The Curse Of Marlon Briscoe? Is why the Broncos will Lose

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We should call it the curse of Marlon Briscoe. He was the best QB on the roster and he broke all the passing records as rookie and they released him without explanation. He then became a WR. He just happens to be black and one of the best QBs from the early sixties and seventies.

Denver has lost to D. Williams in a blow out, lost to R. Wilson in a blow out. And, if they lose to Cam, Marlon Briscoe strikes again.

 

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Where are they now: Marlin Briscoe | National Football Post

Marlin Briscoe was on top of the world. He had set rookie records as the first black quarterback to start in the NFL and won two Super Bowl Rings as a wide receiver with the Miami Dolphins. However, drug addiction almost ruined his life.

Briscoe was a fourteenth-round draft choice out of the University of Nebraska – Omaha. Briscoe recalled, “I came into the league as Denver’s starting cornerback.” However, after an injury to the Broncos’ starting quarterback Steve Tensi, Briscoe received his opportunity. He had played quarterback from Pop Warner through college, so the position was familiar to him. However, there was a stigma that African-Americans could not play quarterback. According to the critics, African-Americans did not have the “mental capabilities” that were required of the position. Briscoe proved them wrong.

That rookie campaign saw Briscoe throw for 1,589 yards and 14 touchdowns in only a partial season. While those numbers do not look gaudy by today’s standards, let’s put them into perspective. Briscoe still holds the following Denver Broncos records:

• 1st in total offense by a rookie (1,897)
• 1st in touchdown passes by a rookie (14)
• 1st (tied) in most touchdown passes in a game by a rookie (4). (He also holds positions two and three with two games with three touchdown passes.)

He also ranks (Broncos all-time records):
• 3rd in most passing yards by a rookie in a season (1,589)
• 3rd in most completions by a rookie in a season (93)
• 4th in highest average gain-per-attempt by a rookie (7.09 yards)

 

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His rookie season as a QB in Denver: 41.5% completion, 1589 passing yards, 14 TDs, and 13 INTs.


His next 2 seasons as WR in Buffalo: 32 catches, 532 yards, 16.5 ypc, and 5 TDs followed by 57 catches, 1032 yards, 18.2 ypc, and 8 TDs.



Looking at the #'s, it seems like WR was the better position for him

 

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His rookie season as a QB in Denver: 41.5% completion, 1589 passing yards, 14 TDs, and 13 INTs.


His next 2 seasons as WR in Buffalo: 32 catches, 532 yards, 16.5 ypc, and 5 TDs followed by 57 catches, 1032 yards, 18.2 ypc, and 8 TDs.



Looking at the #'s, it seems like WR was the better position for him

Dude, you're talking about a different era dude, you can't compare those numbers to now. He was winning as a "ROOKIE". That era was 3 yards and a "Ground Chuck" Chuck Knox cloud of dust, not Air Coyle and what we have today.

 

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Dude, you're talking about a different era dude, you can't compare those numbers to now. He was winning as a "ROOKIE". That era was 3 yards and a cloud of dust, not Air Coyle and what we have today.

Do you not see his WR numbers back then though?



You're saying, "That era was 3 yards and a cloud of dust, not Air Coyle and what we have today" which Im saying to you that when it was the "3 Yards And A Cloud Of Dust", he DOMINATED as a WR in comparison to him as QB being decent as a rookie even though his completion % was garbage....even for that era.



57 catches, 1032 receiving yards, 18.2 yards per reception, and 8 TDs in only 14 games is status for that era. Hell, he would be a pro bowler today with those numbers and he did this back in 1970.

 

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Do you not see his WR numbers back then though?



You're saying, "That era was 3 yards and a cloud of dust, not Air Coyle and what we have today" which Im saying to you that when it was the "3 Yards And A Cloud Of Dust", he DOMINATED as a WR in comparison to him as QB being decent as a rookie.



57 catches, 1032 receiving yards, 18.2 yards per reception, and 8 TDs in only 14 games is status for that era. Hell, he would be a pro bowler today with those numbers and he did this back in 1970.

Dude forget it, we are talking about a dude who excelled at QB as a "ROOKIE" and was never given a second chance or explanation as to why he was released. His WR occupation came because the NFL didn't want a black QB and Black QB's out of college were routinely asked to switch positions. He was a winner at the QB position as a black QB, who didn't get a second chance period.

He was denied his position of leadership and they couldn't have a black man being in the position of leading white men.

 

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Dude forget it, we are talking about a dude who excelled at QB as a "ROOKIE" and was never given a second chance or explanation as to why he was released. His WR occupation came because the NFL didn't want a black QB and Black QB's out of college were routinely asked to switch positions. He was a winner at the QB position as a black QB, who didn't get a second chance period.

He was denied his position of leadership and that couldn't have a black man being in that position leading white men.

Breh....why are you getting so angry? You don't have to explain to me about Marlin Briscoe breh....I've read up on him back in the day and did a report on him in College.

He went 2-3 as a starter in rookie season, and they replaced him with someone they thought would be an elite QB from the CFL the following year. Briscoe asked to be released, due to the unfair treatment they undeservedly gave him, and he went to the Bills were he put up numbers his first couple years as a WR even making the probowl.

Yes, he should've at least been given the opportunity to compete in training camp for the starting QB job (especially considering he was their best QB the year previously), & they played him out. The had their eyes set on the dude from the CFL and disrespected the fukk out of Briscoe. He did have some good couple years up in Buffalo at WR and throughout his career, but at the end of the day, he wanted to be a QB. He just did what he had to do in order to eat (play another position). Im acknowledging his domination at a position he never played before.

 

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Will it happen again?