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Old 04-19-2009, 06:46 PM   #10
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Re: Wanted: Playmakers

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Originally Posted by Lotus View Post
Randle El may have been a playmaker with Pittsburgh. He has not been one with us.

As to your next point, Cutler and Favre did not make the playoffs last year. Your argument that you would rather have Cutler or Favre and make the playoffs is fallacious.

Next point: No, the team with Favre did not always have a chance, not when he threw for multiple interceptions in a game, as he often did.

Of course defense wins championships, unless a wild gunslinger quarterback screws it up by throwing interceptions. A good defense WANTS a qb who is careful with the ball, not a qb who gives the opposition points. The only time a gunslinger might be desirable is if one has a bad defense. Even then the winning percentage is not great.

Back to the basic point - history has shown that Super Bowls are more often won with qb's who are careful with the ball than those who are irresponsible with it. And I'd like to see us win another Super Bowl, not just put on a good offensive show only to have our hearts broken by a stupid interception.
You're right. Even great QB like Manning didn't find success in the post season until they stopped turning the ball over as much. There's a reason Favre hadn't gone back to a Super Bowl in his last 10 years, he believed too many of his own press clippings about being a 'gunslinger' and lived down to his reputation.
Someone smarter than me can probably find this on the interweb, but I don't think a QB who led the league in TD passes has ever won the Super Bowl.
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