Fav colts backup qb of the last 20 yr or so?

[Trace Pyott]

With minshew being our starter right now it got me thinking. Where would he rank amongst the backups we have had since the manning days.  Out of these and if I forget any please feel free to add them. 
   
 We got minshew, brissett, Jim sorgi, Sam ehlinger, Curtis painter (yuck) that’s all I can think of off the top of my head. Who would you say are the top 3 if you had to have one fill in for a season and not to tank but to win games lol. 

[Dunk]

Matt Hasslebeck,  Jacoby Brisset, 

Unless I can go back to Pre Manning, That's all I got

[Trace Pyott]

Omg how did I forget about matty h!!  I would agree it’s def those two at the top. 

[RollerColt]

Matt hands down. 

[NewColtsFan]

I’m a Hasselback guy.   I thought he was the perfect backup to Luck.   Very smart, very wise, could deal with Luck on an intellectual level and had the game to back it up.  
 

 

[holeymoley99]

Kerry Collins ?

[jemack]

I thought Jim sorgi was a good back up. He didn't have much playing time behind Manning but was reliable.

[Indeee]

Chad Kelly..

 

[coming on strong]

13 minutes ago, Indeee said:

Chad Kelly..

 

ballard never gave him a fair chance because he likes to party .   the guy can straight up ball though and is way better than minshew

[Mighty Blue]

Ah, good topic!

[Yoshinator]

Matt Hasselback, Jacoby Brissett, Chad Kelly for different reasons.

[Fluke_33]

Paul Justin

Kelly Holcomb 

sorgi - for his commercial on never being needed 

Orlovski- saved us from going 0-16

brissett 

minshew 

hassleback

harbaugh

 

I’ve liked so many.   

 

 

[our_dbs_rock]

I believe Hunter Smith was mentioned as the emergency QB for some of the those years the Colts only carried 2 QBs on the roster. So I'll go with him.

[csmopar]

Curtis Painter

[Yoshinator]

2 minutes ago, csmopar said:

Curtis Painter

Yep. He helped us get Andrew Luck. That could have been legendary for the franchise.

[Nickster]

1 hour ago, jemack said:

I thought Jim sorgi was a good back up. He didn't have much playing time behind Manning but was reliable.

That’s precisely why Sorgi is my favorite back up QB.  He didn’t play much lol.

[IndyEric07]

Mark Rypien in 2001 gets my vote!

[csmopar]

33 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:

Yep. He helped us get Andrew Luck. That could have been legendary for the franchise.

Nope not the reason

[Yoshinator]

2 minutes ago, csmopar said:

Nope not the reason

Curious why then.

[Indianapolis-Colts-Fan]

Sorgi 

[Stephen]

Hasselbeck, brissett, and minshew

[csmopar]

10 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:

Curious why then.

Because of the efforts he made at Riley children hospital and a couple others. Showed up even after he was cut to still visit with the kids and staff 

[Yoshinator]

2 minutes ago, csmopar said:

Because of the efforts he made at Riley children hospital and a couple others. Showed up even after he was cut to still visit with the kids and staff 

Thanks. Didn't know this. He's a classy human being.

[jimmy g]

I have to go beyond 20 yrs:

Bert Jones- backed up Marty Domres. Until he started.

 

Unless we count Johnny Unitas backing up Earl Morral who was backing up Johnny Unitas.

 

Or Tom Matte- Emergency QB backing up Gary Cuozo who backed up Unitas. Matte became first to use the wristband, and QBed almost to the Championship Game

[NFLfan]

2 hours ago, Fluke_33 said:

Paul Justin

Kelly Holcomb 

sorgi - for his commercial on never being needed 

Orlovski- saved us from going 0-16

brissett 

minshew 

hassleback

harbaugh

 

I’ve liked so many.  

 

You missed so many. Scott Tolzien, Chandler Harnish? I'm surprised Harbaugh is not more popular.

 

(I liked Kelly Holcomb. He was a Viking once. I did not know that Harnish was too. I don't remember Harnish as a Viking.)

 

[Dunk]

10 hours ago, Fluke_33 said:

Paul Justin

Kelly Holcomb 

sorgi - for his commercial on never being needed 

Orlovski- saved us from going 0-16

brissett 

minshew 

hassleback

harbaugh

 

I’ve liked so many.   

 

 

Going back that far, this is a good list. I forgot about Orlovski, and not many people remember Harbaughs first season he was a back up to start.

Paul Justin started vs the Packers in 97? Posted a perfect Qb rating and won the Colts first game that year in a shootout.

Kelly had talent, but always had a bad quarter in him. He was tough though. He finished a game in college with a broken jaw, and played the Bengals with a broken hand when he was a Colt.

 

[lollygagger8]

clipboard Jesus (Charlie Whitehurst)

 

 

[shakedownstreet]

5 hours ago, lollygagger8 said:

clipboard Jesus (Charlie Whitehurst)

 

 

[Catloaf]

19 hours ago, Dunk said:

Matt Hasslebeck,  Jacoby Brisset, 

Unless I can go back to Pre Manning, That's all I got

This.

 

and Minshew, for me.  Hasselbeck rocked.

[King Colt]

Earl Morrell

[2006Coltsbestever]

4 minutes ago, King Colt said:

Earl Morrell

Yeah, he was the best QB on the field for the Jets in SB 3.

[King Colt]

6 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Yeah, he was the best QB on the field for the Jets in SB 3.

Not as bad as Manning losing to the Saints in their SB

[2006Coltsbestever]

2 minutes ago, King Colt said:

Not as bad as Manning losing to the Saints in their SB

Way worse than Manning. Even had Manning scored, it would have just tied the game. Saints get the ball back with 4 minutes left. We couldn't stop the Saints all 2nd half, so they still would have won with a last second FG in probability. Plus the onsides kick changed that game, Manning's INT just sealed it but it was 1 play. Regarding Earl, he was throwing to the jets all day with pinpoint accuracy, he made 4 or 5 bad plays that were crucial. 

[sb41champs]

1.  Matt Hasselbeck

2.  Jim Sorgi

3.  Jacoby Brissett - who isn't the best QB - but - was a better game manager than either Carson Wentz or Matt Ryan

[King Colt]

28 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Way worse than Manning. Even had Manning scored, it would have just tied the game. Saints get the ball back with 4 minutes left. We couldn't stop the Saints all 2nd half, so they still would have won with a last second FG in probability. Plus the onsides kick changed that game, Manning's INT just sealed it but it was 1 play. Regarding Earl, he was throwing to the jets all day with pinpoint accuracy, he made 4 or 5 bad plays that were crucial. 

You oddly leave out the INT Manning threw before his last INT costing the Colts a chance to win. 

[AKB]

Matt Hasselbeck for me

 

maybe Brissett over him slightly

[2006Coltsbestever]

6 minutes ago, King Colt said:

You oddly leave out the INT Manning threw before his last INT costing the Colts a chance to win. 

Manning only had 1 INT in that SB - at the end. You lost me?

[2006Coltsbestever]

Manning threw for 333 Yards, 1 TD, 1 INT in SB 44. His INT at the end stings but he had nothing on Earl's SB 3.

[Smonroe]

3 hours ago, King Colt said:

Earl Morrell

 

MVP QB who somehow 'forgot' how to play QB in Super Bowl 3.

[GoColts8818]

Hasselbeck hands down.

19 hours ago, NFLfan said:

 

You missed so many. Scott Tolzien, Chandler Harnish? I'm surprised Harbaugh is not more popular.

 

(I liked Kelly Holcomb. He was a Viking once. I did not know that Harnish was too. I don't remember Harnish as a Viking.)

 

Harbaugh breaks the 20 year rule.