on paper, rob johnson appeared to be a better choice. at 6'5", he was a much more ideal height for a quarterback than the 5'9" doug flutie. johnson also possessed a stronger arm than flutie, and like flutie, could make plays on his feet as well as with his arm. however, johnson also held onto the ball for an abnormally long amount of time when dropping back to pass. this resulted in him taking a considerable number of sacks, and with these sacks he was injury-prone.