The 7 QBs in NFL history to win their first 5 starts

[Sam Mills Fan]

Ben Roethlisberger won his first 15 regular season games.

Daunte Culpepper 7

Jimmy Garoppolo 7

Patrick Mahomes 6

Kurt Warner 6

Kyle Allen 5

Marc Bulger 5

 

On that list is a Hall of Famer (Warner), another one is definitely going (Roethlisberger), another one has the ability to get there if he keeps playing the way he is at 24 for the next decade (Mahomes), one made 3 Pro Bowls until Chris Gamble made his knee explode and ruined his career (Culpepper), one made 2 Pro Bowls (Bulger), and one has definitely fallen back to Earth but is still an entrenched starter that is quarterbacking a 5-0 team (Garoppolo). No career backups on this list.

Do you think this points to Kyle Allen having a long career as a starter here or elsewhere or do you think this is all just a big coincidence that doesn't signify anything?

[mav1234]

It seems likely to me Allen is more than a mediocre career backup, but we still have a very small sample size where he hasn't been asked to do a ton.  But I am very excited to see how he develops for us.  Perhaps Allen can be the future, but too early to say. 

Cam Newton is still better right now when healthy, and he is our "present."

[Toomers]

Where’s Mike Kruczek? 

[Sam Mills Fan]

3 minutes ago, Toomers said:

Where’s Mike Kruczek? 

I got this from Pro Football Reference, so blame them if there's any other QB on the list not named here.

[Happy Panther]

Here is what I dug up...

15 – Ben Roethlisberger
10 – Mike Tomczak
10 – Mike Livingston
7 – Daunte Culpepper
7 – Dieter Brock
7 – Daryle Lamonica
6 – Marc Bulger
6 – Kurt Warner
6 – Mike Kruczek
5 – Jeff Hostetler

https://www.footballperspective.com/jimmy-garoppolo-is-the-first-qb-to-win-his-first-5-starts-since-ben-roethlisberger/

[Sam Mills Fan]

2 minutes ago, Happy Panther said:

Here is what I dug up...

15 – Ben Roethlisberger
10 – Mike Tomczak
10 – Mike Livingston
7 – Daunte Culpepper
7 – Dieter Brock
7 – Daryle Lamonica
6 – Marc Bulger
6 – Kurt Warner
6 – Mike Kruczek
5 – Jeff Hostetler

https://www.footballperspective.com/jimmy-garoppolo-is-the-first-qb-to-win-his-first-5-starts-since-ben-roethlisberger/

fug Pro Football Reference's advanced stats then. Never mind then.

[Happy Panther]

9 minutes ago, Sam Mills Fan said:

fug Pro Football Reference's advanced stats then. Never mind then.

I think mine is wrong. Hostetler seems /to have lost his second start...

http://www.nfl.com/player/jeffhostetler/2501243/gamelogs?season=1991

Wiki says he got his first start in 1988 so who knows.

[Mr. Scot]

Worth remembering, at least in the draft era, that a lot of highly picked quarterbacks start their first several games playing for terrible teams.

[Mr. Scot]

Anytime I think of Tomczak, I remember the hit he took from Chris Spielman that turned him into a bobblehead.

[t96]

It’s just not a large enough sample size to say anything at all about Allen.

[PanthersNC1984]

I think with Allen only being 23, if he had a full off season to actually train and get full time reps as a starter, he could definitely be a franchise QB.

You have to understand that he hasn’t even had that luxury yet. Combine a full off season of full time training as a starter plus the experience and learning trial by far for this season, I think he could have a really really good season next year 

[ickmule]

3 hours ago, PanthersNC1984 said:

I think with Allen only being 23, if he had a full off season to actually train and get full time reps as a starter, he could definitely be a franchise QB.

You have to understand that he hasn’t even had that luxury yet. Combine a full off season of full time training as a starter plus the experience and learning trial by far for this season, I think he could have a really really good season next year 

I believe so too.  He seems extra cool out there and unflappable.  Time will tell I guess.