Bubby Brister

Walter Andrew Brister III (twitter: @BubbyBrister)

Position: QB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: August 15, 1962 in Alexandria, LA
College: Tulane, La-Monroe (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (67th overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 41 (2218th overall since 1950)

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News -- May 2013

5/13 Steel Curtain Rising: Vote to Support Chuck Noll in ESPN Poll: Once again it is time for Steelers Nation to Rally the Troops. And once again, we’re calling on all of the Black and Gold faithful...
5/1 FootballPerspective.com: Where Does Tim Tebow Rank in the Pantheon of Great Quarterbacks: With the Jets releasing Tim Tebow, it appears that his NFL career may be over. If that’s the case, it’s time to reflect...

4/16 FootballPerspective.com: Do NFL teams properly value age when drafting quarterbacks?: For the most part, age is rarely discussed when talking about college quarterbacks. Outside of the Brandon Weedens and Chris Weinkes...
4/13 FootballPerspective.com: Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns: Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do...

1/22 FootballPerspective.com: The Manning Index (and The Brady Effect): Eight years ago — almost to the day — our old PFR colleague Doug Drinen wrote a Sabernomics post about “The...
1/4 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Career passing stats in wins and losses: Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses; today I will do the same but for quarterbacks. I looked at...

12/12 Steel Curtain Rising: Mike Tomlin Suspends Mendenhall, Makes Statement: Fans throughout Steelers Nation questioned the team's commitment to winning in the wake of the shocking defeat to the...

11/17 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: QB Playoff Wins by College: Watching Matt Barkley today against UCLA, I tweeted that Mark Sanchez is responsible for 4 of the 9 playoff wins by USC quarterbacks....
11/17 Steel Curtain Rising: Ravens to Test Steelers Philosophy on Quarterbacks, Injuries: There are many differences between Mike Tomlin and Bill Cowher, just as there are many differences between Kevin Colbert and Tom...

10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Added: A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team’s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given...

9/24 FootballPerspective.com: Interceptions per Incompletion (or POPIP): I leave the baseball analysis to my brothers at baseball-reference.com, but I know enough to be dangerous. There’s a stat...

7/1 Steel Curtain Rising: Watch Tower: Calling Out Mike Florio, Revisiting Mike Tomlin and Kordell Stewart, and Taking Our Own Medicine: NBC Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio attracts attention to himself. Last month Florio drew the ire of Steelers Nation by taking...

5/13 Steel Curtain Rising: Todd Haley Presents New Playbook to Steelers: The NFL’s true “off season” might be fast approaching, but Todd Haley is already at work presenting his new offense to Steelers...

8/10 Steelers Chronicle: Pittsburgh Steelers By The Numbers: 00-20: While the NFL is in the midst of meetings so secret that James Bond would be jealous, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are busy working...