Seahawks should trade Russell Wilson, if they want to be awful
Seahawks don’t have a Hall of Famer on the bench
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The 49ers sent Hall of Famer Joe Montana packing as well. Joe was 36 years old and coming off an injury that caused him to miss all of 1991 and most of 1992. Montana made the Pro Bowl in his first season in Kansas City, although that was as much for his reputation as how well he played with the Chiefs. He supplanted former Seahawks QB Dave Krieg, oddly enough. Montana played just one more year and hung up his cleats after a mediocre year at the age of 38.
San Francisco, of course, had another Hall of Famer on the bench behind Montana. Steve Young had been Montana’s understudy since 1987, and had been waiting for his shot for what had to seem like decades. When Montana went down, Young went to work. His passer ratings in 1991 and 1992, the years he replaced Montana as the starter, were 101.8 and 107.0. That made it pretty easy for the 49ers to pull the trigger on Montana.
The Colts had the first overall pick in the draft, ready to replace a 36-year-old quarterback coming off four neck surgeries. The Niners had an eight-year veteran coming off two excellent years, who still only had 55 starts worth of mileage on his odometer. He had already proven he could replace another 36-year-old quarterback coming off another severe year-long injury absence. Even then, these were difficult choices for the teams.