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Originally Posted by Nightfyre
And QBs routinely throw for 30 tds a year. Perspective is amazing.
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Take a great team with a solid defense and a great offensive line. Take away their Perennial Pro Bowler QB, put in a backup who hasnt started since high school and what do you get?
Matt Cassell fills in for Brady and shows you what I'm talking about. They go 11-5, and only miss the playoffs because the playoff structure is flawed. Most years they get in and I'm not betting against Belicheck in the playoffs. Do you really think Cassell would be great if he were a chief? So the difference between Brady and Cassel was 16-0 to 11-5. I don't think anyone expected them to repeat 16-0 if tom brady was there, maybe 13-3 or 14-2, so downgrading to cassell cost them all of 2 or 3 wins. And you're telling me that QB is the most valuable position. When you can run the ball, protect the QB and play defense, you can make most QBs look good or great.
01-29-2009, 02:31 AM
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