense of the L.A. "I'm left struggling with the question of just how good Krieg really was". Zorn's playing career fizzled out soon after Krieg took his job. The Seahawks went 12-4 and avenged themselves against the Raiders in the playoffs but got hammered by Marino's Dolphins in the divisional round. [11] Krieg came off the bench and ignited a dynamic offense showcasing the talents of running back Barry Sanders and wide receiver Herman Moore. At Milton, a now-defunct small private college in Milton, Wisconsin, Krieg began as the 7th-string quarterback for his school's NAIA team, the Wildcats. In his 19-year NFL career, Krieg played for the Seattle Seahawks (19801991), the Kansas City Chiefs (19921993), the Detroit I loved the guy as a kid and QBs turned it over more in those days butoof. Sports Reference DeBerg was actually a pretty decent NFL QB for much of his career, but was always getting replaced by someone who was better or expected to be (and ultimately was) better - Joe Montana, John Elway, Steve Young. Ray Didinger called Krieg the "surprise of the year" in a syndicated awards column. And he wasn't a 26-year-old with a big contract. ", https://www.footballoutsiders.com/almanac/historical-archive. He didn't get many opportunities to impress recruiters, so he ended up at Milton College, a tiny NAIA program located southeast of Madison. Dave Krieg played in 12 postseason games (9 as a starter), and completed 51.1 percent of his passes (144 for 282) for 1,895 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 70.86 rating. You would think that that wouldve precluded Brady from throwing 624 touchdowns and winning seven Super Bowls somewhere along the way. Does anyone else remember the Cortez Kennedy commercial? He attended Milton College in his home state of Wisconsin and made the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. Krieg led the team to a 7-5 record against real players, just good enough to reach the playoffs and lose an overtime heartbreaker to Warren Moon and the Oilers. That was an ancient DeBerg who came in late in the season in relief of an injured Marino and did a bang-up job. He, and his digits, persevered to an all-time career. The next week, Krieg's steady performance helped the Seahawks upset Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins on the road. WebDavid Michael Krieg (/kre/ KRAYG; born October 20, 1958) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). The Seahawks went 4-3 down the stretch, though Zorn had less to do with their success than a strong defense led by Kenny Easley and Jacob Green, and perhaps the fact that the players no longer despised their coach and vice-versa. I moved to the Seattle area in 1983-84 and vividly remember the Zorn vs. Krieg debates. *DeBerg goes into coaching and becomes the Giants quarterbacks coach in 1995-1996; Reeves was the Giants' head coach and hired DeBerg. Romo, like Krieg, ran torrid-and-tepid, endured playoff pratfalls, led the league in interceptions once but produced lots of memorable highlights, threw to some all-time greats but played for some coaches with complicated legacies, and spent an awful lot of his career mired around .500 despite some impressive stats. I remember when 44 year old Deberg started a game for the 1998 Falcons (one of their 2 losses that season). "Dave Krieg is making a big move at Jim Zorn. I never saw any of Krieg's good Seahawks seasons, and I never really saw Curt Warner or Steve Largent play, but I knew who they were because they were a pretty awesome trio in the original Techmo Bowl. Knox replaced Krieg with Jim Zorn to finish out the game as the visiting Seahawks lost to the Raiders, who went on to win Super Bowl XVIII. Krieg suffered a thumb injury in the 1991 season opener, leading to even more Kemp and Stouffer. Krieg is the quarterback Fitzpatrick wishes he could be. They crushed the eventual AFC champion Broncos 41-16 in the final game of the regular season (when Denver still had something to play for). That makes a difference," said Meyer, who had suggested years earlier that a big-league arm doesn't make much difference. Cranky coaches! Patera, who happened to be the brother of Olympic weightlifter and pro wrestling legend Ken Patera, never coached again after the Seahawks fired him. I'm fuzzy on the details, but I have fond memories of his days in Miami, even though I mostly remember him in Kansas doing his thing for the Chiefs. In the wild-card round of the playoffs, when the Chiefs hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers, an injured Montana briefly left the game. And if he's down, he bounces right back. robert harvey attorney, advantages and disadvantages of agility ladders, west high school was considering a change,

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