But Trent was drafted in ‘93 and never really got a chance until ’98 with the Redskins when he had a decent year on a bad team. Then got destroyed and didn’t do much until he came here in ‘01. Yes, Brodie has had more injuries, but he’s also seen more game time at this point in his career than Trent had.

LOL…Steve Bono rode pine for 9 years before we got a 13-3 year out of him. Lenny Dawson rode pine for 5 years before he broke into starting. Steve DeBerg either played for shit teams or rode pine for 11 years before having some good years here. Rich Gannon rode pine the majority of time in 9 of his first 11 years before going on a roll with the Raiders.

Dan Fouts pretty much sucked for his first 5 years without playing full time, then finally the right system came along. Back in the 60’s Roman Gabriel stunk it up for 5 years before the Rams got real good for awhile. Ron Jawarski rode pine for 3 years with the Rams before the Eagles turned him into a starter. Sonny Jurgensen rode pine for 4 years before suddenly having a pro bowl year (and looking at his overall stats—what’s he doing in the hall of fame?). Dave Krieg didn’t become the man until his 5th year and had lots of years after that.

So anyway…I could go on with the list but the point is we shouldn’t give up to soon. Maybe Brodie won’t make it, but if he sticks around and someday ends up with a good career, he sure wouldn’t be the first. Like I said, I will always support someone who is willing to work hard for their dreams.

Daryl Lamonica…4 years backup with the Bills before the Raiders got 6 stellar years.
LOL…then it can go the other way too…Mike Livingston played mostly backup here for 9 years and didn’t have too bad a record…then got to start for three years on a horrible team.
Another injury prone guy who played a lot of years was Jim McMahon. Seems like he missed games a lot due to being beat to hell…but still made a long career. But he probably missed more games due to attitude than anything.
And let’s not forget Joe Montana missed a year of college due to injury, and it took him until midway through his second year to beat out Steve DeBerg as starter. And then he missed a bit of time over the years due to injury. Not that I think Brodie is the next Montana LOL.
Then there’s good old Earl Morrall who only started 102 games in 21 YEARS in the league. But OMG…what a career. He was great when he had to be….filled in for Johnny Unitas and Bob Griese….look him up…kind of amazing. But he’s STILL picking splinters out of his ass.
Wow…Bill Munson….started only 65 games in 16 years! His ass had to have been sore from sitting.

OMG…this could go on and on. Brodie may be around for a long long time and never play much….or he could be a future starter…..or this summer may be the end.

But I got to say…..I will cringe whenever he goes into the game and hide my eyes every time he gets hit. Good Luck Brodie.