The Five Worst Passes Of The 2012 NFL Season

The Five Worst Passes Of The 2012 NFL Season
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) passes the ball under pressure by New England Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich (50) and defensive tackle Vince Wilfork (75) as Jets tackle Austin Howard (77) defends during the second half of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass. Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. The Patriots won 29-26 in overtime. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) passes the ball under pressure by New England Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich (50) and defensive tackle Vince Wilfork (75) as Jets tackle Austin Howard (77) defends during the second half of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass. Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. The Patriots won 29-26 in overtime. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

You may have noticed that we at Grantland take bad quarterback play very seriously. While Grantland's finest in the Los Angeles office take part in the BQBL each season, my basis for bad quarterback knowledge dates back to a childhood during which the starting quarterbacks for my favorite team were universally terrible. You try suffering through Dave Brown, Kent Graham, and Danny Kanell for a five-year stretch and see how much you enjoy it. Those mid-'90s Giants teams even gave away Tommy Maddox, who would eventually become a starter in Pittsburgh after winning an XFL Championship, but he delivered one of the worst backup performances in a single year I've ever seen: 6-for-23 for 49 yards with three interceptions and a fumble is probably deserving of professional excommunication.

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