>>>>>>>Here are some successful QBs with a career completion % under 50% - these names have either won championships or made it to championship games:
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>>>>>>>George Blanda
>>>>>>>Bobby Layne
>>>>>>>Doug Williams
>>>>>>>Daryle Lamonica
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>>>>>>Kevin
>>>>>>You can add Paul Hornung to that list.
>>>>>>He had one season over 50%
>>>>>
>>>>>Paul Hornung? He was a running back.
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>>>>He was also a QB and place kicker.
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>>>He threw 104 passes in his 10 years in the NFL That's less than one a game.
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>>And that's about right, from what I remember....the game really didn't open up to passing until the AFL was born.
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>Yes. The teams rarely had first rate backup QB's then.
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>If I remember correctly, even Frank Gifford took some snaps when the QB was hurt.

Well, all you really needed was someone who could handle the snap from center and then give it to the running back :-)