Milk Carton All-Star of the Week

The NFL Draft has came and went and, as expected, quarterbacks dominated the headlines in the aftermath. Whether it be Sam Bradford going #1 or Tebow unexpectedly going to Denver or the free falls of Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy, the quarterback position was the B.F.D. of this past weekend's festivities. That's why we thought we would give this week's Milk Carton All-Star of the Week to another signal caller of note: Former Lion/Raven/Cardinal QB Stoney Case.

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The name "Stoney Case" is actually Yiddish for "mediocre journeyman quarterback"(I may have made that up). Case was a third-round pick out of New Mexico in the 1995 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. He played in two games as a rookie, competing one of his two passes thrown(technically, he completed both, as the other was picked off). He resurfaced again with Arizona in 1998, subbing for injured starter and Gabe Rodriguez childhood hero Kent Graham. In the three games Case played that season, he started one which, much to the surprise of no one, he lost. His numbers that year? A breathtaking 29 of 55 for 316 yards and two interceptions(He did, however, rush for a touchdown). In 1999, Case signed with Baltimore, where he played in 10 games and started four. That season Case threw for a career-high 988 yards with 3 TDs and 8 INT's. As astounding as those stats are, Case's Ravens tenure will be best remembered for a game he played against the Kansas City Chiefs in October of '99. That day Case went 15 of 37 for 103 yards and 3 picks. The Chiefs returned two of those picks to the house and the total yardage gained by the Chiefs defense on all three interceptions was 108 yards, 5 more yards than Case threw for. In fact, Case allowed as many Chiefs touchdowns as the Ravens' pass defense(two).

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Case gave his NFL career one last hurrah when he signed with Detroit in 2000. He played five games with the Lions, filling in for Charlie Batch, and accrued 503 yards, 1 TD and 4 interceptions. Batch eventually came back and Case then scurried to the Arena League, playing with the Tampa Bay Storm and the San Jose SaberCats. In Case's NFL career, he finished with 1,826 yards, 4 TDs and 15 interceptions in 18 games.

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So let's give a round of applause for a NFL defense's best friend......walking turnover machine Stoney Case, ladies and gentlemen!