The DUMBEST QUARTERBACK in Colts HISTORY
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- What should you not do if you're a quarterback on an NFL team? Well, during the 1991 season, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Rusty Hilger did something so stupid that it ended up costing him his roster spot, his job, and in essence, his entire career
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Rusty Hilger was one of the kindest people on the planet. Back in 1984 when he was leading Oklahoma State to the best season and highest ranking they’d ever had I happened to see him at a local store called TG&Y. The guy spent 10 minutes or so talking to me. I was 9 years old and he had no reason to spend time with me. But he didn’t just say hi when I recognized him. He talked about football, but also life. Almost 40 years later I still remember just about every word of the conversation.
Did he screw up here? Maybe…. But doesn’t matter. I’m an OU fan, that doesn’t matter either. He will always be one of my favorites.
RIP Mr. Hilger
He was a very kind and classy person. I met him when he was with the Raiders. I wrote him after we met and he wrote back, recalling details of the 15 minutes he shared with me that day. We wrote back and forth up until he retired. He was as interested in my life and what I was doing as I was his owning the Split-T in Stillwater, among other things. He said running for his life in his first game with the Lions was not fun, but his teammates believed in him. He sent me pictures and signed items for my son from the Colts and Seahawks. He did not have to do these things, and I surmise most NFL players wouldn't, but that is who he was - a very caring man. I would like to see how gracious and personable you would be under the kind of challenges he had before he passed. Let me know when someone puts you on blast to get views when you do something "stupid." i want to see that.
A bad qb in the nfl is still one of the best qb's in the world.
In 1991, Redskins kicker Chip Lohmiller scored more points by himself (144) than the entire Colts team (143).
They didn’t score more than 28 points in the whole season, shut out twice, scored less than 10 points many times and had many games where they failed to score a touchdown. At least they finished 9-7 the following season…
Two years later - the '92 Redskins made the playoffs, beat Minnesota in the WC round and lost a one-score game in the Divisional.
@@TPTGopherJG9 actually did a video on that ‘92 Washington team, and the weird tiebreaker scenario that caused them to have a meaningless Week 17 game despite being tied with the Packers for the last Wild Card spot with one game remaining.
Most bizarre stat from the 91 colts: 21 consecutive quarters without a touchdown. Not just on offense, but defense and special teams
The early '90s were such a bad time for offense that Sports Illustrated even did a cover story on the lack of scoring. The '90 Pats set the record for fewest points in a 16-game season which was broken by the '91 Colts and broken AGAIN by the '92 Seahawks. And this affected even the top offenses too. From '90-92 only 2 teams scored 400-plus points each season. In '93 only the 49ers did. In '94 only the 49ers and Cowboys did. That's less 400-plus point scoring teams in five years than there were last season alone!
"You may now kiss your career goodbye" that was pretty good
How many people thought this video was going to be about Art Schlichter?
I’m surprised that it wasn’t mentioned that Rusty Hilger passed away on December 24, 2019.
Wow, your thumbnails took a noticeable upgrade after the move to the new studio. Love how the horseshoe is taking place of the “O”
Thanks! New studio, new era. Proud of this one. Gonna redo all the thumbnails eventually, because it seems to be working a ton
Jeff George as a rookie looked 35 yo.
No, the absolute dumbest QB in Colts History and the history of the entire NFL is Art Schlicter. He literally gambled his career away before it even started.
nice thumbnail LMAO
As bad as Hilger was with the Lions, he was still their offensive MVP that year. Says a lot about that team.
the post-Billy/ pre-Barry period was so boring.
2 of their wins came against the 4-12 packers, 1 vs. The 5-11 falcons and the other by 1 point vs. a 4-11-1 chiefs team. Yeah, not good stuff
@@Fireyninjadog AND they were swept by the 5-11 Bucs. UGH~!
@DolFan316 exactly my point. I will say, however, they played good teams tough. Only a 7 point loss to the 49ers, a 1 point loss to the bears, a 7 point loss to the rams, an OT loss to the giants, and losing just by 8 vs. the saints. They weren't good by any means, but they were a formidable opponent. Wayne fonts arguably got the best out of Detroit
The 1988 Lions had the worst offense of the '80s and one of the worst in a 16-game season, so I can't believe that side of the ball even had an MVP.
If I recall correctly, Junior Felix did the same thing when he was with the Toronto Blue Jays, scheduling his wedding in the Dominican Republic for October, when the World Series was on, which the Blue Jays were expected to be contending for.
Ferguson was 40 years of age during the 1990 season. That is not too surprising to be honest. Rusty was 28 years of age so even I would go with the younger QB for a backup in this instance.
6:40 Less like the stratosphere, and more like the Mariana Trench.
Also amazing that the only guy anywhere close to him was an eventual Super Bowl MVP.
Interesting aside about Lori Johns. She sustained some injuries when she crashed during one of her early races. Her father decided to sue her then car owner, something that just wasn't done in motorsports. The suit was eventually dropped, but this action earned her the nickname "Lawsuit Lori" which followed her throughout her driving career. Not sure how long her marriage to Hilger lasted, but I don't think it was very long.
12:50 IM SORRY, WHAT!?! 😅
He was Peterman before it became An meme
My one memory of Hilger in Detroit was getting knocked silly in a game against the Giants. He tried getting up, and nearly fell back down. Dad turned to me and wryly asked "Still wanna play football?"
How did you answer?
@@gregdeandrea1450 I still played 6 years 😉
You never know indeed. In 1992 Im sure no one in San Diego thought that after years of last place and 0-4 start that the Chargers will run the table and go 11-1
Or the 2001 patriots starting 0-2, after a 5-11 season, and losing drew bledsoe, and then winning the super bowl with some 6th round pro bowl qb in his 2nd nfl season
NEVER plan a wedding on SuperBowl Sunday.. I was dragged to go to Wedding on the same day as SuperBowl 28 but then again my family are Futbol family
I legit loved seeing your outrage visually for my first time. I hope you don't overdo it and don't go to the well too often, the element of surprise was big, but...no more negatives. It was a great twist, love your work!! 😊
I'm actually disappointed that he's not waving his arm and saying "Yee hah!" anymore, he needs to do more of that sort of thing.
I have to ask, all you people saying, “No, the dumbest in Colts history is…”, how many of you are watching the video before saying that?
I'm not sure what Hilger and Johns were thinking when they planned their wedding. The '91 Colts were a tire fire like he thought they would be, sure, but stranger things have happened in the NFL (even my Buccaneers, who were poorly run by the late Hugh Culverhouse back then and also sucked in '91, beat them in the '91 finale, but that's beside the point). There's almost always a surprise team. No wonder the Colts got rid of Hilger in '91!
I still think the 1991 colts would beat the 1990 Pats in the super tank bowl. Then again the winner of the tank bowl has a choice of Steve Emtman, Quinten Coryatt, David Klinger, Terrell Buckley, Desmond Howard to choose from.
The '92 draft is regarded as one of the worst since the merger. Zero Hall Of Famers. The Colts somehow finagled the #1 AND #2 picks and STILL found a way to screw it up. Ironically that draft was actually one of my team's best ones.
Looking at the Thumbnail thinking it was Detroit Lion’s QB Number 12 Erik Kramer. He was the best QB the Lions had since Bobby Layne. He took the 1991 Lions all the way to the NFC Championship. I’m still sick they didn’t make it to the Super Bowl because it was Barry Sanders last chance.
15:20 My dude.....was anyone picking the Colts to win it all in 92? I get he could have been traded, etc., but if he goes to the Bills or Cowboys, I'm betting he postpones that wedding gig. Was it dumb, yes. Dumber than thinking the Colts were doing anything in 92? No.
Ironically the '92 Colts were one of the luckiest teams in NFL history, winning a whopping four more games than they should have according to PFR's Pythagorean wins formula. They somehow finished 9-7 despite being shut out 3 times and scoring 16 or less in 12 games! Last season's Vikings are the only team I can find who exceeded their Pythagorean win total by more than the '92 Colts.
Hilger came in for a few plays in a week 16 blowout loss to Buffalo in front of a national audience, after mark hermann got hurt for a bit
I just checked and Hilger threw...one pass in that game, which would be his only pass of that season and the final one of his career.
In a different example of someone not having their priorities straight, consider the Chairman of the Board of Bear Stearns, James Cayne, when it failed. He played bridge during its implosion.
90s football is one of the last eras of guys who just didn’t give a shit. If Kyler Murray did that TODAY? He’d be eviscerated by the entire sports media.
That was my generation's football. We make modern "men" look like wimps, wusses and weenies.
It's amazing having the worst two teams were from 1990 to 1991 with the patriots going one and 15 in 1990 and the Colts next year having the same record.
Rusty keeps Jack Trudeau out of the spotlight.
RIP Rusty.
57 is too young.
Oddly that 1979 Doug Williams' Buccaneers team made it all the way to the NFC Championship that year falling just 3 field goals short of playing Bradshaw and the Steel Curtain in the SB, despite his lack of completed passes.
Josh Allen SHOULD set a wedding date for the 11th! Its genius, like lighting a cigarette while waiting on the bus and it instantly pulls up. He could ride Alanis Morrisette stule Itony all the way to the big game, then postpone the wedding for a few days.
Someone call Bills Mafia Don and tell them to get on it
Shame he wore Kenny Stabler's jersey number when he was on the Raiders.
Craig Morton Married after playing in an important game. He was granted the reprieve from his Head Coach ( R.i.p.!) Robert Miller. Although he didn't plan not making the Super Bowl. Denver Broncos and Craig Morton went on to be the A.f.c. representative in Super Bowl x||
Well, yeah, if he was a Colt wearing a Lions helmet, he must be pretty dumb.
Honestly, scheduling your wedding for Super Bowl Sunday is a terrible idea even if you don't play in the NFL. It's going to be a nightmare to get guests to show up (and you're probably going to get the kinds of guests I wouldn't want at my wedding, like people who still boycott over political reasons or people who want a trophy for not caring about the game)
That’s true, but was far less true back then. It was certainly a big deal but nothing like it is now.
OMG I thought this might be about Bill "Blow the game" Troup. Nothing was as bad as him not even Mike Pagal.
How bad were Pagal and Troup?
@@Jason_Maier Bill Troup backed up Bert Jones and when Jones got injured Troup came in and couldn't pass at all. If you sacked him 50/50 chance Pagal was terrible and I confirmed both on youtube videos of Baltimore Colts in 70's-80's.
I had my money on Art "Where's My Bookie" Schlichter....
@@dickwhite7046 🤣 I actually saw his debut in Baltimore 1-sacked 2-run no yards 3- incomplete pass 4 punt.
Meh. Mike Kirkland made Bill Troup look like prime Brady. They both played for the Colts in '78. Troup started 11 games with 10 TDs, 21 INTs and a passer rating of 53.6. Kirkland started 2 games, with one TD, 8 INTs and a passer rating of 30.7. That was the only season he played. Mike Kirkland was so bad that the Colts themselves decided even Troup was better (Troup played one more season in '80). So please put some respect on Mike Kirkland's name for being the worst.
I'm not sure even Kirkland was as bad as Kim McQuilken, but we're limiting this to Colts QB only, right? OMG Kim McQuilken (shudders)...
I thought for a second that Hilger was in Tecmo Super Bowl. I got him confused with Anthony Dilweg.
Honestly, had I accidentally set the date for Superbowl Sunday, I'd turn it into a publicity angle, if my partner was willing.
If we make the Superbowl, I'll cancel the venue, and we'll get married in the stadium.
The present year is 2023. With everything going wrong in the world today, nobody cares about some backup quarterback that nobody even remembers scheduling a wedding in 1991. Now if you want a story about dumb decisions, do a video on the Saints replacing HOF Kicker Morten Anderson with Chip Lohmiller.
You cared enough to click on the video and comment so you just made yourself look like a complete tool, congratulations.
I looked him up out of curiosity and his career numbers include an overall completion percentage of 44% and a 52.8 career passer rating. Yikes.
*Edit: Even in college, his stats were abysmal: overall completion percentage of 54.4% with 21 TD and 22 interceptions in four years (and what looks like about a year and a half of starts).
Man, that's a deep dive. Based on the video title, I would have bet on the subject being Art Schlichter.
Seeing a QB for the Raiders wearing #12 that isn't Stabler or Gannon........who knew?
The Indianapolis Colts didn't just have an idiot kicker in their history, I guess
C'mon man nominee. Wonderful attempt...but, cmon man. Jeff George got into a shoving match with coach Ted Marchibroda on the sideline, during the game. He openly told every reporter he saw, that Marchibroda could be fired, and he would take the job, and still be the QB who would take the Colts to the playoffs.
Jack Trudeau got busted for throwing house parties, full of underaged, high school girls.
Mike Pagel guaranteed a win against the Chicago Bears...the 1985 Chicago Bears...needless to say, the Bears kicked his ass up and down the field...while playing NONE of their defensive starters.
The writing is awesome, the editing is awesome...the passion is obvious!
Never forget: research defeated Medusa!!
You got a new sub.
Would've expected the subject of this vid to either be Jeff George or Art Schlichter...
Jeff George? It’s gotta be Jeff George…
Update: it was JG’s backup… 🤦♂️
Honestly I wouldn't say he was an idiot for booking as wedding on that day. Not just because the colts didn't have a chance in hell of making it to the, especially with Jeff George. But considering the only time I remember Rusty winning a game was when he took over for Marc Wilson at New England in 1985. Speaking of 1985, if he would have planned as wedding for the same day as the Superbowl back then he definitely would have been the stupidest person in NFL history considering the Raiders had home-field advantage throughout the playoffs that year, at least until losing in the first round.
Aside from all that, considering all the information you shared about him the chances of him even playing in the NFL by that time we're pretty low. Something catastrophic would have had to happen to a team for him to get another chance to play.
Dang! I know he made a bad decision, but this was harsh especially now since he passed away a few years back.
Higer made Johnny Football & Ryan Leaf look Super Bowl MVP
Hes a back up qb for a horrible team
My patriots...coming off 1-15 and the lisa olsen scandal swept them
Edit: he threw one pass all sesson
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Sorry to be critical, please Keep up the great content & Thank You!
You're talking about a colts quarterback and you have a picture of a Detroit lion. Da.....
gotta admit...Hilger got to wear some great uniforms.
this was a bad look for Hilger
You otta talk about the time the Seahawks had negative total yards in an entire game
1979: The negative yards game. Beginning of Iran hostage crisis
1983: Spot Steelers big lead, lost 27-21 (last home loss vs PIT to this day), Beirut bombing
2003: Bobby Engram gets tripped up by back judge and misses GW TD, Hawks lose to Rams, Saddam captured
Yeah these international incidents need work
There is a sing song delivery... That you have... When you are speaking. Work on it, bud. Great info otherwise.
He wasnt wrong though. The Colts didnt play on that day.
Forgot that he was once on the team.
Obviously a clue how this woukd turn out since the thumbnail and all of the clips showed him in uniforms that weren't the Colts.
The 1991 Colts are still the worst offensive team I've ever seen. They were a 1 point win over the Jets away from 0-16. Rusty would have fit right in.
i guess you didn't see the putrid '92 seahawks offense. Or expansion '76 buc offense that only scored 7 tds.
@@stevenbauer4799 '77 Bucs offense somehow managed to be even worse!
@stevenbauer4799 wasn't born until 77. So I missed that offense. 92 Seattle was horrible, I didn't realize they actually scored 3 less points than 91 Indy. I wonder who faced the tougher defenses lol.
@@Jason_Spearscolts beat hawks by 3 pts. for fewest pts. scored in 16 game season. i am not sure about who faced the tougher d colts or hawks. but i do know expansion bucs had to face a lot of good d's like raiders playing out of afc west. bucs also faced the great steel curtain d that season. got shut out 42-0. bucs had no chance to score that game.
@@DolFan316in a 16 game season.
Looking at the Colts front office back then their super bowl odds looked bad enough even that even Art Schlichster refused to bet they'd make it to the big game
Well she had great insight; they were 1-15. But I find it hilarious.
You may now spike the ball after each play
Yup, I have to agree with the guy that put up this post. But NOT for reason he put it up. But that he mentioned he might be making a mountain out of a mole hill. Yes indeed he did.
I missed being born on Super Bowl Sunday by two days. Sometimes I wonder what it would have been like to be born on that day.
Is an incomplete pass a highlight?
I remember in the summer (before the preseason) of 1999, I worked with a guy from California. And we would clown him because every year since 1980 he would bet nothing less than $1,000 on the rams getting to and winning the superbowl. (Side note 1989 was his Moby Dick) So don’t you know it when the rams won it that year he cashed out and I haven’t heard from him since. And as another one for the books. Two summers later my boss at the same job (who was from North Carolina) was a big big Patriots fan. I asked him why? And he said they’d be a great team if Belichick will bench Bledsoe and start Brady. (In more words than one that) At the time I was 24 and still went for the “shiny things “ when it came to quarterbacks so I thought Brady’s alright. Silly silly me.
Kevin Butler called his fiance while he was at camp to change his wedding day because they had it planned for Jan 26, 1986. He said that he would have a game that day....and he did
I wonder who was dumber, Hilger or George?
Well you could just have one QB named Hilgeorge and you'd be right on either
Art Schilichter?
Haaa Eric Dickerson was on that team lol
My favorite part of this video comes at 15:13.
Jeff George was the biggest bust I’ve seen turn his career around after he left. In fact both him and the Colts turned their fortunes around eventually after he left.
I know these title cards are clickbait, but to make it behind center of an NFL game not only takes intelligence for the game, but ability. I’ll just stop there.
Good ole Brad Muster 2:49 very underrated player. And a beast on super techmo bowl 🫐 🫐 🫐
I mean he wasn’t wrong
The intro has been going on for 5 min. You're losing me
Haa! I remember I used to play as the Colts and other bad teams on Super Techmo Bowl of that same year. And being a redskins fan I really loved that game. You got dem membaberries percolating once again. 🫐