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ESPN Miami QB Mt Rushmore

Liberty City El said:
1. Bernie Kosar
2. Craig Erickson
3. Gino Torretta
4. Steve Walsh
5. D’Eriq King
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caneULM said:
Removing Kosar, the rest of those guys lost a combined 5 games as starters. 1 of those from an official who apparently could distinguish 1st down from first and goal(Walsh vs ND) and the other a blatant currupt cheating official(Dorsey '03 title game)
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winners. That's what I want at the QB position.
 
Heart of The Playmaker said:
Stephen Morris and Brad Kaaya weren't bad...and Jacory did some things
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Morris and Kaaya would have been studs under legit coaches. Kaaya got the short end of the stick, because once he got a decent coach in Richt, it took Mark almost a full **** year to realize that Brad was at his best out of the gun, and not running RPOs....
 
Pentagon Cane said:
As much as I love Jim and his grit, I don't recall him ever leading us to a come from behind victory. It was Richt who led the comeback against UF in 81 by completing just 2 passes (a TD pass to Rocky Belk and the critical pass to Glenn Dennison that set up the Danny Miller game winner). Any Miami QB pantheon that does not include Steve Walsh is illegitimate in my opinion. The guy was money when it mattered. The only game that he lost was the ***** job at South Bend. His fourth quarter performances against FSU in 87 and Michigan in 88 are legendary. Only better comeback performance in the history of the school is Brock Berlin against Florida in 2003. I'll go a little unconventional.

Mira/Walsh/Torretta/Dorsey
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People overrate comebacks. A lot of things have to go right for a comeback to happen, a lot of it is beyond the players control. Look at Eli Manning. Dude has two legendary comeback drives in Super Bowls, two that are the flukiest things I've ever seen. Compare that to a guy like Aikman, who cruised to SB wins. Is Eli a better QB because of the comebacks? No, he was a mediocre guy with great timing.

Jim Kelly carried a program, and made it possible for Kosar, Testaverde and others to achieve greatness. Jim walked, so others could run.
 
AtlAtty said:
Didn't he have a bad leg injury in the NFL that cut his career short?
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IIRC, he suffered a bad knee injury during practice for the Senior Bowl (or Hula Bowl, or one of those all-star games). He ended up as GA at UGA for a year while rehabbing. Then he went to the league. Maybe he was never quite what he could’ve even after that injury. 🤷‍♂️
 
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Kempo Cane said:
How the **** is king that high
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Ill give the answer a shot...

All the other great Um QBs had great coaching and were part of a winning culture.

King came in and the team and especially the qb room was a hot**** mess. He changed the work ethic and leadership aspect single handedly.

TVD and Garcia probably would not have the chance to be as great but for King showing the way.


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ddann said:
Gino lost more than one game as a starter. At FSU in ‘89 he started in place of an injured Craig Erickson. Miami’s only loss that season.
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I pulled this from his bio; "His career as quarterback at Miami was hugely successful, with Torretta leading the team to 26 wins and only one loss, which came in the 1993 Sugar Bowl where the Hurricanes were dominated by the Alabama Crimson Tide's defense."

So if he was 26-2, so what?
 
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