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Changing their minds and more. (Insider).
Let's hope what has happened this season with the Steelers, Jets, Redskins and Cowboys is the start of a trend, not a hiccup in the NFL's way of life. So much about the league continues to change; why not the way quarterbacks have been pampered and sheltered?
These four teams have benched their original starting quarterbacks, and we're just starting the second half of the season. Steve Spurrier has shuffled his starters three times, beginning with and now going back to Shane Matthews. Bill Cowher grew tired of Kordell Stewart's inconsistencies; enter Tommy Maddox. Quincy Carter might have pulled out two Dallas wins, but he wasn't productive enough for Jerry Jones and Dave Campo. Maybe Chad Hutchinson will be better. Vinny Testaverde is too old; Herman Edwards decided to try the young guy, Chad Pennington.
No. 1 quarterbacks should be treated like starting pitchers. If they aren't effective, get 'em out of there. Doesn't mean they're finished, doesn't mean their psyche is damaged permanently. Doesn't mean they can't be brought back. What if Roger Clemens took ...
- Throwing away the past: Steelers' Tommy Maddox is the latest QB to find NFL...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Lev, Michael November 16, 2002 700+ words
...at him in black and white: Tommy Maddox, Luginbill's quarterback...fourth-rated passer in the NFL. "Can you imagine?" said...long way back _ he went from NFL bust to insurance salesman to...traveled. Maddox is merely the NFL's latest successful reclamation...
- NFL Football: Tommy Maddox to start for Steelers.
- News wire article from: Sports Network October 2, 2002 700+ words
...Sports Network via COMTEX) Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Tommy Maddox will start at quarterback for Pittsburgh on Sunday when the...his sophomore season at UCLA. He played four years in the NFL with the Broncos, Rams and Giants before getting back into...
- NFL Football: Pittsburgh QB Tommy Maddox injured.
- News wire article from: Sports Network October 27, 2002 700+ words
...Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Pittsburgh quarterback Tommy Maddox was injured in the Steelers' game against the Ravens on Sunday...his sophomore season at UCLA. He played four years in the NFL with the Broncos, Rams and Giants before getting back into...
- GIANTS CUT TOMMY MADDOX
- Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) BILL PENNINGTON August 20, 1996 700+ words
...20-1996 GIANTS CUT TOMMY MADDOX -- DAN GETS FIRED UP...Reeves didn't want Tommy Maddox to leave the Giants...will always be another NFL job somewhere. Reeves...boo because they know Tommy Maddox? Or because they read...
- Tommy Maddox takes the long way to success.
- Newspaper article from: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) January 10, 2003 700+ words
...son play quarterback in the NFL. She hated seeing Tommy in...linebacker Keith Bulluck had stopped Tommy Maddox. On the field, Maddox didn...round pick turned bust turned NFL comeback player of the year...After winding through the NFL, the Arena Football League...
- Tommy Maddox is one for comebacks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Olson, Stan December 14, 2002 700+ words
...you saw Pittsburgh quarterback Tommy Maddox being strapped into a neck brace...to have another shot at the NFL, but I didn't know what would...starting quarterback in the NFL. Although both are 36, Peete...Quick hits Through 14 weeks, NFL games are averaging 43.9 points...
- Eat'n Park Hospitality Group Recognized by Tommy Maddox Foundation for...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 22, 2003 700+ words
...honored as a "Company that Cares" at the Tommy Maddox Foundation Awards Gala, Wednesday...activities in the communities it serves. The Tommy Maddox Foundation established the awards program...Chris Shabay, executive director, Tommy Maddox Foundation. For the past 25 years...
- A call to arms: as the only team with stability at quarterback--in the form of...
- Magazine article from: Football Digest Rich, Mark September 1, 2003 700+ words
...team is, surprisingly, the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have Tommy Maddox entrenched as the starter now that Kordell Stewart has left...long gone. The offense had plenty of pop, especially with Tommy Maddox under center and an outstanding receiving corps that was...
