Clark Judge: Rating smartest, boldest, scariest offseason moves

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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

So what? Dilfer wouldn't be a top 10 pick either.

The numbers are definitely in the favor of 1st round QBs. When Dilfer & Johnson won, it was because their teams were built a different way -- they had dominant defenses.

The dominant defense approach can definitely work, but its also more difficult to achieve. The numbers bear out that building your team around a real franchise-type QB leads to championship success more often than does building your team around a dominant defense.