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Gino played with some exceptional skill guys- Ladaris Vann, Tye Keith, Hannibal Thomas, Richard Hall, DeMarco McCleskey, etc. The biggest difference between now and then is the depth of talent at each position group and coaching.

It’s hard to compare the two- Gino was a gunslinger and Des is a dual-threat. I think with Gino, we tend to look back at his career with rose colored glasses because of who he is. He put up some gowdy numbers, but if you do a deep dive into the memory bank he had a lot of brain farts as well.

At the end of the day, QB’s win the game for you. If we were talking about QB’s who have won comparable number of games it would be one thing, but Des’ w/l record is so far greater than Gino’s there really is nothing to argue about other than style points.