He probably is, but - fairly or unfairly - he will not be seen in that all-time top echelon until he achieves more postseason success. I heard a complete "wait, wut?" fact today: Rodgers has only been to two NFC Championship games.
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He probably is, but - fairly or unfairly - he will not be seen in that all-time top echelon until he achieves more postseason success. I heard a complete "wait, wut?" fact today: Rodgers has only been to two NFC Championship games.
Wow. That's it? He's got a long way to go then.
The GOAT has been to 9 AFC championships (with 6 wins) in 13 years as a starter.
But Rodgers is just a better quarterback. Period. There are a lot of factors that keep you out of the NFC championship game.
He may be a better quarterback, but the fact remains a person's value in the NFL is measured by championships. I mean look at Payton Manning, for years was I think statistically a better QB then anyone else. He holds the record for scores of record but yet he has less rings.
Its all about the Super Bowl wins. Brady has play extremely well for years and has had a great team around him, year in and year out to always make them a contender.
I think you have that reversed Payton Manning always had a great team around him. Brady had mediocre players that worked well with each other.
There's just too many factors involved to appoint any one GOAT. We would be going around in circles forever.... I mean if its Superbowl wins then does terry Bradshaw come in to the conversation? he was the benefactor of some great defenses but he does have 4 rings in a 6 year period..... Or is it based on talent and wins overall... Then you have to take in to account the team around him, the coach, etc... Is Brady as successful as he is without belichick? Does Rodgers have more championships if Belichick was coaching the packers instead? Too many questions and too many factors. I know QB is the most important position on the field but there are 21 other players out there and a coaching staff that influences the outcomes greatly.
His first few years, he rode the coat-tails of a stellar D. The same D that shut down the Greatest Show on Turf in the Super Bowl. By his 3rd year, he proved himself elite.
Belicheck gets all the credit for, but a lot of the Pats success is due to former O-line coach, Dante Scarnecchia. The man turned a bunch mid/late round picks into an impressive barrier that kept Brady's jersey clean.
I think Detroit has been humiliated pretty much ever season with the few seasons that Barry played in.
By the way, I started tracking conversions, since they decided to move the kicks back to 15. Bearing in mind that I may have counted wrong, the numbers look something like this:
Looks to me like two-point attempts may be up slightly compared to previous years. Clearly, though, the XP is around 5 percentage points below what it used to be. I still feel like they need to do something different to make the game more interesting while still preserving their ability to sellbud Bud.
- Extra point kick success: ~94.5% (1.3% of the misses are blocks, one every week).
- 2-pt attempts: 9.3% of conversions (the usual 50% success rate).
- 6-pt TD rate: 9.7% overall.
Looks to me like two-point attempts may be up slightly compared to previous years. Clearly, though, the XP is around 5 percentage points below what it used to be. I still feel like they need to do something different to make the game more interesting while still preserving their ability to sell
If I was king of the NFL rules committee, I'd permit one less offensive player during the PAT attempt.
So by that logic, Trent Dilfer is a better quarterback than Tony Romo.
but who will the cowboys go with? weeden or go buy someone else?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...mo-replacement-rg3-christian-ponder/72536642/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...mo-replacement-rg3-christian-ponder/72536642/
Funny, because those teams in said "cream puff conference" have the most combined wins through week 3.not bad for the cream puff conference
The Cowboys already picked up Matt Cassel as another QB option. I think they will continue to give Weeden the chance to prove himself though.
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