I was reading a posting from a relative the other day who mentioned winning a small sum of money after betting it all on Rex Grossman and the Washington Redskins. It got me started on thinking about a simple theory of mine. Superbowl winners and their quarterbacks.
If you were to look at the list of quarterbacks who have won the superbowl over your lifetime, you would fine names like Starr, Namath, Montana, Aikman, Favre, Unitas, and Elway. Not Rex Grossman.
Drew Brees, Steve Young, and Kurt Warner proved their names belonged with wins. And some quarterbacks brought great defenses to help them such as Bradshaw, Stabler, and Roethlisberger. But not Rex Grossman.
Yes, Trent Dilfer has a ring with the help of Ray Lewis and friends. Yes, Brad Johnson has a ring as Tampa Bay relied on their defense. But my theory is solid. Unless you have the 1985 Bears, the Trent Dilfer Ravens, or the Lawerence Taylor Giants, you need a MVP, hall of famer to be, top 5 quarterback to win it all.
So repeat after me. Favre, Elway, Manning, Brady, Flacco??? Doesn't work. Bart Starr, Joe Montana, Mark Sanchez??? I don't think so. Cassell is out. Seattle is out. Cutler is good, but Kurt Warner, Drew Brees good??? And let's be realistic. We all love Manning and Rodgers, but their teams are too banged up. That leaves us with Ryan, Brees, and Vick in the NFC, Brady and Roethlisberger in the AFC.
If you think Ryan and Vick are worthy of the list, place your bets. But my point is that you need the name, or the once in a decade defense to win the whole thing.
So if your quarterback is named Orton, Campbell, Whitehurst, Palmer, Henne, Alex Smith, or anyone not in the top 5, you have work to do.
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