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It's so much more important to have a solid defense and a stronger offensive supporting cast than a great QB. I think that is the direction the NFL is heading. Once Brady/Brees retire the era of the elite god tier QB will be over.

There will always be really good QBs who win teams games tho. Because it usually makes that teams passing game awesome.

I have long thought that many front offices have overvalued quarterbacks with the value of their contracts, and with their draft behavior. There's no doubt that they often do (ironically, I bet NE is a front office that does not overvalue the QB) especially in the draft!!! But an organization is also run by dudes in a highly competitive environment, who don't often have the luxury of patience, and are ultimately judged and governed by an irrational mob (the fans). That dynamic won't change.

It's not like there haven't been teams before that have won a lot of games and championships that had lackluster quarterbacks. Nobody gave a **** about Tom Brady or Ben Roethlisberger when they won their first Super Bowls with awesome teams. I mean, Eli Manning (not that he's bad) has as many rings as his brother. Russell Wilson is considered an elite QB because he has won a super bowl (with a ****ing dynamite team). Teams are run by fans tho, and fans and the media (where the fans get their info from) tend to overrate the value of the quarterback in many aspects, because it makes the reasons for success and failure in the complicated team sport of football much more simplistic for the common, irrational fan to understand. So it is what it is.
 
There will always be really good QBs who win teams games tho. Because it usually makes that teams passing game awesome.

I have long thought that many front offices have overvalued quarterbacks with the value of their contracts, and with their draft behavior. There's no doubt that they often do (ironically, I bet NE is a front office that does not overvalue the QB) especially in the draft!!! But an organization is also run by dudes in a highly competitive environment, who don't often have the luxury of patience, and are ultimately judged and governed by an irrational mob (the fans). That dynamic won't change.

It's not like there haven't been teams before that have won a lot of games and championships that had lackluster quarterbacks. Nobody gave a **** about Tom Brady or Ben Roethlisberger when they won their first Super Bowls with awesome teams. I mean, Eli Manning (not that he's bad) has as many rings as his brother. Russell Wilson is considered an elite QB because he has won a super bowl (with a ****ing dynamite team). Teams are run by fans tho, and fans and the media (where the fans get their info from) tend to overrate the value of the quarterback in many aspects, because it makes the reasons for success and failure in the complicated team sport of football much more simplistic for the common, irrational fan to understand. So it is what it is.
Yeah, really good qbs are still important, but I just hope teams stop paying them so much.

New Orleans is awful because they spend so much money on Bree's and as a result have no defensive depth. Well that and the fact they have a terrible GM who can't draft or make good FA signings.



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Yeah, really good qbs are still important, but I just hope teams stop paying them so much.

New Orleans is awful because they spend so much money on Bree's and as a result have no defensive depth. Well that and the fact they have a terrible GM who can't draft or make good FA signings.



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One of the best examples of the common fans misperception of QBs is Matt Ryan. He was basically considered elite when his team was really good. Then he sucked terribly and was an awful QB when his offensive line couldn't block anyone. Now he seems like he might be good again, he's just on a team with a terrible defense. So it goes.
 
I'm not sure when teams are gonna learn not to draft a kicker even remotely high. Maybe in the 5th or 6th round. That's about it. This kid has been meh. I remember the Eagles drafted that kid from Nebraska about seven years ago in like the third round and he's not even in the league anymore. Alex Henery I think? The Jets drafted that guy in like the 2nd round about 10-15 years ago too from Ohio State. I forget his name. He had a nice career and all but was nothing special. Just an average NFL kicker. It makes no sense to waste a high pick on a kicker.
Didn't the Raiders draft Janikowski high? That worked out pretty well for them.
 
You're the worst Broncos fan ever. Who are you trying to impress? You sicken me. Computer is right.

Lmfao. I hate the Pats. Hope they never win again. But going 3-0 with their 0 run game and all the QB injuries is a major coup. 1 game till Brady returns.

Having said that, piss on them.

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Though I think Minnesota has been the most impressive/surprising team given their injuries and the teams they have beaten.
 
ESPN week 4 power rankings top 5:

1. Denver
2. New England
3. Seattle
4. Minnesota
5. Cardinals

I think it should be:
1. New England
2. Denver
3. Minnesota
4. Philadelphia (ranked 7th)
5. Seattle

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...broncos-new-england-patriots-seattle-seahawks

The Bronco's are defending Super Bowl champs, correct? They are undefeated, correct? They have beaten some quality teams both at home and on the road, correct? The last time they played the Patriots, they beat them, correct? So, 1) Denver, 2) New England, 3) Eagles, 4) Vikings, 5) Ravens

What NE has done is very impressive! But until Denver gets beat, NE stays at #2. Both the Eagles and Vikings are undefeated with impressive wins both at home and on the road! Edge to the Eagles, because that was a Rodney King beating they put on the Steelers last Sunday! Vikings defense is bubblegum and a hard time...and they're fresh out of bubblegum! Ravens are undefeated and although not impressed with who they beat, they beat all 3 teams! Seattle's offense is pathetic and don't deserve to be a top 5 team because of that (and also for giving away that Super Bowl to the Patriots with the BIGGEST bonehead play calling in football HISTORY!) Arizona lost to the pathetically flawed Bills by 3 touchdowns and have only won 1 game....how can they possibly be anywhere NEAR the top 5 teams in the league? My boys, the Falcons, are 2-1 with an offense that is clicking on all 8 cylinders and a defense that couldn't stop the Mormon Tabernacle choir! However, if they can beat the Panthers at home this week, they will move up in the Power Rankings, that's for sure!
 
Ravens at 5 is laughable, they're the worst 3-0 team in the history of the league, they'll be lucky to end up 8-8
 
One of the best examples of the common fans misconception of QBs is Matt Ryan. He was basically considered elite when his team was really good. Then he sucked terribly and was an awful QB when his offensive line couldn't block anyone. Now he seems like he might be good again, he's just on a team with a terrible defense. So it goes.

I'm a Falcon fan...because we get them on tv every week here in the Low Country of S.C. Matt Ryan is an excellent QB with a boatload of brains and more than an average arm! He's absolutely the best when the Falcons run the "no-huddle" offense, and that requires the ability to read the defense and knowing where the ball should go! When surrounded with a half-way decent defense, Ryan had 2 seasons when the Falcons were 13-3! He stays healthy and knows when to throw the ball away and not force things! He can QB my team any day of the week and twice on Sunday! With a Defense like that of the Broncos....the Falcons would be 13-3 again this year. But with what they got, they will be hard pressed to win 9 games this year!
 
Ravens at 5 is laughable, they're the worst 3-0 team in the history of the league, they'll be lucky to end up 8-8

Only time will tell, but they are 3 up and 3 down right now and a home game Sunday against the Raiders. Will know more after this weeks game, that's for sure!
 
My season is already starting to look like a waste. We lost our number 2 draft pick TE to his second DUI. Team cut him.
Lose to the Rams AT HOME. My defense doesnt look better than last year, and we play the Broncos this week.

fmfl
 
Did dak play at ole miss? I thought it was mississippi state for some reason.

Edit: I bet ugli just ****ing with cy lol.
 
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