20. No Hope
“Curtis Painter,” a Colts fan said. “During the 14-2 season in 2009, we benched Manning and let Painter play. In those two games, he threw the ball 28 times and completed just eight passes with two picks.” In sum, Painter was an absolute disaster for Indianapolis. Of course, it’s almost impossible for a franchise to have two mature elite quarterbacks at the same time. But the step down from Peyton Manning to Painter was substantial.

His first appearance that season was against the New York Jets. Painter played terribly as he threw an interception. He also fumbled the ball which resulted in the Jets returning it for a touchdown. Things didn’t improve because he played horrendously in the first quarter of their next game too. Finally, they took him out of the firing line because he was so bad. But at least he had luscious hair.