Only by reeruns that don't know shit about football.

Christ, we're talking about 2 Hall Of Famers.

There are great QB's that have never won a SB, and less than average QB's that have.

It's reeruned to say that because a 5th round QB has never won a SB, that it will never happen.

Of the 27 QB's that HAVE won a SB, 14 of them were taken in the 1st.

That means the other 13 weren't.

Someday, I'll take the time to research and report.

This is true but in the era of free-agency, a stellar QB should be able to move onto a better team, thus improving his chances at a Super Bowl.

Jim Plunkett is one example, as is Steve Young. Trent Dilfer (a former first rounder) even won a Super Bowl.

Exactly.

It's a team sport.

Hell, Jim Kelly took a pretty damn good team to the SB FOUR times, only to run into a better TEAM 3 times, and get let down by a kicker on the other.

Regardless, the odds of winning a Super Bowl are greatly increased if you have a first round QB at the helm.

That cannot be disputed.

bledsoe went first overall in 1993. that's a pretty high pick for a QB, isn't it?

Really?

Because of the 27 that have won a SB, only 14 (52%) were 1st round picks. I don't see how that's "greatly increased."

That stat aside, again, it's a ridiculously small sample size.

It's something people who can't back their argument up say.

"There's never been a QB drafted in the 5th round win the SB."

BFD.

There HAVE been QB's win in every other round except the 7th, including the 9th round, 10th round and an UDFA.

It all means NOTHING, because football is a TEAM sport.

Don't forget that Jim Kelly was a first rounder.

But according to some, he's a POS because he never won a SB.

And without doing the research, there are several late round QB's that also went the the SB and lost, Hasselbeck and Bulger being the most recent.

no you couldn't.

Probably because that 52% is more than all the other rounds combined....then you factor in that 2 guys account for 7 of the non first 1st round bowls.

He already has...

EDIT: Wait, I think I see what you mean.

I would love to see any kind of real facts to back this up. This is a blatantly made up statistic. You are claiming that 70% of QBs drafted in the top 5 become Pro Bowlers???? ROFL

Montana and Brady own I think its 16% of all-time Super Bowl wins. Not to mention Roger Stabuach, he was a 10th round pick bc of Vietnam.

Whoa, Cowboy.

It absolutely means SOMETHING.

If it were a meaningless stat, why would anyone bother drafting a QB in the first round, much like guards and centers?

If it were such a meaningless stat, why are 3 out of the 4 remaining teams left in the 2008 playoffs helmed by first round QB's?

Regardless of the fact that no QB drafted in the 5th and 7th rounds have never won a Super Bowl and regardless of the fact that four Super Bowls were won by Joe Montana (a third round choice) and three were won by Tom Brady (6th rounder), the best chance of winning the Super Bowl is with a first round selection.

Brady and Montana were anomalies that skew the stats. Both weren't "System QB's" that won on flukes. It was fluke that both were overlooked by scouts. In hindsight, there's absolutely no question that both would have gone number one overall in their respective draft years.

It's not a fluke that both are Hall of Fame players.

Well, using that theory, there should be a LOT more.

After all, a 1st round pick SHOULD be a better player than a 5th round pick, right?

Regardless, as I've pointed out, it's a pointless stat.

You're basing this on TWENTY SEVEN QB's out of over a THOUSAND that have played the game at this level.