Posts Tagged ‘Jim Plunkett’
Posted: Friday, February 3rd, 2012 | Adam Rank Tags: Countdown to the Super Bowl, Eli Manning, Jim Plunkett, Tom Flores
We are two days from the Super Bowl. It’s a magical number for quarterbacks, because signal-callers who win two Super Bowls seem almost destined for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Posted: Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Data Points, Cam Newton, Doug Flutie, Jim Plunkett, Roger Staubach, Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Vinny Testaverde
If Cam Newton is to succeed as an NFL quarterback, he’ll do a lot to restore the mystique of the Heisman Trophy — at least when it comes to quarterbacks.
Posted: Monday, April 4th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Data Points, Drew Bledsoe, Eli Manning, Jim Plunkett, Peyton Manning, Terry Bradshaw, Vinny Testaverde
As the NFL Draft approaches (24 days before the first round), much of the talk taking place will be about the viability of taking a quarterback with the top overall pick, a discussion certainly taking place in the Carolina Panthers’ war room.
Posted: Monday, March 28th, 2011 | Adam Rank Tags: Pick Six, Dan Pastorini, Drew Bledsoe, Jacky Lee, Jim Plunkett, Joe Namath, Kurt Warner, Len Dawson, Mike Livingston, Tom Brady
Virginia Commonwealth’s basketball team went from play-in bubble team to the Final Four, and has become the talk of the sporting world. But Cinderella runs are not just limited to college hoops. The NFL has had its share or memorable Cinderella teams, and we will count them down right now.
Posted: Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 | Adam Rank Tags: Pick Six, Adrian Peterson, Ben Roethlisberger, Bob Buczkowski, Brett Favre, Bruce Matthews, Calvin Johnson, Dan Pastorini, George Teague, JaMarcus Russell, Jessie Hester, Jim McMahon, Jim Plunkett, John Clay, Larry Fitzgerald, Marc Wilson, Michael Strahan, Otis Wilson, Patrick Bates, Philip Rivers, Ray Lewis, Rickey Dudley, Robert Gallery, Sean Taylor, Steve Young, Todd Marinovich
The Raiders have parted ways with guard Robert Gallery, who was regarded as one of the bigger draft disappointments in Raiders history. But was he the biggest?
Posted: Saturday, February 5th, 2011 | Adam Rank Tags: Pro Football Hall of Fame, Andre Reed, Charles Haley, Jim Plunkett, Pick Six, Sterling Sharpe, Terrell Davis, Willie Roaf
The announcement for the Pro Football Hall of Fame is kind of tricky because as we celebrate the current class, we have to talk about those who did not make it.
Posted: Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 | Craig Ellenport Tags: Super Bowl XLV, Charles Woodson, Desmond Howard, Jim Plunkett, Marcus Allen, Roger Staubach
Packers CB Charles Woodson has a chance to become just the fifth player ever to earn both a Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP.
Posted: Monday, January 31st, 2011 | Adam Rank Tags: Pick Six, Duane Thomas, Emmitt Smith, Jim Plunkett, Jimmy Johnson, Joe Montana, Julie Brown, Media Day, Ray Buchanan, Thurman Thomas
In some respects, Media Day has become an industry self-congratulatory event, where members of the media jostle for attention to try to show just how clever they can be. Kind of like the Golden Globes.
Here is a look at the top six moments.
Posted: Friday, December 10th, 2010 | Lisa Altobelli Tags: Desmond Howard, Heisman Trophy, Jim Plunkett, Marcus Allen, Roger Staubach, Super Bowl, Tom Brady
Today’s trivia question: How many players have won both the Heisman Trophy and the Super Bowl MVP?