Tony Eason

And of course, that's when I I mean, when I see that.

Oddly enough, the first guy I think of is like Tony Eason and Steve Grogan.

Yeah.

I mean, those were quarterbacks, by the way, the New England Patriots back in the 80s.

Okay, this is an old one, but that's because I'm old and it's a Patriot.

How about Tony Eason?

Okay, Michael Holliday, you remember that? I remember Tony Eason.

I don't remember him ever being great.

You know, Eason was – they drafted Eason, but he never became – as a matter of fact, Eason became – he is and was the poster boy for disappointment, for lack of fortitude.

Yeah.

You know, no, I don't think so.

Unless I'm missing something, did Tony Eason have some Pro Bowl season? Even when they go to the Super Bowl and they get drilled by the Bears – There's a feeling that, hey, they should have had – if we had Grogan in there, it would be more competitive or something.

You know, give me it in context.

Here's another one, Tony in Tennessee.

"I hate to say it, but I think Drake May might be the second coming of Drew 'The Drive Killer' Bledsoe." I will not have this-

Wow

People screaming, "Why, why, why doesn't he have a brace on it?" This is not a throwing one.

Why, why wouldn't you help protect him? Where's your medical-

So Tony in Tennessee, "I fear Drake might be showing that, like Drew Bledsoe, he can have great moments, but can be overshadowed by bad mistakes." I can't, I can't handle this.

I can't handle that-

Yes.

No, no, that was Tony Eason.

Tony Eason, Grogan came in.

Hayes? Can I go college? Anybody.

Okay, it's Danny Warfel.

For those of the football of the 19-yard line of the Bears in the New England Patriots on a first and ten.

Tony Eason has them down at seven.

Greg James, Tony Collins, the running back, Stanley Morgan to the left side, Steffen starring wide right, and taking the handoff, Eason looking to deal, pops the left side, going for Lynn Dawson, and it's incomplete, pass sailed over the head of Dawson, who had a step on the coverage, down the left side, near the 8th guard line, and Lynn Dawson is still down to the turf, out of bounds, on the far side.

And it looked like before that play ended, he stumbled on the play as he went after the football, and he might have injured his leg at that point and could not catch up with it.

Stephens starring his foot to the right.

Collins and James in a split-back field.

Tony Eason takes the snap.

Looks to throw.

Yeah, my daughter.

Billy Martin and Tony Eason was there.

Russ took her a lot of places.

You better explain all that.

Well, Russ said if Julie could make it to the San Francisco airport in time, he'd like to take her to New York.

Well, she got in her little GTI and she was there in 20 minutes from our house and he was waiting for her and he took her to New York and Tony Eason and Billy Martin were all there and Billy says, I'll make you breakfast in the morning.

So he made all of them breakfast.

She met

And that's why he went 28th.

Dude, Todd Blackledge, Tony Eason, got drafted ahead of him.

It was drugs.

It was a cocaine problem.

when I was there, they very rarely won.

We had those Steve Grogan days and Tony Eason.

Yeah, I remember that.

I said that Super Bowl was one of the saddest days ever.

I don't know whether it'll be better or worse.

And then, of course, there's the famous quarterback draft class from 1983, where we had Jim Kelly, John Elway, Dan Marino, Tony Eason, Ken O'Brien.

Todd Blackledge, some great quarterbacks in that draft class.

This draft class is shaping up to be that kind of class.

I couldn't tell ya.

The, the legendary Tony Eason, man.

Come on, man.

Yeah, I don't know who that is.

He didn't play in that Superbowl.

I think Grogan got the start You know, the former K State quarterback.

But Tony Eason, man

Drew! Drew, he was a first round pick, 15th overall in 1983