Arizona Close Game but he was against Aging Warner on last parade and was out scored....Greenbay they were stomped (48-21) and against the Giants?! Really?! 24-2 is not "close" It has progressively gotten worse
Aaron Rodgers lost to that same "aging" Kurt Warner in the playoffs. His playoff record is non-existent other than the one season Green Bay made it to the superbowl.
Here's the point. Once Matt Ryan wins a playoff game, or even a superbowl.... he SUDDENLY becomes a franchise quarterback? It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
He's the same quarteback now that he'll be after he wins a playoff game or a championship.
Winning playoffs games and/or a superbowl isn't what makes you an elite quarterback. Marino has a losing record in the playoffs.
Warren Moon, Fran Tarkenton, Dan Fouts, etc... none of them have won a superbowl. Being elite quarterbacks isn't up for debate.
A franchise quarterback is a quarterback who's team lives and dies by him. A franchise quarterback is the guy who brings
stability and consistency to the position year and year out that wins football games. The guy who makes irrelevant franchises relevant. A franchise quarterback is the guy that makes the opposing head coach go for it on 4th down when he shouldn't do it, because he doesn't want to punt the football and give the ball back to him with 2 minutes to play and the game on the line.
Matt Ryan fits this criteria. He checks all the boxes.
This post season, playoff record, superbowl nonsense has absolutely nothing to do with what caliber of quarterback anybody is. It doesn't just pertain to Matt Ryan.
The kid has to play better in the playoffs, there's no denying that. But so did Peyton Manning his first 6 years in the league before he finally won a playoff game. Except he had a guy like Bill Polian to change the rules so receivers could run free after Ty Law mugged his receivers and picked him off 3 times in the playoffs.
Steve Young, Eli Manning, Drew Brees, Phil Simms, etc.. on and on. There's a truck load of HOF and elite quarterbacks who hadn't won a playoff game in their first 4 seasons.
Aaron Rodgers would be out of the league had he went to Atlanta and started from day 1. The guy went to a team that was already superbowl caliber and sat the bench for 3 years behind a Hall of Fame quarterback.
Good job Green Bay.