What makes a QB a franchise QB?

SBK · 04-08-2009, 11:25 PM

On a more serious note, I would tend to say franchise QB's will be known for a few things.

1. They take games over. These are the kind of guys that you have to game plan around because they will beat you. Elway, Marino, Montana, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady all come to mind.

2. Because they are absolutely dominant you see them everywhere--which is why they're called The Franchise.

3. Teams that have a franchise QB will be good for a long time, because that QB will put the team on their back and win a lot of games. Peyton Manning has made the Colts into one of the best teams in the league over the last 10 years or so, even when their defense was as bad as KC's. It never matters who they play, people always think the Colts will win--entirely because of Manning. People didn't gameplan ways to score on their D, they didn't say the key to stopping them was to stop Edge. They went out and picked up Champ Bailey, or boatloads of DE's to try and stop them.

4. Most of the times these guys have $100,000,000+ contracts. The one exception to this rule is Michael Vick. But I can tell you living in Atlanta he got paid that much because he brought a lot more than that into the team, and the city here LOVED him.

04-08-2009, 11:25 PM	#26
SBK Curry is the pick??? Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia Casino cash: $10004900	On a more serious note, I would tend to say franchise QB's will be known for a few things. 1. They take games over. These are the kind of guys that you have to game plan around because they will beat you. Elway, Marino, Montana, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady all come to mind. 2. Because they are absolutely dominant you see them everywhere--which is why they're called The Franchise. 3. Teams that have a franchise QB will be good for a long time, because that QB will put the team on their back and win a lot of games. Peyton Manning has made the Colts into one of the best teams in the league over the last 10 years or so, even when their defense was as bad as KC's. It never matters who they play, people always think the Colts will win--entirely because of Manning. People didn't gameplan ways to score on their D, they didn't say the key to stopping them was to stop Edge. They went out and picked up Champ Bailey, or boatloads of DE's to try and stop them. 4. Most of the times these guys have $100,000,000+ contracts. The one exception to this rule is Michael Vick. But I can tell you living in Atlanta he got paid that much because he brought a lot more than that into the team, and the city here LOVED him.
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