Dickey Vs. Majkowski - Who Was Better?

[Fritz]

What the hell. We've got Favre vs. Rodgers, back in the day it might've been Herber vs. Isbell. Why not?

Dickey and Majkowski - two talented Packer QB's whose careers were either shortened or lessened because of injury. Which one was better?

If this proves a popular thread, we could also have a Randy Wright vs. David Whitehurst thread.

[pittstang5]

Who cares? Fire Slocum!

[RashanGary]

I was majik for halloween one year, but Sharpe was my guy. I was the too-small kid who's football eyes were far bigger than his football body. I remember playing with my older sister's friends and pulling down bombs against tight coverage. I'd get up, dizzy from my head hitting the cold Upper Michigan clay turf. All the big kids would pat me on the back as I walked back to the huddle, proud, feeling like I had 84 stitched on my faded poor kid tee-shirt. I was a route runner, a set'em up two plays in a row by half assing it on the same idiot route guy. Then I'd go back to the huddle and say, "Hey, big cool kid, I'm going to be open on this route". The ball would rifle through my hands and hit me in the face, but I'd cradle it against my bruised orbital bone and make the play. I was like a 34 year old chubby freeman sticking around 2 years too long becuase my money ran out. I played with the do-anything desperation of a guy who needed to pay child support, bill collectors and an overextended car loan. Football mattered.

[hoosier]

Nice question, take us away from the impossible task of comparing the present to the recent past.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DickLy00.htm

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MajkDo00.htm

To me the answer is clear: Dickey. Majik was a one-year wonder whose arm was just middling even before he screwed up his shoulder. Dickey was completely immobile but had a rocket as well as the cojones to stand in there and take a beating repeatedly. His MNF shootout against Theismann and that loaded Redskins team was one of my all-time favorite Packer performances. And despite his frequent injuries, he put together four straight more than solid seasons for the Packers, including one great one.

[Fosco33]

Kiel, Dilweg or Tomczak?

[Fosco33]

What the hell. We've got Favre vs. Rodgers, back in the day it might've been Herber vs. Isbell. Why not?

Dickey and Majkowski - two talented Packer QB's whose careers were either shortened or lessened because of injury. Which one was better?

If this proves a popular thread, we could also have a Randy Wright vs. David Whitehurst thread.

What's wild... Dickey and Majik had nearly identical TD:INT ratios (1:1) and QB rating (71 vs. 72). Dickey played a lot longer and doubled Majik in TDs and Yardage.

For me - it's Majik by default. I started watching the Packers religiously because of Majik man (as an 8 or 9 year old).

[RashanGary]

The older you get, the more you realize, who gives a fuck who was better. It's, "who was the QB when you were 8 years old?"

Majik all the way. Hands down.


Edit: Nice Fosco. Nice.

[gbgary]

majik...cuz he could run.

[sharpe1027]

Here's somewhere to start the conversation from:

Dikey:
Career Record: 45-63-3
Comp. Percentage: 55.4%
Yards: 23322 Yds
TDs: 141
INTs: 179


Majik Man

Career Record: 26-30-1
Comp. Percentage: 55.9%
Yards: 12,700
TDs: 66
INTs: 67

[Harlan Huckleby]

I don't care about stats. Dickey was an amazing passer with a Dan Marino-like release. Majik was a gamer, but he was a so-so talent, Tavaris Jackson talent.

[RashanGary]

I have a 3rd grade son. One day they were on youtube practicing the Raji dance. Then I looked at the history and they were google-imageing "Megan Fox Boobs"

These are the things you remember. Who's better? Who's prettier? Fuck that. It's who's boobs did you look at when you were 9, who was the QB of the home team? Who was your favorite Ninja Turtle? Where did your Dad or Grandpa bring you hunting? Everyone of those is the coolest and it's not a question. It's a matter of fact.

That 38 year old chain smoking hair cutter who's boob rubbed against your arm when you were 12. . . Shes the most seductive person on earth, herpes, genital warts and all. This is a no contest.

Blonde Amy who you sat by on the bus for 4 months. . . . . That time she leaned in to kiss you and you felt her tongue touch your lips. That's the best kiss you ever had. The trashy girl who put your hand between her legs while you were watching the highschool drama/chorus production. . . that's the best boner ever. No contest.

Favre and Rodgers suck. Majik is the greatest QB off all time.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Dick-ey! Dick-ey!

[gbgary]

I don't care about stats. Dickey was an amazing passer with a Dan Marino-like release. Majik was a gamer, but he was a so-so talent, Tavaris Jackson talent.

i thought majik was a terrific passer with a quick release...he also had the great sterling sharpe. i agree about dickey though.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Dickey was considerably better than Majik--except for that one magical year in 1989. Dickey's team regularly were near the top offenses in the league. Unfortunately, the Packers had some of the worst defenses in team history. You can't compare stats. The late 70s and early 80s was entirely different than the late 80s--which were considerably different than the 90s and today.

[AtlPackFan]

Dickey! From what I remember they threw a lot because they were behind a lot....D stunk.

From Wikipedia (For what its worth): "John Jefferson, James Lofton, and tight end Paul Coffman teamed up with quarterback Lynn Dickey to give the Packers one of the most explosive passing attacks in the NFL at the time; however, a defense which hovered near the bottom of the league relegated Green Bay to three 8-8 finishes and a second-round playoff appearance during the strike-shortened 1982 season.

Perhaps the high point of Dickey's NFL career came in 1983 when he powered the Packers' offense to a then-team record 429 points. He threw for a team record 4,458 yards, and a career-best 32 touchdowns, the most in the NFL in 1983. Dickey was named second-team All-NFC behind Joe Theismann. Dickey's Packers had beaten Theismann's Super Bowl champion Washington Redskins in a thrilling Monday Night Football game earlier that season (Washington kicker Mark Moseley missed a field goal in the closing seconds, preserving the Packers' 48-47 win). The game remains the highest aggregate score in MNF history"