Willie Totten

Willie Totten's a footnote from the '87 strike—two starts, 155 yards, 39.4 rating—while Josh Allen's out here authoring a Gunslinger 2.0 saga with MVP nods and deep playoff runs. Totten's flash-in-the-pan gig replacing Kelly for a week feels like a pop-up restaurant next to Allen's five-star dynasty in the making.

Nah, Willie's not in Canton—his NFL cameo was too brief, just those two strike-replacement starts for the Bills in '87. But give the man his flowers: he's in the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame since 2004 for shredding college records with Jerry Rice in the Satellite Connection.

In 2026, Totten's long retired from the sideline, last coaching gigs wrapping up around Alabama A&M in the late 2010s after stints at Southern, Delta State, and Albany State. No fresh headlines on broadcasting or biz ventures—he's likely chilling in Mississippi, savoring those Rice-Totten Stadium days.

Totten's cannon arm from the run-and-shoot era—13,128 college yards, 141 TDs—would feast under today's pass-happy rules with better protection and no bump-and-run thugs. That 39.4 NFL rating? Blame the strike-era chaos; imagine him with Allen's mobility in a Shanahan scheme.

Both Bills QBs, but Kelly's 49.97 career rating towers over Totten's gritty 4.93 from two '87 starts—think Hall of Famer dropping lasers versus a pickup game hero. Totten spelled Kelly during the strike, holding the fort like a reliable bar backup singer before the headliner returns.