I have been wanting to throw this out there as it seems to me that there is perspective missing for what really takes to win the big one.
Here are some of my observations!
1) It's A lot Harder than you think!
-> many awesome teams never won one:
69: Vickings
84: Dolphins
90: Bills
98: Vickings
99: Jags - were winning by 11pts+
Two greatest offenses 2007 Pats & 2014 Broncos failed to win SB.
2. The QB: Great QBs win Championships
- 33% of SB winning QBs were #1 pick in draft
- 56% were 1st round picks
- HOF QBs have won 23SBs or 51% of SBs
- HOF eligible have won 9SBs
- All but a handful were Top 5 QBs in the year they won SB!
3. Team
QB alone will Not win you an SB. A complete team is needed!
1970's Steelers: won 4SBs at the expense of 2 other great teams: Vickings & Cowboys
1980's 49ers: won at expense of cowboys
1990's Cowboys: won at expense of Bills.
2000's Pats: won at expense of Colts
4. What about the Exceptions:
- Tampa Bay: Brad Johnson had a great year the year that TB won SB. Up to that point, TB was nocking on the door every year. His play that year was the difference in helping them get over the hump.
= Chuckie's offense and use of Brad improved his play and offensive contribution enough so a great defense could win an SB.
- Baltimore: Dilfer (1st round QB) Baltimore won SB with Trent, mostly because of great defense. Great as in, all-time great! Keep in mind that this team only won 1 SB & they could not do it with Tony Banks (season before) or the following season when Trent Dilfer left. The players acknowledge that Trent leaving was a big emotional blow.
= Even an all-time great defense needs a good QB to win SB.
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It takes ALOT to win a SB and even great HOF QBs like Marino & Kelly haven't won one!
QB like Dolton, Romo, Cutler, A. Smith, don't usually win SBs
And Guys like: Rivers, Keap, Stafford, Luck, Ryan win when everything falls into place.
Lesson: Being a great team with a awesome QB is not enough! You also have to be constantly better than other great teams with grat QBs!
Here are some of my observations!
1) It's A lot Harder than you think!
-> many awesome teams never won one:
69: Vickings
84: Dolphins
90: Bills
98: Vickings
99: Jags - were winning by 11pts+
Two greatest offenses 2007 Pats & 2014 Broncos failed to win SB.
2. The QB: Great QBs win Championships
- 33% of SB winning QBs were #1 pick in draft
- 56% were 1st round picks
- HOF QBs have won 23SBs or 51% of SBs
- HOF eligible have won 9SBs
- All but a handful were Top 5 QBs in the year they won SB!
3. Team
QB alone will Not win you an SB. A complete team is needed!
1970's Steelers: won 4SBs at the expense of 2 other great teams: Vickings & Cowboys
1980's 49ers: won at expense of cowboys
1990's Cowboys: won at expense of Bills.
2000's Pats: won at expense of Colts
4. What about the Exceptions:
- Tampa Bay: Brad Johnson had a great year the year that TB won SB. Up to that point, TB was nocking on the door every year. His play that year was the difference in helping them get over the hump.
= Chuckie's offense and use of Brad improved his play and offensive contribution enough so a great defense could win an SB.
- Baltimore: Dilfer (1st round QB) Baltimore won SB with Trent, mostly because of great defense. Great as in, all-time great! Keep in mind that this team only won 1 SB & they could not do it with Tony Banks (season before) or the following season when Trent Dilfer left. The players acknowledge that Trent leaving was a big emotional blow.
= Even an all-time great defense needs a good QB to win SB.
=============================
It takes ALOT to win a SB and even great HOF QBs like Marino & Kelly haven't won one!
QB like Dolton, Romo, Cutler, A. Smith, don't usually win SBs
And Guys like: Rivers, Keap, Stafford, Luck, Ryan win when everything falls into place.
Lesson: Being a great team with a awesome QB is not enough! You also have to be constantly better than other great teams with grat QBs!
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