Originally posted by 13isgr81
I am tired of the Dilfer/Fiedler comparision. Although for some stretch of time one's figures might match the other's but to me there are 2 key differences.
1.) Fiedler is much smarter, he has above average intelligence. Dilfer, although I'm not gonna call him stupid but he is not in the same intellectual league as Fiedler.
2.) Fiedler is much more capable of standing in the face of advertsity when things don't go according to plan. Fiedler could be injured, sacked 5 times, thrown 2 pics, and be down by 14 points yet still have the Grit and Gumption to lead the team from behind to win. Dilfer on the other hand, from the games I've witnessed, if the gameplan isn't working and the going gets rough, Dilfer more times than not basically falls apart.
Fielder's ears may be bigger than most others people but his brain and heart are bigger still. So when you compare Fielder to Dilfer it really comes down to this:
Grit and Grey Matter....
Fielder has it and Dilfer doesn't.