Bob Avellini Robert Hayden Avellini ( born August 28 , 1953 ) was a quarterback in the NFL . For most of his career , he played for the Chicago Bears before finishing with the New York Jets . His nickname was " Slow - Mo " . Pro career . As a rookie with the Bears in 1975 , Avellini started four games on a team that finished 4 - 10 . He threw for 942 yards with 6 TD passes along with 11 interceptions . Fully established as the Bears starter in 1976 , he started all fourteen games , throwing for 1580 yards , although with a bad " td pass / int " ratio of 8 / 15 . Chicago did improve to a 7 - 7 mark . Avellini improved on those numbers in 1977 , passing for 2004 yards while once again starting every game for the Bears . However , once again his interception rate was rather high , throwing 18 picks compared to only 11 touchdown passes . The Bears again showed improvement as they ended up tying the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC Central title at 9 - 5 and earning a trip to the playoffs as the wildcard team – where they were handily beaten by the Dallas Cowboys . Walter Payton ’ s big season , where he piled up over 1 , 800 yards rushing , had a lot to do with their success . In 1978 , the Bears would struggle , as they started 4 - 8 with Avellini under center , as he continued to pile up interceptions with 16 – while only tossing 5 TD passes . This caused coach Neill Armstrong to make a switch at quarterback – as he inserted veteran Mike Phipps into the starting role . Phipps – who the Bears had traded their first - round pick in the 1978 draft to acquire from Cleveland – promptly won three out of the final four games , to establish himself as the starter for the next season . The Bears would surprisingly roll to a 10 - 6 record in 1979 – which would tie Tampa Bay for the division title – and Avellini would now be in a backup role . He would continue in this capacity – playing behind Phipps , Vince Evans and Jim McMahon – until the 1984 season , seeing little action on the field . In 1984 – with the Bears starting 2 - 0 – Jim McMahon was injured and Mike Ditka inserted Bob Avellini in as the starter for a road game against Green Bay . Avellini had only started five games since the end of the 1978 season . The Bears could muster little offense with Avellini at the controls , but still managed to edge out the Packers 9 - 7 . Chicago continued to struggle the next week as they were soundly beaten by Seattle 38 - 9 . This resulted in Avellini being cut from the Bear ’ s roster by Ditka – and thus ending his decade - long tenure with Chicago . Avellini later signed on with the New York Jets where he would end his playing career after the 1984 season . The Bears , meanwhile , would go to the NFC Championship game that season and then win the Super Bowl the next season . Avellini was actively involved in the YMCA Big Brother Program during his career . In May 2009 , Avellini was arrested for driving under the influence and acquitted for the third time . He had been convicted of the offense in 2002 . Prior . Avellini grew up in New Hyde Park , NY ( Long Island ) , and lettered in football , basketball , and baseball while in high school . Avellini is actively involved in a number of Chicagoland charitable organizations and despite his professional real estate career is a well - respected authority on several Chicago radio and television sports shows .