Conversation so far:
What happened in 1992?
By the start of the 1992 season, it appeared that Young's starting job was in serious peril.
What was his starting job?
San Francisco's starting quarterback.
How was it in peril?
In addition to having to compete with Bono, Montana appeared to be close to recovering from his elbow tendon surgery.
Did he recover?
it turned out that Montana would not recover in time to start in the opening game.

Question: What did he do?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Steve Young do?