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Originally Posted by patteeu
At best? No. The window, at best, is considerably longer than that. Even if we accept your contention that Elway's prime ended at age 33 (and assume that this will be the same for Alex Smith), it's impossible to argue that Elway's window as a solid franchise QB didn't stay open through his Super Bowl winning years.
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Every time you post, your idiocy just reveals itself.
John Elway was not the same QB at 37 that he was at 27.
He wasn't as mobile and didn't have the same zip on the ball.
He still had a strong arm, but not that same arm that could sling it all over the yard the way he could when he was younger.
He played in system that maximized his ability, and those Donkey teams were loaded with talent, on both sides of the ball, unlike in his earlier years.
He was well past his prime.
The difference between Elway and Smith is that Elway was arguably one of the top 2, or at worst 3 QBs of all time, while Smith is at best a top of the line game manager that needs his team to play at an extremely high level to have the kind of success that he had in SF in the last 2 years.
Elway at 38 was still a better QB than Smith has ever been or will ever be.