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Originally Posted by doomy3
I was wondering this, and didn't know if anyone had done the research on it.
Since it seems that the only way to find a franchise QB is in the first round, I was curious about where specifically in the first round seems to be the best place. To qualify for franchise QB status on this board, it seems that one must win a Super Bowl.
So my question is, how many QBs have been drafted in the top 5 and won a Super Bowl with their original team? It seems that the guys like Roethlisberger, Flacco, and even Sanchez (since the Jets weren't a bad enough team to be drafting top 5 but traded up to #5) are all guys who went to good teams, and definitely benefited from it. I'm not trying to take anything away from any of them, but it occured to me that while we are talking about the number of first round QBs that have won SBs, we should also look at the draft position and quality of team they went to. Seems that a lot of the QBs that are drafted top 5 do indeed bust, and a lot of times I'm not sure if that is because of the player or because of the shitty situation they went into.
Curious if anyone knew of the number of top 5 QBs that have won a SB with their original team?
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From 1980 - present:
The following QB's were selected in the Top 5 and started a SB for their original team. (Elway never played for the Colts, so I'm counting him, just like Eli Manning)
E. Manning
P. Manning
Aikman
Elway
McMahon
McNair
Bledsoe
No one from 6-10
From 11-15: Roethlisberger, Kelly, Eason
From 16-32: Marino