Scott Brunner

Jaxson Dart's got the arm and mobility to outshine Scott Brunner in this pass-happy era—Brunner's Giants tenure peaked with a 54.3 rating on 1,904 yards and 9 TDs in '83, gritty but no fireworks. Dart, as current starter, benefits from modern schemes; Brunner's lunch-pail style feels like comparing a '79 Pinto to a Tesla—serviceable then, obsolete now.

Nah, Scott Brunner's not in Canton—no bust awaits the sixth-rounder who went 512-for-1,046 with 29 TDs over five years. His Giants highlight was that '83 playoff tease, but 54 picks and a 56.3 rating? Voters skipped the Pennsylvania kid for flashier names. Solid backup life, no Hall call.

At 68, Scott Brunner's traded pigskins for stocks, still grinding as a Wall Street stockbroker per old reports, with no fresh whispers of broadcasting or charity gigs in '26. The ex-Delaware Blue Hen who lit up '83 Giants keeps it low-key—probably yelling at screens over Apple shares instead of refs.

Brunner’s quick release and 6'5" frame would feast under no-touch rules—his 6.5 yards per attempt in '83 jumps to 7+ today with better protection. But 49% completion? Yikes in a 65% league. He'd be a Greg Roman special teams hero, not a starter, thriving in bootlegs like a taller Jeff Hostetler.

Eli Manning lapped Scott Brunner like a Ferrari passing a pickup—Eli's 59.81 rating and two rings dwarf Brunner's 56.3 mark, 6,457 yards, and zero playoff glory as Giants QBs. Brunner held the fort pre-Parcells; Eli owned it. Both Big Blue bridges, but one's a legend, the other's the toll collector.