Rex Grossman Named Redskins Starter: The 10 Worst QB Performances This Season

Mike Shanahan made the collective football universe scratch its head when he announced that Rex Grossman would start in place of Donovan McNabb in the Redskins' game against Dallas.

Perhaps even more shocking is that following this week, McNabb (career 85.7 QB rating) will be relegated from first to third-string behind Grossman (career 69.9 QB rating) and John Beck (career 62.0 QB rating).

Does Shanahan remember that McNabb just signed a contract extension to stay with the Redskins?

McNabb hasn't been great this season, but he hasn't been awful, either. He has 3,377 passing yards, a 58.3 completion percentage and a 14-15 TD-INT ratio. But that's still better than Grossman has ever been.

This season, Grossman's only attempted seven passes but still managed to fumble the ball in his one game of action.

Apparently, that performance in Week 8 was impressive enough to convince Shanahan that a change needed to be made. Or not. Nobody has any idea what's going on in Washington anymore.

But with Grossman set to make his first start since 2008, the Redskins quarterback may be in for a historically bad performance.

So in honor of Grossman's ineptitude, here are the 10 worst performances by an NFL quarterback this season.

Sam Bradford, Week 4 (QB Rating: 46.1)

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DETROIT - OCTOBER 10: Sam Bradford #8 of the St. Louis Rams looks for a open receiver while playing the Detroit Lions on October 10, 2010 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Bradford's had a great rookie season, but this is one performance he's going to want to scratch from his memory.

Playing against the Detroit Lions of all teams, Bradford was a mess. He completed 23 of 45 passes for 215 yards, but his efforts were wasted. He threw two interceptions too, including a fourth-quarter mistake that made the score 44-6. 

Losing hurts, but losing to the Lions really hurts. Here's hoping Bradford is able to get past this one.

Brett Favre, Week 2 (QB Rating: 44.3)

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MINNEAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 19: Quarterback Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings in action during the game against the Miami Dolphins on September 19, 2010 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

This is probably right around the time that Vikings fans realized something was wrong and that Minnesota might not be a Super Bowl team after all.

Favre led the Vikings directly into the ground in this one, throwing three interceptions while completing 22 of his 36 attempts. Those 225 passing yards were of little use in a 14-10 beating at the hands of the Miami Dolphins.

Matt Hasselbeck, Week 8 (QB Rating: 44.1)

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OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 31: Matt Hasselbeck #8 of the Seattle Seahawks in action against the Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 31, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Hasselbeck's been around for a long time, but he had one of the worst games of his career in a 33-3 loss to the Oakland Raiders.

He attempted 32 passes, but only connected on 13 of them for a paltry 163 yards. Zero touchdowns. One interception. One very forgettable game.

Carson Palmer, Week 12 (QB Rating: 41.0)

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 25: Quarterback Carson Palmer #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals is tackled for a safety by Trevor Pryce #93 of the New York Jets at New Meadowlands Stadium on November 25, 2010 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Jets defeated t

If anybody thought that Palmer was still a good quarterback, then this stink bomb should have silenced those remaining delusional fans.

Palmer threw 38 passes, but connected on only 17 of them for a pathetic 135 yards. He threw one early touchdown to give the Bengals a brief lead, but then coughed up two interceptions and got sacked in the end zone to clinch the 26-10 win for the Jets.

Chad Henne, Week 13 (QB Rating: 37.8)

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MIAMI - DECEMBER 05: Quarterback Chad Henne #7 of the Miami Dolphins scrambles against the Cleveland Browns at Sun Life Stadium on December 5, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)

In a game that the Dolphins desperately needed to win, Chad Henne laid a massive egg against the Cleveland Browns.

He completed just half of his 32 passes for 174 yards. Henne did manage to throw one touchdown, but that lone act of talent was more than offset by his three interceptions. The Browns won 13-10 on a last-second field goal.

Jay Cutler, Week 14 (QB Rating: 32.9)

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CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 12: Jay Cutler #6 of the Chicago Bears reacts after a player from the New England Patriots runs a fumbled ball into the end zone for a touchdown at Soldier Field on December 12, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Patriots defeated the B

This is what happens when you combine Cutler, a snowstorm and the New England Patriots in one game.

Cutler did nothing against the Patriots, completing just 12 of his 26 passes for 152 yards.

He also threw two interceptions against the NFL's worst pass defense, losing badly to New England 36-7.

Jimmy Clausen, Week 9 (QB Rating: 28.5)

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SEATTLE - DECEMBER 05: Quarterback Jimmy Clausen #2 of the Carolina Panthers passes during warmups prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Qwest Field on December 5, 2010 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks won, 31-14. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr

Clausen is probably the worst starting quarterback in the NFL this season, but he was especially bad in Week 9 against the New Orleans Saints.

He completed only eight of 18 passes for 47 yards and an interception. No surprise that the Panthers got crushed in that game, 34-3. 

Mark Sanchez, Week 13 (QB Rating: 27.8)

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FOXBORO, MA - DECEMBER 06: Mark Sanchez #6 of the New York Jets is slow to get up after he was knocked down on a play in the first quarter against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on December 6, 2010 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa

Sanchez should probably stay on the ground after what happened in this game—the infamous 45-3 pounding at the hands of the New England Patriots.

Bill Belichick didn't just make Sanchez look mortal, he made Sanchez look like he belonged in a retirement home.

The Jets' "franchise" quarterback completed 17 of 33 passes for 164 yards, and threw three interceptions into the waiting hands of Patriots defenders. 

Kyle Orton, Week 14 (QB Rating: 27.1)

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GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 12: Quarterback Kyle Orton #8 of the Denver Broncos is sacked by Clark Haggans #53 of the Arizona Cardinals during the NFL game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 12, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeate

Orton was the league's leading passer for most of the season, but he fell hard in this one.

The Broncos quarterback attempted a customary 41 passes but completed only 19 of them for 166 yards.

He also threw three interceptions against a very mediocre Cardinals defense. No wonder the Broncos got embarrassed in this one, losing to Arizona 43-13. 

Jason Campbell, Week 7 (QB Rating: 10.7)

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SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 17: Jason Campbell #8 of the Oakland Raiders in action against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on October 17, 2010 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The Redskins thought Jason Campbell could be their franchise quarterback when they drafted him in 2005. The Raiders thought Campbell could be their franchise quarterback when they traded for him this offseason.

Umm, about that.

Campbell was unconsciously bad against San Francisco this week. He completed only eight of his 23 passes and only managed to throw for 83 yards.

He added a couple of interceptions as the 49ers got their butts kicked by a team that wasn't particularly good in the first place.