Top 10 reasons Pats fans should love Kevin O’Connell

By Os Davis  |   Thursday, July 24, 2008  |  Comments( 6 )

New England Patriots
Quick: Who’s the one guy you never want to cheer for on your favorite team? Easy: The backup quarterback. In the NFL, the backup quarterback is the football equivalent of the American vice president: The guy who appears on TV once in while, passively backgrounded behind the team leader, while his supposed constituency dreads the “one ...
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CommentsComments: 6
No.1
06:36 AM
07/25/2008
Back up may not get the media spot light and picked out in a crowd but they should do get a hefty paycheck
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No.2
RedskinFan21ST
09:37 AM
07/25/2008
Best job in sports right? Getting paid and you know you'll never have to stress over a meaningful snap!
No.3
02:10 PM
07/25/2008
I think I'd give up a year on the back end of my life for Brady to go down with a season-ending injury and either O'Connell or Cassel had to start every game for the Pats. And they'd still probably win the division.
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