Alright, let’s gab a bit about these journeyman quarterbacks, you know, the fellas who bounce around the football teams more than a flea on a dog. Ain’t no big city education here, just plain talk about these guys.
Now, what’s a journeyman quarterback, you ask? Well, it ain’t somethin’ fancy. It’s like this – they’re good enough to play, see, but not good enough to stick around one place for long. They kinda like that fella who comes to fix your pipes, does a decent job, but you ain’t callin’ him back next year, ya know? He goes from one house to another, that’s his job.
These quarterbacks, they jump from team to team, more times than I change my apron in a week! Someone said it’s usually three or more teams, sometimes they say four. Anyways, they go around playin’ for different teams, never really settlin’ down. They ain’t the star, mind you, not the big cheese everyone’s lookin’ at. They’re just…there. Fillin’ in, I guess, like patchin’ a hole in a worn-out quilt.
- They’re decent at throwin’ the ball, ain’t nobody sayin’ they can’t.
- But they ain’t the “franchise quarterback,” that fella they build the whole team around.
- Nope, these journeymen, they just come and go.
I heard someone call it a “badge of honor” for one of ‘em, that fella, Fitz somethin’ or other. Guess he played for a whole bunch of teams. Seventeen years, they said! That’s a long time to be movin’ around like that. Must get tired of packin’ and unpackin’, I reckon.
And this quarterback position, it’s a big deal, seems like. Everyone’s always jawin’ about it. More than the fellas catchin’ the ball or runnin’ with it. It’s the thrower, that’s who everyone’s watchin’. So, if you ain’t the best thrower, you ain’t stayin’ put, simple as that. You become one of them journeyman fellas.
They say the “franchise quarterback” is the one they build the whole team around. He’s the guy who calls the plays, throws the ball real good. Kinda like the rooster in the henhouse, he’s in charge. The others just do what he says or they are suppose to do what he says. The journeyman, though? He just steps in when the rooster’s hurt or gone. He keeps things movin’ till they find a new rooster.
Now, think about it, football teams, they want that star, that big shot quarterback. They want the guy everyone knows. But sometimes, that ain’t workin’ out, ya see? Maybe the star gets hurt, or maybe he just ain’t playin’ good. That’s when they call up one of these journeymen fellas. “Hey, come on down, throw the ball for us a while.”
And some of these journeymen, they been around the block. I heard of one fella, played for fourteen different teams! Fourteen! That’s more teams than I got chickens in my yard! How he remembers all them playbooks and all them fellas’ names, I’ll never know.
It ain’t easy, bein’ a journeyman quarterback, I reckon. You gotta learn new plays, new teammates, new cities, all the time. It’s like movin’ to a new farm every year, never really puttin’ down roots. But they do it. They keep playin’. Maybe they love the game, maybe they just need the paycheck, I don’t know. But they’re there, fillin’ in, keepin’ the teams goin’.
So, next time you’re watchin’ a football game, and you see a quarterback you ain’t seen before, he might just be one of these journeymen. He might not be the star, but he’s there, doin’ his job. And sometimes, that’s all you need. Just a fella who can throw the ball, keep things movin’, until the next big shot comes along.
It’s like this, you plant some seeds. You tend to your garden. But not all the plants grow tall and strong, ya know? Some do ok. And then some, well, they just fill in the gaps in the rows until something else comes in to take their place. Just keeps the weeds from coming up while your waiting on that prize winning tomato. That’s your journeyman quarterback for ya.
They might not be famous, but they’re part of the game, just like the rest of ’em. And sometimes, that’s all that matters.
