If Mark Sanchez starts in place of Sam Bradford next Sunday, as expected, it will mark the seventh consecutive year in which the Eagles' quarterback did not start all 16 regular season games.

In the NFL, this is very much the exception, not the norm. Half of the NFL's 32 teams had quarterbacks who started all 16 games last year. The Eagles haven't had a quarterback who has started all 16 games since Donovan McNabb did so in 2008. Below is a list of all 32 teams, and the last time they had a quarterback start all 16 games:

Team Last season QB started all 16 games Who was it? Giants 2014 Eli Manning Lions 2014 Matthews Stafford Packers 2014 Aaron Rodgers Saints 2014 Drew Brees Falcons 2014 Matt Ryan Seahawks 2014 Russell Wilson 49ers 2014 Colin Kaepernick Patriots 2014 Tom Brady Dolphins 2014 Ryan Tannehill Steelers 2014 Ben Roethlisberger Ravens 2014 Joe Flacco Bengals 2014 Andy Dalton Colts 2014 Andrew Luck Raiders 2014 Derek Carr Broncos 2014 Peyton Manning Chargers 2014 Phillip Rivers Panthers 2013 Cam Newton Cardinals 2013 Carson Palmer Jets 2013 Geno Smith Cowboys 2012 Tony Romo Vikings 2012 Christian Ponder Buccaneers 2012 Josh Freeman Rams 2012 Sam Bradford Bills 2012 Ryan Fitzpatrick Texans 2012 Matt Schaub Titans 2011 Matt Hasselbeck Redskins 2009 Jason Campbell Bears 2009 Jay Cutler Jaguars 2009 David Garrard Eagles 2008 Donovan McNabb Chiefs 2005 Trent Green Browns 2001 Tim Couch





If you include 2015, over the last 25 years the Eagles have only had four seasons (five if you include 2004, when the Eagles rested starters the last week of the season), in which their quarterback started all 16 games. All of them were by Donovan McNabb. During that span, only the godless Browns have had fewer:

Team 16-game starts by QB: 1991-2015 Team 16-game starts by QB: 1991-2015 Packers 19 Bills 8 Colts 17 Panthers 8 Patriots 17 Chiefs 8 Giants 16 Rams 8 Saints 15 Texans 7 Chargers 13 Raiders 7 Bengals 12 Steelers 7 Broncos 11 Seahawks 7 Ravens 10 Cardinals 6 Lions 10 Vikings 6 Dolphins 10 Redskins 6 49ers 10 Titans/Oilers 5 Falcons 9 Bears 4 Cowboys 9 Jaguars 4 Jets 9 Eagles 4 Buccaneers 9 Browns 2





Part of that is because the Eagles have had injury-prone quarterbacks. Part of that is because they have had quarterbacks who have sucked. Sometimes it has been both. Some of it is luck, some isn't. The reality is that the Eagles have had, and continue to have, one of the most unstable quarterback situations in professional football.

A week ago we wrote that Chip Kelly hinted that he wants Sam Bradford to be the Eagles' quarterback next year. No matter what happens with Bradford at the conclusion of this season, the Eagles need to make the quarterback position an extreme priority in the draft. That player would preferably have some skills, or at a minimum, be able to stay upright for a season. That's how low the bar is at this point.

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