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Originally Posted by BossChief
As far as elevating the level of play of those around him...he had almost the same stats with his backups as he did when he had really good perimeter weapons, so I'd say its pretty clear he absolutely did raise the level of play of those around him.
He was working with replacement players at nearly all the crucial spots on offense (both WRs, both OTs, and the RB) and kept the offense moving the ball and scoring points at the same level they did with premier talent at those spots.
The defense, however...
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Or.... Maybe can we finally acknowledge that stats don't always correlate with wins? It's what drives me crazy about people knocking on game managers.
Joe Flacco had a career high in yards. Matt Ryan and Stafford had extremely impressive statistical years. These kinds of QBs, like Eli, Big Ben, and Ryan have proven that they can produce even when they don't get much help. But did anyone stop to think that maybe some of the defensive struggles might be because the QB was throwing too much, instead of managing games?