In reply to Kreig- Fantasy football winner! In the spring of 1989, Krieg competed in NBC's prestigious Superstars competition, a series of physical challenges pitting athletes from various sports against one another. Krieg also became part owner of the af2's Green Bay Blizzard in 2007 along with former Green Bay Packer linebacker Brian Noble. WebHad some really good moments with Krieg.But he gets my vote for the All time NFL Quarterbacks with the most Balls slipped out of his hands( i swear he must have some It was Zorn's second straight terrible game at home, and Kingdome fans booed their former hero. He played most of his career with coaches who practically hated their quarterbacks, or at least the modern passing offenses those quarterbacks represented. "The veteran quarterback took over for Scott Mitchell, saved the Lions season, and probably saved Wayne Fontes' job," Didinger wrote. Veteran Jeff Kemp, who looked great when throwing to Largent against insurance salesmen in 1987, flopped in a one-game trial as the backup. Krieg would feel his absence, throwing more interceptions (20) than touchdowns (15) in 1990. It closed in 1982. Dave Krieg played in 12 postseason games (9 as a starter), and completed 51.1 percent of his passes (144 for 282) for 1,895 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 70.86 rating. Defends its Crown, 2022 Failed Completions: Justin Herbert Aims for the Record, XFL Week 6 Preview: Houston and D.C. in a Prime-Time Special, Lomas Brown admitted that he got "gator arms", the famous game-winner against the Chiefs, Playoff Previews (previously Game Previews). The Seahawks had joined the NFL just four years earlier in 1976. In recognition of this impressive performance, Krieg's NFL peers named him to his first Pro Bowl. Where is Dave Krieg now? Looking back across an almost endless career that spanned two strikes, two decades, and parts of several distinct NFL eras, I'm left struggling with the question of just how good Krieg really was. Should DeBerg get his own "Legends of DVOA" entry? However, the 10-6 Seahawks failed to qualify for the playoffs. Krieg returned to the lineup the following week. [22], In 1989, Krieg struggled to lead an offense depleted by injuries. He was impressing coaches and teammates with his ability to fire tight spirals into the wind. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com. Honestly, I'd just love to read some more detailed stories about about how DeBerg and Montana were good friends off the field who competed relentlessly at everything during their two plus seasonstogether on the 49ersbefore DeBerg was traded to Denver shortly before the 1981 NFL season started. Still, I was surprised to see trips formations, multiple personnel groupings, and lots of early-down passing from Krieg and Knox. He's pretty unflappable. As someone who started following the league at near the end of Kreig's prime, I didn't really have a good feel for his career arc. Scott Mitchell was the poster boy for falling in love with small sample sizes. Another high first-rounder (who was at least good in college) McGwire managed 3 INTs and 3 sacks (0 TDs) in his only start of the season. In reply to Pretty sure he was making fun of by paytonrules. But Patera did release Sam McCullum, a productive veteran receiver who also happened to be the Seahawks' union rep. Legal actions ensued. He kept his turnovers, sacks, and fumbles down, finishing 11th in DVOA and 12th in DYAR, stunning figures for a 38-year-old whose weapons were Curtis Conway (not bad), early-career Bobby Engram (OK), Michael Timpson, fullbacks Tony Carter and Raymont Harris, and tight end Ryan Wetnight (yikes). Rhome did not mince words when talking about his two quarterbacks in an AP story which ran on August 3, 1982. [29] The team went 4-12, which resulted in head coach Buddy Ryan and Krieg losing their jobs. However, he faltered in midseason, so Coach Knox benched him in favor of Gale Gilbert. The next week, Krieg's steady performance helped the Seahawks upset Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins on the road. WebDavid Michael Krieg is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. Coming from a small college, I didn't feel like I had any resources to fall back to for help outside of football. 1988 SEAHAWKS: Had his worst game as a pro replacing injured Dave Krieg in loss to 49ers in Week 4. .or just me??? "I wish I had an arm like John Elway but I don't," Krieg said in the same article. After hovering around .500 forever for Knox and playing for Schottenheimer and Ryan, Krieg was destined to end up with Fisher. He backed up Montana in San Francisco, Elway in Denver, Young in Tampa, and Marino in Miami. Really liked him a lot except for those small hands. Searching for contemporary comparisons for Krieg may be missing the point, however. WebThe idea is that small hands mean youre more likely to fumble when hit or lose your grip on the ball when passing in bad weather. Kried to Largent was a thing for several years. I remember reading in the Super Bowl 16 program (the first Super Bowl program my father bought for me as a kid; the 1981 season was also the first NFL season I followed closely), which always includes a season in review section on a week by week basis, that after the Seahawks won their second meeting with the Jets in the 1981 season that of their 34 wins in franchise history up to that point, 6 of them were against the Jets. Dave Krieg of the Seattle Seahawks, seen here in between fumbles. Krieg (as you mentioned)was awesome down the stretch, Herman Moore was emerging as a star, and Barry Sanders was having one of his signature seasons. WebPeople named Dave Krieg. He passed away in 2018. Thanks for this article - Dave Krieg was one of my favorite players - and I thought I was the only one who thought he was pretty great! Although the Seahawks managed only a 79 record, Krieg played well enough to earn a return trip to the Pro Bowl, where he performed impressively, helping lead the AFC to victory.[23]. Anyway, the Seahawks traded three draft picks, including a 1989 first-rounder, for the rights to Stouffer. Head coach Mike Holmgren said of Krieg, "I always wanted him to play for me, but he was way too expensive every year. WebDave Krieg is one of the NFLs greatest underdog stories. WebFor many years Krieg held the NFL record for most career fumbles, a result of both a lengthy career at quarterback and unusually small hands for the position. I think the description of Kreig being part Romo and part Fitzpatrick is pretty good. How can people say the Hawks did not address their needs? Garrett Gilbert, Gale's son, made an emergency start for the Cowboys last year. Krieg's Bears success earned him a two-year stint behind Steve McNair for Jeff Fisher's Oilers/Titans. Seattle General Manager Tom Flores decided to retain Stouffer and McGwire, and to let Krieg become a free agent. 22 Nov 2022 22:39:58 But Krieg produced 21 points in 11 minutes, nearly leading a comeback in a 27-21 loss. The World League castoff Stan Gelbaugh was somehow the best QB on the roster (and he was god awful). That said, any mention of Kreig will always bring two plays of his to mind: In reply to As someone who started by dmb. Head coach Jack Patera and offensive coordinator Jerry Rhome liked Krieg, and he latched on in training camp in 1980once again as a seventh-string quarterback, at least according to Krieg's recollections. Dave Krieg. Use promo code, C.J. Having lived near the Seattle mediasphere during Krieg's reign I really liked this piece. Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. It was our first year of season tickets. When I was a kid a I thought he was a damn wizard. Sports betting and gambling are not legal in all locations. Krieg is now a motivational speaker and businessman who sometimes returns to Seattle for "legends of yesteryear"-type events. That game against the Chiefs in KC where he was sacked 8 or 9 times but got the game winning TD pass to Skansi. WebKrieg was the holder of the NFL record for most career fumbles for many years, owing to both a lengthy career at quarterback and extremely small hands for the position. "I figured I had gone too far now, so I just kept going. He's way better than DeBerg!" They crushed the eventual AFC champion Broncos 41-16 in the final game of the regular season (when Denver still had something to play for). As an aside, I won a FF championship with him as my starter for half a season during his Chicago year. He finished fifth in passing DVOA behind Dan Fouts, Marino, Joe Montana, and Joe Theismann. Little (or widely) known fact: He has the fourth I have actually walked on the campus of MILTON, not Ripon college, as well as Alma College in Michigan when my late father suggested that, just to be sure, should also look at small colleges not just the big land grant State schools. True to form, Krieg enjoyed a late-season hot streak: 14 touchdowns, just three interceptions, and a second-place finish in DVOA behind Steve Young. Then he melted down in the Wildcard Game, leading to one of the all-time playoff beat-downs, and subsequently went back to being the Scott Mitchell we all know and love today. This was back when teams would occasionally play teams outside their division twice in a season. WebHes not a face of the NFL by any means, but almost 200 touchdown passes and three Pro Bowls at age 30 is nothing to sneeze at. Maybe! Then Krieg got benched in favor of Gilbert in the fourth quarter of the same game. *DeBerg traded to the Broncos shortly before the 1981 season; Reeves was in his first year as the Broncos head coach. Krieg left a Week 3 loss to the Rams after enduring seven sacks. Dave Krieg. In the regular season finale, Krieg dissected the Raiders' secondary, throwing for 410 yards and four touchdowns, thereby securing the division title at 97 and relegating the Raiders to a wild card berth. Thanks for the links! This year that backwards discussion is centered around former Pittsburgh signal-caller, Kenny Pickett. In reply to Great work, Mike by billycurley. And Favres hands are a semi-gigantic 1013 inches from thumb to pinkie. He finished the season fourth in DVOA (behind Tommy Kramer, Marino, and Boomer Esiason) and eighth in DYAR. Again, his passer rating told the tale: 3 horrible games (below 50), 4 mediocre ones (50s and 60s), 5 good efforts (70s and 80s), and 4 outstanding performances (90s or better). Yep. "You really don't like to play musical chairs with your quarterbacks at this point in the season but it's something we feel we have to do," Knox said. Krieg threw 18 touchdown passes in the regular season and four more in the two playoff wins before getting intercepted three times by the eventual Super Bowl champions. General manager Mike McCormack took over as head coach and reinstated Zorn when play resumed in November. "Ground Chuck" took flight under Dave Krieg. In a 1991 game between the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks, QB Dave Krieg got injured and suffered a broken thumb. Even when the young starter played poorly,[33] coach Jeff Fisher declined to insert Krieg. But the tales of that rifle arm and tight spirals into the wind we read in the last section didn't survive into the era of MTV and personal computers. "How bad can it get if there are only 50 guys on the team and you're the seventh-best quarterback?" Knox had led the Rams and Bills to the playoffs in his last two stops. In his second season as a starter, less than a year after he tore his ACL, Joe Burrow threw 34 touchdowns, won three playoff games and took the Bengals to their first Super Bowl in over three decades. Packers defender Sean Jones said after the game that he was wary of Krieg coming off the bench. Dave Krieg, sometimes known as Mudbone, is a former NFL football player from the United States. "We just decided to make a change to hopefully get some spark in there and be able to make some plays we haven't been making," Knox said. Sign up for the For The Win newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Romo, on the other hand, was flashier and more gifted than Krieg. The Kansas City Chiefs sacked Krieg 9 times, including an NFL-record 7 sacks by linebacker Derrick Thomas. "When I got another chance that made me realize how fortunate I was to play in the National Football League," Krieg said during that December hot streak. Although Mitchell's erratic play contributed to the team's poor 4-5 start,[27] coach Wayne Fontes stuck with the young quarterback as his starter until an injury sidelined him in mid-season. in addition to never being recognized for the winner he was, they even closed/shuttered his College, Ripon, in Wisconsin! [18] That December, Krieg was named AFC Player of the Month. [8] In his first NFL start against the New York Jets on December 6, Krieg ran for one touchdown and threw for two others, including a 57-yard game-winning completion to Steve Largent. He retired as a Seahawk, and held his press conference in Cheney because it was the site of his first camp in 1980. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I liked him (probably because that's how Philadelphia area sportswriters often wrote). After breaking his thumb in the season opener, Krieg missed six games in 1991. Krieg would have another weak game, throwing an interception and fumbling in his own end zone in a 34-7 loss to the Bengals.
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