Talk:Randall Cunningham

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Currently almost a B, just needs a picture of him and some more college pre-college information. --Wizardman 14:28, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

when the hell did Randall play in Minnesota? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.116.130.217 (talk) 00:45, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Untitled

Michael Vick is a poor man's Randall Cunningham.

What is th source for Randall being one of the greatest video game athletes of all time? Jdotpitts 21:30, 16 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know about greatest video game athletes. But this man was possibly the greatest NFL athlete of all time. Simply amazing. Sports Illustrated dubbed him "The Ultimate Weapon". He passed, ran for yardage, punted, and returned kicks; performing all those tasks at the level of the most elite players in the game.

Career Stats

Most Rushing yards, QB (4928)--Billymac00 23:36, 16 October 2006 (UTC) randall is the greatest qb ever and i john allen will become the 2nd — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.11.187.118 (talk) 17:10, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Legacy

159.214.124.1 kindly refrain from editing the Legacy section and changing almost each and every verb and adjective with its pejorative counterpart so as to reflect your custom-tailored opinion. The content that has been provided prior to your agenda is the cumulative knowledge of dozens to date. It is not awaiting your monolithic and clearly biased opinion as evidenced by your aforementioned changes.

The Legacy section REALLY needs to be cleaned up, it's not NPOV. Way too many opinions.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.149.165.2 (talk) 21:16, 5 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I really agree with this. How can you say he was the first black man to lead when Doug Williams won a Super Bowl? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.173.247.40 (talk) 03:18, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted this section, it's npov and needed to be deleted. I will delete it everytime it gets reposted.

Legacy

{{Cleanup|date=June 2007}} Cunningham arguably falls into the same genre as Barry Sanders and Warren Moon. Despite winning numerous awards and competing against the best of their era statistically, the two never had the quality coaching or supporting cast of players offensively to win a Super Bowl throughout most of their career.

Doug Scovil, the quarterbacks coach credited with developing Randall Cunningham into the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, died in December of 1989.[1] Cunningham's head coach to date with the best winning percentage is Brian Billick 75-53 (0.586). Billick was Cunningham's head coach in Baltimore during the 2001-02 season. Billick was also Cunningham's offensive coordinator in Minnesota while the late Chip Myers [2] served as Minnesota's quarterbacks coach during the 1998-99 season.

None of Randall Cunningham's offensive lineman made the Pro Bowl during his tenure in Philadelphia. While Cunningham was an Eagle, other quarterbacks who were recipients of the NFL MVP/Player of the Year Awards (Boomer Esiason, Joe Montana, Steve Young, and Brett Favre) had offensive linemen who made the Pro Bowl while they served as quarterback for their respective teams. Former Eagles offensive guard Mike Schad stated,"Buddy always said we were two offensive linemen away from winning a Super Bowl." [3] Former Eagles tight end Keith Jackson stated,"Buddy always said that we were two offensive linemen away from dominating and winning a Super Bowl because you have to keep the quarterback healthy," [4] Former Minnesota Vikings Randall McDaniel, Todd Steussie, and Jeff Christy would be Cunningham's first Pro Bowl offensive linemen.

Despite his fame as a Super Bowl quarterback with the Chicago Bears, Jim McMahon was unable to lead the Eagles to a playoff victory when he replaced Randall for a few plays in a playoff game against the Washington Redskins during the 1990-91. When Randall Cunningham was lost for the 1991-92 season, the Eagles failed to make the playoffs despite having the number one defense in total yards. Once again when Cunningham was hurt during the 1993-94 season, the Philadelphia Eagles failed to make the playoffs.

To date NFC East teams have a combined 18 Super Bowl appearances and combined 10 wins, which is the most out of any division in the NFL. During Cunningham's 11 seasons in Philadelphia, NFC East teams won 7 Super Bowls.

Prior to Cunningham’s arrival in the NFL, the idea that African Americans could succeed at the quarterback position was questioned by some head coaches around the league. The late career success of Doug Williams, the amazing but unheralded play of Joe Gilliam, the mixed success of Vince Evans, and the sparing play of James Harris not withstanding, Randall Cunningham and Warren Moon were the first black men to lead consistently from the quarterback position. Randall’s athleticism and coach Buddy Ryan’s understanding of what kind of pressure a game-breaker like Cunningham could put on a defense, proved that a scrambler could not just survive but thrive. His success brought about the revolution of the so-called running quarterback to the modern era NFL and paved the way for players such as Daunte Culpepper, Donovan McNabb, Michael Vick, Steve McNair, Kordell Stewart, David Garrard and Vince Young. [5]Randall worked at Egecomb circle in Baltimore MD in 2002

Death

Look Im going to refrain from calling the author any names. But before you post that some one died get your facts correct. Randall Cunningham didnt die, his son died June 29, 2010 from drowing in a hotub. The former quarterback is still alive —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.9.180.32 (talk) 18:58, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Death of his Son

Does anyone know that the son was "unattended" or could it have been a momentary lapse of visual contact. It would be much better to acknowledge the death without speculation. It is inappropriate to lay blame at this time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jpet13 (talk • contribs) 21:59, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Two-Time MVP?

The Associated Press MVP is generally considered the recognized MVP by the NFL for a given season. Randall never won that award. It seems inappropriate to call him a two-time MVP without somehow noting that distinction.

Joe Montana was the Associated Press MVP in 1990 and Terrell Davis won it in 1998. Randall won the Pro Football Writers MVP in 1990 and the Newspaper Enterprise Association MVP award in 1998. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magpi3 (talk • contribs) 00:01, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

He won the league MVP with the Minnesota Vikings in 1998.72.174.71.134 (talk) 22:32, 22 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Punting stats

Can someone please either point to and/or enter his statistics as a punter? For instance, his December 1991 punt vs. the NY Giants is still fourth-longest in NFL history.72.174.71.134 (talk) 22:34, 22 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Third in quarterback rushing yards.

The IP 72.174.131.123 is attempting to remove Cunningham being third in quarterback rushing yards from the lead. Their proposal is to say he "was well-known for his scrambling ability, exiting the game on numerous quarterback rushing yards lists". This does not specify what he accomplished as a dual-threat quarterback and is far more wordy. Simply saying he is third in quarterback rushing yards directly identifies why he is recognized as a dual-threat quarterback.

The IP's argument for removing this information from the lead is it's "subject to change". This is not a valid argument because virtually any record is "subject to change" and we edit Wikipedia to ensure information is up to date. The IP is also attempting to give Cunningham's Cowboys and Ravens tenure the same weight as his Vikings tenure, despite having only played a handful of games for them in one season stints, while his greatest statistical season was with Minnesota. Bluerules (talk) 22:59, 15 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

His two other non famous daughters

He has has two daughters grace Cunningham and Sophia Cunningham 757eli (talk) 02:13, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Punter or Quarterback

He is stated as a Punter in College. He was obviously a top QB. Please Change. 2600:8802:5311:B700:4EB:D0BD:7E4A:F7D8 (talk) 06:13, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]