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Originally Posted by JD10367
Simpler interpretation: great QBs are great to have, but a defense is even better. The Patriots won their three SBs with no-name offenses and a solid defense; with a record-setting 2007 offense, they lost to a hard hitting gritty defense. Peyton won his only ring in the year the Colts actually had a defense and running game; like the Pats in '07, Peyton's record-setting offense lost. Baltimore won with defense both times they've won.
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You really can't use New England or Indy as examples. Peyton and Brady have both brought otherwise pretty terrible teams to pretty amazing lengths.
The other 99% of QBs can't do that. If you don't have an elite QB, you have to have some balance, and I think much of that can be achieved by an offense that can control the flow of the game through both the run and pass.