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Originally Posted by Dave
I'd take Romo over Smith.
Why would anyone ever take a 33 yr old with 1 playoff win over a 28 yr old with 9 wins including a SB?
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because, before this postseason, Joe Flacco MAYBE was the BEST player in 1 of those playoff wins in year's previous.
Peyton Manning is always the key to his team winning in the postseason.
Tom Brady is always the key to his team winning in the postseason.
Tony Romo is always the key to his team winning in the postseason.
Aaron Rodgers is always the key to his team winning in the postseason.
Before this season, Joe Flacco and Mark Sanchez WERE NEVER the key to their teams winning in the postseason. Now, their play in some games ended up being the key...but going into the game, no one said "this is Joe Flacco's team! This is Flacco's game to win!"
No. Those two simply were instructed to manage the games and not **** up.
So just because they were surrounded with tremendous defenses and not given the responsibilities of elite QB's like Manning and Brady doesn't mean because they won those games that their playoff record is an indicator of what kind of caliber QB they are...
and unfortunately the casual fan dipshits on this board don't understand that
In order for Manning to win in the postseason, he has to play 100% up to Peyton Manning standards.
Peyton Manning standards are much, much, much, much higher than Joe Flacco standards.
The only argument for Peyton being a choker is Peyton not ever playing up to Peyton in the playoffs. The reason why I can't call him a choker is because it's not his fault that 80% Peyton Manning isn't good enough when 80% Peyton Manning would still be better than 99% of the QB's to ever play the game.