Rick Mirer is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Mirer in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mirer's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
A quality quarterback with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 74 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 34% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.5 on average.See board →
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Career Value · VORP
74 career value over replacement — #1540 all-time of 4,649. 10.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #2 (Rd 1) · SEA · 1993 · -10.4 vs expected KV-H
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