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Originally Posted by JD10367

I started to respond by typing, "This is a QB-driven league. You can't win a Super Bowl without a good quarterback."

Then I thought...

SB 34: Rams with Kurt Warner beat Titans with Steve McNair.
SB 35: Ravens with Trent Dilfer beat Giants with Kerry Collins.
SB 37: Bucs with Brad Johnson beat Raiders with Rich Gannon.
SB 42: Giants with Eli Manning beat Patriots with Tom Brady.

In addition, the Colts only finally won when they had a defense and running game. The Steelers are always defensively-driven. And all three of the Pats' SB wins were close and defensive and won by a FG.

But, in general, it's easier to succeed when you build a team around a quarterback. If you have a great defensive mind, maybe you can work it the other way, but there's a reason why defensive teams are few and far-between. And you can argue that the defensive-minded Ravens only won once, almost ten years ago, and have been wasting their defenses since then due to a lack of offensive ability. The Steelers have won twice, but last season is hard to judge since they beat an Arizona team with a weak record that caught fire in the playoffs (not to mention Brady was MIA last season).

Also, it's not like Cassell just got handed a Julius Peppers-type contract that will hamstring the Chiefs. He didn't get Eli Manning or Philip Rivers money. The Chiefs can still build a solid team even with Cassel's salary.

I'm not sure what the option would be, anyway. If they didn't sign Cassel, and won 4 games with Thigpen, I'm pretty sure most Chiefs fans would go ballistic. "Why didn't we get a real quarterback?!?" If Cassel plays great and they only win 4 or 5, I think most fans will say, "Wow, imagine if they built a team around him, they might've won the division!" It's sort of a no-win scenario.

I agree we must have a real QB,and Cassel is young enough to be coached into a good payer,but time and time again we see players have 1 good year and teams piss themselves to go after them.I will have to see it to believe that he was the right choice.