The greatest of all time is something usually easily recognized. The player with the most touchdowns, most yards, most tackles, most (insert random stat here) is usually in the discussion for who is recognized as the Best Ever. But on the flip side of the coin, deciding on the worst ever is something that few agree on, and many argue over.

Who is to decide what constitutes as “The Worst”? In fact if a player truly is the worst, shouldn’t they have been holding clipboards and getting Gatorade for the superstars of the team? While this is most often the case, a few sparkling turds make their way onto the football field, where they can stink up a whole stadium with their lack of skill, leadership, talent, and athletic ability.

It is from this thought that I bring to you the first installment of the Niners Nation: Worst of All Time list. This will work in a similar fashion to the Best of All Time list, just on the opposite end of the spectrum. I’ll list a few players that are in the running for Worst of All Time at their specific position, you vote. In the end, the winners will be put on the Worst of All Time roster, and can go through their lives living with the shame of having thousands of fans consider them Worst of All Time.

And since QB discussions have been so hot on this site lately, why not begin with the most important position on the offensive side of the ball, the QB. We as 49er fans have been blessed to have some of the greatest QBs of all time (Montana, Young, Tittle) but we have some radiant bird droppings in our history as well...

After the jump, a list of the worst of the worst (as I see it), some general stats and a quick wrap on their careers wearing the Red and Gold.

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