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2018 NFL Power Rankings: Biggest QB Teases For All 32 Teams

By Erik Lambert

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 03: Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts after he scored a 15-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ravens won 34-31. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 03: Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts after he scored a 15-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ravens won 34-31. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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SAN DIEGO – SEPTEMBER 25: Quarterback Brian Sipe #17 of the Cleveland Browns throws a pass during a game against the San Diego Chargers at Jack Murphy on September 25, 1983 in San Diego, California. The Browns won 30-24 in overtime. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO – SEPTEMBER 25: Quarterback Brian Sipe #17 of the Cleveland Browns throws a pass during a game against the San Diego Chargers at Jack Murphy on September 25, 1983 in San Diego, California. The Browns won 30-24 in overtime. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) /

8. player. 53. . QB. Cleveland Browns. Brian Sipe

Sometimes a great tease can boil down to one season. A year when a player puts it all together, seeming to turn the corner only to have it turn out to be fools gold. That was what happened with Brian Sipe. For most of his early career with the Cleveland Browns, he was a rather average starter. Then in 1980, the switch just seemed to flip on for him.

Sipe went from 0 to 60 almost overnight. He was tremendous that year. Not only did he throw for over 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns, a rarity for that era, he also led a series of big comebacks and game-winning drive to get the Browns to the playoffs for the first time in eight years. Sadly his penchant for playing close to the vest came back to haunt him.

His backbreaking interception in the playoffs against Oakland, known as the infamous “Red Right 88” play, seemed to be the end of the dream year. He went back to mediocrity for the remaining three seasons of his career after that.

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