I agree that the team record is the product of the effort of the whole team, but it seems the Fiedler does not get any credit for his part of that record. Each year, there is another new name at backup who will take the starting position away from Fiedler. Remember the calls to start Lucas? Remember when the hiring of Griese prompted the next storm of booing and chants?
Lucas: 2-4 (counting week 13 as a loss)
Fiedler: 7-4 (counting week 13 as a loss)
Griese: 2-2 (without the Washington game, which he was clearly losing)
Fielder: 7-4 (without the Washington game, where he sparked the team victory)
I think the fact that Fiedler is doing significantly better with the same teams than his replacements is overlooked by the most using the 'team win' argument. In the past, Fiedler has been the QB that puts the team in a position to win.
If AJ wins the competition and using him wins more games than using Jay, then I'm all for it. But in the past, it's been players like Lucas who look good in camp, but the coaches see that Fielder is the better player for the team and he's the one who starts.
BTW: Boomer, great post!