1984 Steelers

[CSKreager]

I presume you mean Mark Malone.

Part of that is that the quarterback had to have looked like he had the potential to be a franchise quarterback before not panning out. (their number one was Scott Mitchell, but in my opinion Jeff George who they had fourth is the quarterback that I think of most when that term comes to mind)

Mark Malone certainly didn’t pan out, but was he ever viewed as a future franchise quarterback by Steeler fans in the 80’s?

As for the ‘84 team, I’d say it was a decent one, but they got beaten hard by Miami, and as you said they didn’t have much of a future with the core they had at the time due to age and bad drafting.

Any QB drafted in the first round is considered a franchise QB but The Steelers still believed in Bradshaw and had he not hurt his elbow in 1983, they could have continued to keep Malone on the bench which had to factor in not drafting Marino, but the Steelers also werent ready to give up on Malone. Still ... hard to pass up a backyard hero that would have fell in their lap. Noll felt that Marino needed to mature more away from Pittsburgh, I guess?

It’s fair to say that a quarterback prospect that goes in the first round is seen as a potential franchise quarterback by the front office of that team.

But in the Quarterback Tease episode, part of it was not necessarily that they were all highly regarded prospects (ex: Vince Ferragamo wasn’t a first round pick, and Elvis Grbac who they had at #2 was an 8th round pick), it’s more so that (in the view of the people who made the list; which may have had some questionable selections) the quarterbacks actually showed a few flashes of play early on that made fans think they had a budding franchise quarterback on their team only for that player to not pan out long term.

Did Malone early in his career have good play that made fans at the time say “this is the guy”?

not to deviate, but do you consider Vinny Testaverde (#1 overall pick) a QB Tease?

[Brian wolf]

Malone also had multiple 40 yard runs in his career along with a 90 yrd TD reception. His athleticism got him drafted and after dealing with pocket passers in Baltimore, Noll preferred more athletic QBs.

[SeahawkFever]

Any QB drafted in the first round is considered a franchise QB but The Steelers still believed in Bradshaw and had he not hurt his elbow in 1983, they could have continued to keep Malone on the bench which had to factor in not drafting Marino, but the Steelers also werent ready to give up on Malone. Still ... hard to pass up a backyard hero that would have fell in their lap. Noll felt that Marino needed to mature more away from Pittsburgh, I guess?

It’s fair to say that a quarterback prospect that goes in the first round is seen as a potential franchise quarterback by the front office of that team.

But in the Quarterback Tease episode, part of it was not necessarily that they were all highly regarded prospects (ex: Vince Ferragamo wasn’t a first round pick, and Elvis Grbac who they had at #2 was an 8th round pick), it’s more so that (in the view of the people who made the list; which may have had some questionable selections) the quarterbacks actually showed a few flashes of play early on that made fans think they had a budding franchise quarterback on their team only for that player to not pan out long term.

Did Malone early in his career have good play that made fans at the time say “this is the guy”?

not to deviate, but do you consider Vinny Testaverde (#1 overall pick) a QB Tease?

Correct me if I’m wrong but was Testeverde considered a bust at the end of his time in Tampa Bay?

He seems to me to be more of a late bloomer than a tease.

[7DnBrnc53]

Malone also had multiple 40 yard runs in his career along with a 90 yrd TD reception. His athleticism got him drafted and after dealing with pocket passers in Baltimore, Noll preferred more athletic QBs.

Wasn't Malone more of a runner in college? I don't understand why he was a first-round pick. Third or fourth, maybe, but not first.

[Brian wolf]

Tony Morrelli ... wasnt a fan, despite Malone having a 98 yrd TD run in college.