Post by jetstream23 on Jan 11, 2015 18:10:53 GMT -5
Out of the 8 teams remaining in the playoffs this weekend (NE, Balt, Indy, Denver, GB, Dallas, Sea, Carolina), 5 of those teams were quarterbacked by guys who already have Super Bowl rings.
As of this post (about 2PM Eastern on Sunday), there are 3 teams in the Final Four (NE, GB, Sea) and all of the quarterbacks are previous SB winners with a combined 5 rings. IF Denver wins, the Super Bowl will be GUARANTEED to have a repeat winner at quarterback, even though we don't know either of the teams in the game.
It's not a news flash that the NFL is a quarterback league, but it's never been more apparent. So my question is simply this, how important is the Coach if you don't have a great quarterback? Who was the last coach to drag a subpar QB to a Super Bowl victory? I can only think of two teams in the past 40 years, both of whom had amazing defenses and great running games (Tampa Bay with Brad Johnson and Baltimore with Trent Dilfer).
My opinion is that we still have not put enough attention on the QB position for the Jets. You have to move heaven and earth to get a guy you think could be "the one." Whether that means trading the ranch for somebody, trading up in the Draft, or drafting a QB every single season until you're confident you have the guy, you do it. It just seems like such a no-brainer at this point, that it's IMPOSSIBLE to win a SB without a great QB, that if you don't have one then you take a gamble in every draft trying to get one.
We will continue to change GMs, head coaches, offensive coordinators, etc. but it won't matter....until we have a true Top 10 QB. Because if you don't have one of those guys you're not winning the Super Bowl, it just seems like a fact.
As of this post (about 2PM Eastern on Sunday), there are 3 teams in the Final Four (NE, GB, Sea) and all of the quarterbacks are previous SB winners with a combined 5 rings. IF Denver wins, the Super Bowl will be GUARANTEED to have a repeat winner at quarterback, even though we don't know either of the teams in the game.
It's not a news flash that the NFL is a quarterback league, but it's never been more apparent. So my question is simply this, how important is the Coach if you don't have a great quarterback? Who was the last coach to drag a subpar QB to a Super Bowl victory? I can only think of two teams in the past 40 years, both of whom had amazing defenses and great running games (Tampa Bay with Brad Johnson and Baltimore with Trent Dilfer).
My opinion is that we still have not put enough attention on the QB position for the Jets. You have to move heaven and earth to get a guy you think could be "the one." Whether that means trading the ranch for somebody, trading up in the Draft, or drafting a QB every single season until you're confident you have the guy, you do it. It just seems like such a no-brainer at this point, that it's IMPOSSIBLE to win a SB without a great QB, that if you don't have one then you take a gamble in every draft trying to get one.
We will continue to change GMs, head coaches, offensive coordinators, etc. but it won't matter....until we have a true Top 10 QB. Because if you don't have one of those guys you're not winning the Super Bowl, it just seems like a fact.
