Every week, NFL quarterbacks manage to remind us of the atrocious hair-pulling play they’re capable of. But the arguably worst position to be in is channeling former long-time backup Dan Orlovsky — who once infamously stepped out of bounds in the end zone for a safety.
The Indianapolis Colts’ Gardner Minshew has now joined this notorious club.
As the Colts tried to mount a road comeback against the Baltimore Ravens, Minshew found himself trying to mount a drive from Indianapolis’s own end zone. And when he finished his drop back on a third-and-long play, Minshew seemed to forget he didn’t have all that much room to work with — to disastrous results.
The veteran backup clearly stepped out of bounds and gifted the Ravens a safety, which ended up being crucial in a 19-19 affair that went to overtime.
Oof:
MINSHEW PULLED AN ORLOVSKY!!! pic.twitter.com/KzQFGsNyOw
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthew_CFB) September 24, 2023
The @danorlovsky7 legacy lives on.
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📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/UQdQ05gT8f pic.twitter.com/txav9K0j5w— NFL (@NFL) September 24, 2023
After Jimmy Garoppolo joined this club last year, Orlovsky was no longer alone in his embarrassment anyway. But the NFL analyst still celebrated Minshew adding his own unfortunate lack of awareness to his resume:
I’m blessed pic.twitter.com/ZBe23sg4uz
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) September 24, 2023
Good for Orlovsky. You knew, eventually, he wouldn’t be the only person to have that end-zone safety blemish on their rap sheet.
This was how Twitter reacted to Minshew channeling Dan Orlovsky
Gardner Minshew just went FULL ORLOVSKY and you never go full Orlovsky. 😂 pic.twitter.com/wTELw6PeCT
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) September 24, 2023
Gardner Minshew doing his best Dan Orlovsky impression pic.twitter.com/GIs2OrbSmw
— Kevin Oestreicher (@koestreicher34) September 24, 2023
Safety. Minshew just went Full Orlovsky. You never go Full Orlovsky.
— Jonas Shaffer (@jonas_shaffer) September 24, 2023
Gardner Minshew just pulled an Orlovsky and the fact we call it an “Orlovsky” means no matter how bad his food takes are, his legacy will live on.
— Bruce Nolan (@BruceExclusive) September 24, 2023
Dan Orlovsky is somewhere smiling after this Gardner Minshew play pic.twitter.com/JxlBLMJzdi
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) September 24, 2023
Dan Orlovsky seeing Gardner Minshew step out of bounds for a safety pic.twitter.com/spCi8AEALm
— PropSwap (@PropSwap) September 24, 2023
Dan Orlovsky, Jimmy G, Gardner Minshew…same guy
— Drew (@DrewBanned) September 24, 2023
Dan Orlovsky gonna send Gardner Minshew some good wine
— Matt Ravis (@mattravis) September 24, 2023
Minshew steps out the back of his endzone.
Orlovsky… pic.twitter.com/BAcdI9dWxr
— michael hinton (@michaelhinton09) September 24, 2023
