The 50 Worst Quarterbacks in NFL History

Those QBs who made you wonder how they even made it to the league.

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It’s said that the quarterback is the toughest position to play in sports—and the guys on this list give you a good idea why. Most of them had the tools to succeed in the NFL: height, cannon arms, even speed, but something—bad coaching, contract holdouts, just being dumb as a bag of rocks—held them back. A football team is usually only as good as its quarterback, and, with a few notable exceptions, these quarterbacks' teams weren't very good. If you're a longtime NFL fan, chances are a few of these guys have broken your heart already. So, in light of a number of quarterbacks who will likely get benched in the coming weeks (we see you Mr. 5.1 QB rating Brandon Weeden), check out the 50 Worst Quarterbacks* in NFL History.

*Minimum 8 starts. So Andre Ware, Dan McGwire, and Kim McQuilken can rest easy. You were such failures they wouldn't even let you fail any more!

50. Trent Dilfer

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49. Cade McNown

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48. Marc Bulger

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47. Kordell Stewart

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46. Bubby Brister

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45. Charlie Batch

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44. Jeff Komlo

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43. Danny Kanell

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42. Steve Walsh

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41. Bob Avellini

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40. Kent Nix

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39. John Reaves

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38. Joe Pisarcik

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37. Marc Wilson

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36. Carl "Richard" Todd

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35. Jake Plummer

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34. Bobby Hoying

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33. Vince Evans

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32. Zeke Bratkowski

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31. Todd Marinovich

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30. Randy Wright

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29. Kelly Stouffer

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28. Tim Rattay

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27. Kyle Boller

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26. Mike Phipps

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25. Gary Huff

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24. Bobby Douglass

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23. Dan Pastorini

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22. Patrick Ramsey

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21. Todd Blackledge

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20. Rick Norton

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19. Jack Thompson

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18. Dave Klingler

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17. Karl Sweetan

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16. J.P. Losman

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15. Andrew Walter

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14. Derek Anderson

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13. Quincy Carter

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12. Heath Shuler

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11. Dave Brown

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10. Matt Leinart

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9. Tim Couch

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8. Chris Weinke

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7. Rick Mirer

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6. Joey Harrington

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5. David Carr

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4. Akili Smith

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3. Jack Trudeau

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2. Ryan Leaf

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1. JaMarcus Russell

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