What do the Dolphins, Bills and Jets have in common since the Patriots drafted Tom Brady? Well, to begin with, none of those teams have had a top 10 caliber quarterback.
Ryan Tannehill has had his moments. So has Tyrod Taylor. But they are a far cry from Brady.
I know Trent Dilfer won a super bowl with Baltimore and Jeff Hostetler did the same with the Giants. But those are really aberrations.
The recent super bowl winning quarterbacks are guys who will eventually be Hall of Famers, which leads me to this. Miami should deal up for Baker Mayfield.
Mayfield is most often compared to Russell Wilson, but I see some Bret Favre in his game. He plays with contagious energy and excitement something Miami's offense needs.
I would hate to be chasing the Jets for 15 years if they end up with an elite quarterback. Picking at #11 Miami is in a good spot to trade up and make it happen. You can't chase the best teams in the league with an average quarterback.
IT IS COMMON FOR A QB WHO IS NOT PLAYING AT AN ELITE LEVEL TO WIN THE SB
It has happened with regularity in the last two decades. IMO, it is more common than an elite QB winning the SB simply because there are so few elite QBs.
(of course, this begs the question of 'What is an elite QB?') IMO, if the QB was not labeled elite based on their play in the season leading up to the SB win, then they did not win the SB as an elite QB.
Example: If this regular season stat line doesn't qualify as elite, then winning the SB that year doesn't make them elite.
264 cmp 413 att 63.9% 2843 yds 18 TDs 12 INTs 6.9 YPA 86.5 QB rating
Also, becoming elite later in their career doesn't retroactively make their play elite earlier in their career.
BTW, this playoff stat line led to the SB win and it is definitely not elite:
60 cmp 97 att 61.9% 572 yds 1 TD 1 INT 5.9 YPA 77.3 QB rating
SBs are won all the time by QBs who are not elite. Hopefully that will happen again this year when Foles and the Eagles beat the F'n Patriots.