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Each NFL team’s QB we expected better from

By Brad Weiss

November 21 2010: Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young (10) reacts to fans displeasure as he is booed as he leaves the field during second half action. The Washington Redskins defeated the Tennessee Titans in overtime 19-16 at LP Field in Nashville, Tn. (Photo by Greg McWilliams/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images)
November 21 2010: Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young (10) reacts to fans displeasure as he is booed as he leaves the field during second half action. The Washington Redskins defeated the Tennessee Titans in overtime 19-16 at LP Field in Nashville, Tn. (Photo by Greg McWilliams/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images) /
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Minnesota Vikings pro football — quarterback Wade Wilson (11) is shown during a game (possibly Monday December 19, 1988, though published caption writes around that). Photo by Star Tribune staff photographer David Brewster ran Wed., Dec. 21, 1988.(Photo By DAVID BREWSTER/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
Minnesota Vikings pro football — quarterback Wade Wilson (11) is shown during a game (possibly Monday December 19, 1988, though published caption writes around that). Photo by Star Tribune staff photographer David Brewster ran Wed., Dec. 21, 1988.(Photo By DAVID BREWSTER/Star Tribune via Getty Images) /

Minnesota Vikings: Wade Wilson

The Minnesota Vikings have a long lineage of producing solid NFL quarterback, and that has helped them make it to plenty of Super Bowl during their franchise’s illustrious history. Back in the early 1980s, the team selected a little-known prospect from East Texas State to be their next franchise quarterback, picking Wade Wilson in the eighth round of the 1981 NFL Draft.

During his time with the Vikings, Wilson showed he could perform at a very high level, but he never really reached his full potential. A part-time starter with Tommy Kramer for most of his NFL career, Wilson should he could be a Pro Bowler when given the full-time job, but the franchise never got the  most out of him.

Wilson started three games as a rookie, and despite the fact he was not a full-time starter for the first six years of his NFL career, he did take home a couple of NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. A Pro Bowl player in 1988, Wilson became the full-time starter during the 1989 season, and for the third year in a row, led the team in passing yards and touchdowns.

For Wilson, his run in Minnesota would end after the 1991 NFL season, and he would make his way to four other teams before ending his career in 1999. He did win a Super Bowl as Troy Aikman’s backup in Dallas, and ended up being a quarterback coach at the NFL level, but Vikings fans sure wish they got more production from him during his time in Minnesota.

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