very disturbing stat today on the radio. that there have been sixty different starting quarterbacks this season alone. sixty. the browns have had two in fry and anderson.
this fact tells me something about the state of the nfl, and that is...it sucks. the quality has gone way down. i hate to sound like an old fart, but the game is not what it used to be, and i'm only talking ten years ago.
i'll focus on quarterbacks since that is the stat that i'm referring to. they are not what they used to be. it used to be that if you had a great quarterback, and a damn good running game, you were in the playoffs. now what? think of the 'great' quarterbacks of today. who comes to mind? brady? valid case. look at what he as done with new england. he is number one in the league right now, followed by favre (another good case, but more on him in a little bit), romo (you're kidding), brees [as of right now the saints are seven and seven(man i haven't had one of those in a while), and what kind of record is that?]; next comes kitna (and have you seen detroit play?). that rounds out the top five.
peyton manning coming in at seven. not a great quarterback. for all his hype, the colts ought to be at the big show every year. but they're not, and for good reason. his little brother eli is number eleven. i love the giants, but come on. he has a hard time being a leader. he lives in his brother's shadow. it's no wonder that he has a hard time. but when he does complete a pass, he puts up good numbers. kurt warner is washed up, yet he is above mcnabb. and mcnabb has always had too much hype around him. i never liked him. he never produced. yet everybody loves him. he's classified as one of the 'greats'; was limbaugh right? ouch. sorry. won't get into that.
my point these guys are not that good. i believe that favre is just sticking around because of the numbers. sure the packers are in the playoffs, and he's having a really good year; but i just think it's time to retire. especially if they do not go to the big show.
now the moment of truth...who was the last great quarterback (in my eyes)...number seven...elway. the man that could pass like a monster, and still take a hit, and get back up and ask for more. no one has come around like him. how about warren moon. remember him? phil simms. or how about this man. that's right kelly. he many never have won the big game, but he was there constantly over how many years?
these are some of the great quarterbacks of the nfl. not what we see, and have to put up with today. because of this occurrence within the nfl...one aspect of the game has gotten better. and that is the wide receiver. only because they are the ones that have to catch these crappy passes.
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19.12.07
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I don't think it is as bad as you wrote. And I have to disagree with your assessment of Peyton. By saying Kelly was a great QB even though he never won the big game you can't criticize Peyton for not winning every year. And Peyton has the ring so enough said there. You are forgetting that the QB is only one part of the team. If he does not have an offensive line or running game there is little he can do. Elway sucked in his first few years. It was not until the rest of his team--offense and defense--improved that he became a winner. Moon? I hope you are referring to his time in the Canadian Football League. He was a monster player there. We got the downside of his career in the NFL. And you left our Marino in your discussion. Anyway, everything goes in cycles. Hey, who would have thought Derek Anderson would have had the season he has with the Browns. You just never know...
but that's just it...peyton hasn't been there as much as his hype has made him out to be.
so in reference to the offense line...are there that many bad fat guys in the league?
i didn't think i had to mention marino. he goes without saying.
and anderson isn't that great. he just happens to come along at the right time.
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