Define: Franchise Quarterback

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  • MikeInRoch
    Registered User
    • Sep 2003
    • 10446
    #1

    Define: Franchise Quarterback

    With all the debate lately over who is/isn't/could turn into/likely will never be a franchise Quarterback, it seems like part of the debate is over what the definition of a Franchise Quarterback actually is.

    Is it:

    A quarterback who plays well enough year to year to make the Pro Bowl on a consistent basis?

    A quarterback who makes the playoffs on a consistent basis?

    A quarterback who is capable of being *the* reason the team wins games?

    A quarterback who has won the Super Bowl?

    A QB who is the unquestioned leader of your team?


    Depending on your definition, there could be very few "Franchise QBs" in the NFL, or quite a few. So is that an elite label that you only put on the top 5-6? Or do a lot of teams have a "Franchise QB?"
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  • Historian
    2020-2023 AFC East Champions!
    • Dec 2002
    • 61705
    #2
    Re: Define: Franchise Quarterback

    A Quarterback who opens up a real cool bar in town?
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    • imbondz
      Democrats are people too
      • Jan 2003
      • 26041
      #3
      Re: Define: Franchise Quarterback

      when someone says Franchise QB, I always think it means which QB can take the team to the SuperBowl and win it.
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      • POTLAND PSILBYLO
        Asst to Dean Vernon Wormer
        • Nov 2012
        • 13979
        #4
        Re: Define: Franchise Quarterback

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        • The King
          Without me it's just Awe so
          • Jun 2004
          • 42380
          #5
          Re: Define: Franchise Quarterback

          They become the face of the franchise. When the game is on the line you trust them to put you in a position to win.
          I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
          "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
          You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
          It was all           true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
          He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can           mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.


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          • DraftBoy
            Administrator
            • Jul 2002
            • 107452
            #6
            Re: Define: Franchise Quarterback

            Originally posted by MikeInRoch View Post
            A quarterback who is capable of being *the* reason the team wins games?
            My answer
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            • DynaPaul
              Registered User
              • Sep 2003
              • 7540
              #7
              Re: Define: Franchise Quarterback

              The guy you can count on every game who is reliable in his play. He doesn't necessarily have to be Pro Bowl every year or win the Super Bowl, that would be nice though, but competency in their job is a must. They have to be able to get the ball to any point on the field and not make stupid decisions every game.

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              • MidnightVoice
                Retired (mostly)
                • Mar 2003
                • 10778
                #8
                Re: Define: Franchise Quarterback

                Originally posted by imbondz View Post
                when someone says Franchise QB, I always think it means which QB can take the team to the SuperBowl and win it.
                So Jimbo wasn't a Franchise QB?

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