I heard about his four-game foul ball streak on my car radio while I was schleppin pizzas. The show's hosts were talking about it after, and one of them (whose name I don't remember) said that Flutie is a great ballplayer, while the other guy, former Dallas Cowboy and Super Bowl winner James Washington said that Flutie is a great, great guy as he has met Flutie before, however, Washington didn't say anything about Flutie being a great player.
I figure that anyone who played major college football, let alone having played in the NFL at age 40 has to be a great ATHLETE, however, I wouldn't be sure how to rate him as a PLAYER, be it good, average, above average, or below average.