I agree. Those teams also have had their QBs step up in the postseason and pass the ball when needed. Something Cassel hasn't shown the ability to do.

The Jets are really the only example he could possibly use. SF and Baltimore both have GREAT head coaches. We don't.

Interestingly enough, ALL THREE of those teams have 1st round QBs.

Exactly.

Good point...

And consider that Alex Smith was on and off the bench and considered a bust until Harbaugh (sp?) was hired as HC.

Right now, I think it's arguable whether ANY of the 3 are "franchise" QBs.

Sanchez has underwhelmed, Smith needs to continue to prove he's turned the corner, and Flacco needs to take it to the next level.

That being said, if Pioli is trying to emulate these teams, they ALL have QBs drafted in the 1st round. So he better get one.

He has probably stepped on them all and enforced his will. You have to allow them to succeed.

You can still win divisions and playoff games with a good running attack. The Texans and Broncos led the league in rushing last year and they both won a playoff game with QBs who aren't very good. The Ravens, Jets, Niners have all had success running the football. The Niners were one of the best run defenses ever, and they almost went to a Super Bowl. The Giants averaged 89 yards rushing a game, but they also went 9-7 and barely made the playoffs. Once in the playoffs, they averaged over 116 rushing yards a game. Not great but servicable. Meanwhile the high flying Packers, Saints and Lions didn't even make the league championship game. Numbers are what you make of them. You absolutely have to have the QB to make the key plays and win the whole thing... but being able to run the ball or playing good D to have a balanced team is still a good thing.
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I have personally never seen the Chiefs media so strong and bold against the organization. It seems like they all have been emboldened since Babb tore into the team first and now it's a free-for-all.

GOOD!

Yeah, we've got too many ignoramuses on the Planet who have become convinced a strong running game is actually a weakness.

Just because you need to have a competent QB does not mean a strong running game is a doomsday scenario for a team's chances. When you have nothing but a strong running game, that is the trouble, not the running game itself.

ROFL

There isn't a single person here that thinks a strong running game is a weakness.

Where is this strong running game, btw?

in Buffalo?

this

none of the things we thought we would have are actually functioning. strong defense? uh...no. dominant o-line and running game? uh...no.

which leaves our only hope to outscore opponents. uh...definitely no!

Yea, he throws a lot of numbers around all to say you need a top tier QB to win a Super Bowl.
Funny you mention the Giants. Ive been saying for the past few years the the NFL regular season has been diminished and not as significant as it once was. We are starting to see a trend now of average regular season teams make a run in the playoffs and/or winning championships. Giants last year….Cardinals a few years ago…Seahawks in 2010…Steelers in 2005 were only 10-6 when they won as a wildcard