For people who are too young to remember Kramer, the best description I can give is Brett Favre with a weaker arm.
Good Ol’ southern boy whose teammates loved him, played with a lot of passion, had the substance abuse issues, wasn’t afraid to throw into coverage, could just as easily throw 4 INTs or 4 TDs.
The thing with Kramer is you never felt like you were out of a game. And if you had the ball with a minute left, needing to get a a score, you really felt he was going to do it. He was his best in those situations.
His era adjusted stats are rough - but he played on some pretty average teams. When he became the starter, the team was definitely on the downswing. He kept them 7-9 to 9-7 for a few years, but he was the best player on that offense and the defense was below average (he never had an above average defense until 1986, and that was the year he made first team All-Pro). They never got him a strong running game either.
Had Kramer had the infrastructure thy Cousins has had, they would have had a better win-loss record.
For people who are too young to remember Kramer, the best description I can give is Brett Favre with a weaker arm.
Good Ol’ southern boy whose teammates loved him, played with a lot of passion, had the substance abuse issues, wasn’t afraid to throw into coverage, could just as easily throw 4 INTs or 4 TDs.
The thing with Kramer is you never felt like you were out of a game. And if you had the ball with a minute left, needing to get a a score, you really felt he was going to do it. He was his best in those situations.
His era adjusted stats are rough - but he played on some pretty average teams. When he became the starter, the team was definitely on the downswing. He kept them 7-9 to 9-7 for a few years, but he was the best player on that offense and the defense was below average (he never had an above average defense until 1986, and that was the year he made first team All-Pro). They never got him a strong running game either.
Had Kramer had the infrastructure thy Cousins has had, they would have had a better win-loss record.