For every Tom Brady in this league, there's a Dan Orlovsky. For every Peyton Manning, there's a Bobby Hoying. Here is a list of the top 10 worst quarterbacks to start a game in the NFL over the last 10 seasons.
10. Joey Harrington
It has to be tough when you're the No. 2 overall draft pick and expected to be the savior of the team. Harrington never quite fulfilled his potential, becoming one of a series of first round busts by the Lions in the recent decade.
How he was able to start 76 games in this league is a mystery, but his 69.4 passer rating and his .342 winning percentage are some of the worst in history for quarterbacks with at least 75 starts.
9. Rick Mirer
Like Harrington before him, Mirer was the No. 2 overall pick in the '93 draft. Pro Football Reference, the league's official football statistics Web site, ranked Mirer as the worst quarterback in NFL history.
8. Andrew Walter
What a joke at quarterback. Let's hope for the sake of Raiders fans that JaMarcus Russell makes them forget the days of Walter behind center. He lost six of eight starts in 2006 and threw three touchdowns to 13 interceptions.
7. Doug Pederson/Bobby Hoying
It's difficult to separate Pederson and Hoying, as both were career backup quarterbacks for the Eagles in the late '90s who were forced to start. Hoying set an NFL record in '98 by completing 114 passes without throwing a single touchdown pass. Pederson merely served as a tackling dummy for McNabb, the face of the franchise who would be drafted in '99.
6. Akili Smith
Formerly the No. 3 overall pick in the '99 draft, Akili Smith was last seen as a third string quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. In his less-than-spectacular NFL career, Smith (like Pederson) won just three of 17 starts and posted a dreadful 52.8 passer rating.
5. Cade McNown
He was drafted 12th overall in the 2000 NFL draft, yet lasted just two seasons with the Bears, compiling just a .200 winning percentage and a 67.7 passer rating.
He tried to make it as a backup with the Dolphins the following year but didn't last, and he was never able to resurrect his NFL career.
4. Chris Weinke
He holds the NFL record for most consecutive losses by a quarterback in both a season (14) and overall (17). Weinke finally won again in 2006, his first win in five seasons, improving his career winning percentage to .100.
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