Plunkett was a great NCAA talent, but wasn’t mobile enough to survive behind the Patriots crappy line in the early ’70s. Took years of riding the bench for his shoulders to heal and then he was able to execute the Raiders offense better than Pastorini as Stabler’s replacement and hung around another 6 years.

I also feel Alex Smith is a bit underrated — he’s not a Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers but I think he’s a good QB that can win you games. I’d rather have him than say, Joe Flacco, who has actually won it all.