I don't care why, but I've got a much better shot of winning with a Great QB, mediocre team and mediocre coach than I do with great coach, mediocre QB and mediocre team. Hardest job in sports is great QB IMO.
Look up Tarkenton's first five years. Look up Warren Moon's entire career. Look up Dan Fout's entire career.
"generally" his first 3 seasons were terrible after that he only had 3 losing seasons the rest of his career. most qbs suck early in their career.
No, it suggests the organization was middling for years until it hired a great coach. And when I say "suggests", I mean "that's exactly what happened".
few people consider moon a all time great qb. but he still had a .500 wining percentage. the same can be said for fouts.
Yes, almost exactly .500. Which isn't very good. A great coach can step in and improve a team immediately. A great QB can go 8-8 year in and year out over a 15 year career.
The team Belichick took over in Cleveland was only a couple of years removed from back to back AFC title game appearances.
Fouts was made by Don Coryell. Moon had the likes of Jerry Glanville, a man whose first concern on Gameday was leaving tickets for Elvis at the gate (and no, I'm not kidding).
Yet, Glanville had little problem making the playoffs on a reasonably consistent basis. You just made the case for why players are more valuable.
what great qb has gone .500 year in and year out? parcells has a 57% wining percentage. and he's considered one of the greats.
Rodgers is worth 22M a year. Peyton is worth 19M a years. Assume those salaries are completely fair, i.e. that their salary is commensurate with the value that they add to their respective teams. And then assume that we're going to similarly pay coaches based on how much value they add to their respective teams. How much do you think Belichick should get paid? Harbaugh? Payton?
