heres a list of new england staring QB’s an the yrs and games they started:
 
1999 Drew Bledsoe (16)
1998 Drew Bledsoe (14) / Scott Zolak (2)
1997 Drew Bledsoe (16)
1996 Drew Bledsoe (16)
1995 Drew Bledsoe (15) / Scott Zolak (1)
1994 Drew Bledsoe (16)
1993 Drew Bledsoe (12) / Scott Secules (4)
1992 Hugh Millen (7) / Scott Zolak (4) / Tom Hodson (3) / Jeff Carlson (2)
1991 Hugh Millen (13) / Tom Hodson (3)
1990 Marc Wilson (6) / Tom Hodson (4) / Steve Grogan (4)
1989 Steve Grogan (6) / Marc Wilson (4) / Tony Eason (3) / Doug Flutie (3)
1988 Doug Flutie (9) / Steve Grogan (4) / Tony Eason (2) / Tom Ramsey (1)
1987 Steve Grogan (6) / Tom Ramsey (3) / Tony Eason (3) / Bob Bleier (2) / Doug Flutie (1)
1986 Tony Eason (14) / Steve Grogan (2)
1985 Tony Eason (10) / Steve Grogan (6)
1984 Tony Eason (13) / Steve Grogan (3)
    And heres the colts list of starting QB’s up until 2000: Art Schlichter
Mike Pagel
Gary Hogeboom
Chris Chandler
Jack Trudeau
Jeff George
Craig Erickson
Paul Justin
Browning Nagle
Jim Harbaugh
Peyton Manning

browning nagle whooppeee!!!!!!! lol

and this shows what having a hall of fame quaterback can change a franchise around. These two teams were perrenial losers before these two great players came along although patriots had a few good years with Eason and Bledsoe