re: Worst starting QB in Saints history?

Unfortunately with Saints history compiling Worst Of lists can be a chore. Best of's are a lot easier.

There's been plenty of awful QBs fo sho. To say starter you need some minimum number. I propose 7 games at least. with that, here are the nominees (and some mentioned already)-

At THIS LINK you can click on the years, then players and see the number of games started and their stats...

won/loss after name

67 Gary Cuozzo 3-7, 7TD 12INT
69-73 Edd Hargett 1-5-1, 46.9% completions
73-81 Bobby Scott 4-10, 47.4%comp 15TD 28INT
76-77 Bobby Douglass 3-5, 48.8%comp, 5TD 11INT
82-84 Ken Stabler 11-11, not bad enough
84-85 Richard Todd, 6-8, not bad enough
90-93 Steve Walsh, actually had a winning record & more TDs than INTs
97 Heath Shuler 4-5, 2TD 14INT
97-99 Billy Joe Hobert 4-8, not so terrible numbers
98 Kerry Collins 2-5, 49%comp, 4TD10 INT
98-99 Billy Joe Tolliver 2-9

Scott had a long dreadful run but most of his starting was for Archie injuries (ditto Hargett). I look more at the guys who were the named starter. The terrible 3-13 '99 season was split between both the Billy Joes at 1-6 each. That's a strong case. Shuler is a contender. I always marveled how many guys started for the Saints, then left, and never played a game for anyone else after that. Collins as an active alcoholic deserves consideration. Bang for the buck though I'm gonna go Cuozzo. He was emblematic of the first two decades of the franchise. They gave up the #1 overall pick in the draft for a backup QB who couldn't even stay starting for a season for the worst team in the league. He lost his job to an expansion pick player that was originally drafted as a running back primarily.