re: Favorite Former Tiger That Never Started

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I wasn’t alive in 88 so would you want to give a description as to why Mickey Guidry comes to mind for you?

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Part of the Guidry mystique comes from the way Arnsparger/Archer used him.

Hodson would always start, but Guidry would come in for the third and fourth drives of the first half. This would give Hodson a rest for the second half, give Hodson some time to digest what defenses were trying to do, and give other teams something else to worry about since Guidry was a little different from Hodson and the offense would be slightly different. Those lost drives are a big part of the reason Hodson didn't have a 3000 yard passing game until he was a senior when Guidry was gone.

So, compared to normal back-up quarterbacks, he got a lot of significant playing time, and often played well during those stints.

Hope that helps.

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