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I find it funny how every year draft experts talk about certain players being franchise quarterbacks. I know it's human nature to hope for the best out of people, but if every qb who was touted as a franchise qb actually turned out most teams would have one. I count six franchise qb's in the NFL:
1. Manning
2. Brady
3. Brees
4. Carson Palmer
5. Hasselback
6. McNabb
There are a few others who could join that list like Rivers, Leinart and Young, but the point is the term "franchise qb" is thrown around way too often. Take Brady Quinn. He may prove to be a franchise qb, but the NFL scouts obviously didn't see that based on the number of qb hungry teams that passed him up.
Interestingly, franchise qb's without exception have serious talent around them. Manning has a pro-bowl left tackle in Glenn, Marvin Harrison and an effective running game. Brady has an above average offensive line and a defense that allows him to manage the game more often than having to win it. Marino had Webb, Duper and Clayton. So it really is a team thing.
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When I look at a qb, I think the three best measures of success are decision making, accuracy and toughness/leadership. No offense to Daunte Culpepper, but even at his best he isn't the guy to lead the team to the super bowl. He is very accurate and, when healthy, athletic. But he lacks the decision making ability and doesn't sense the rush very well. Trent Green, meanwhile, has it all. I'd love to see Miami get something for Culpepper, but if that doesn't happen we all just need to move on and forget the past blunders of bad management. Culpepper didn't endear himself to the Minnesota fans when leaving there and he certainly isn't gaining fans in Miami for the way he is handling the situation. That says a lot about him. Bottom line is that the Dolphins are a better team with Green and he is the perfect mentor for John Beck, who also appears to have all those qualities which best measures quarterback success.
Two years ago Miami went 9-7 with Gus Ferrotte. Gus knew where to go with the ball, managed the game well and was a leader. His accuracy was a bit dodgy, though, so even though he made the right reads and decisions the pass wasn't always there. While I'm not predicting Miami as a playoff team, Green is a definite upgrade at the position a guy who probably belonged in the franchise category a few years back.
1. Manning
2. Brady
3. Brees
4. Carson Palmer
5. Hasselback
6. McNabb
There are a few others who could join that list like Rivers, Leinart and Young, but the point is the term "franchise qb" is thrown around way too often. Take Brady Quinn. He may prove to be a franchise qb, but the NFL scouts obviously didn't see that based on the number of qb hungry teams that passed him up.
Interestingly, franchise qb's without exception have serious talent around them. Manning has a pro-bowl left tackle in Glenn, Marvin Harrison and an effective running game. Brady has an above average offensive line and a defense that allows him to manage the game more often than having to win it. Marino had Webb, Duper and Clayton. So it really is a team thing.
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When I look at a qb, I think the three best measures of success are decision making, accuracy and toughness/leadership. No offense to Daunte Culpepper, but even at his best he isn't the guy to lead the team to the super bowl. He is very accurate and, when healthy, athletic. But he lacks the decision making ability and doesn't sense the rush very well. Trent Green, meanwhile, has it all. I'd love to see Miami get something for Culpepper, but if that doesn't happen we all just need to move on and forget the past blunders of bad management. Culpepper didn't endear himself to the Minnesota fans when leaving there and he certainly isn't gaining fans in Miami for the way he is handling the situation. That says a lot about him. Bottom line is that the Dolphins are a better team with Green and he is the perfect mentor for John Beck, who also appears to have all those qualities which best measures quarterback success.
Two years ago Miami went 9-7 with Gus Ferrotte. Gus knew where to go with the ball, managed the game well and was a leader. His accuracy was a bit dodgy, though, so even though he made the right reads and decisions the pass wasn't always there. While I'm not predicting Miami as a playoff team, Green is a definite upgrade at the position a guy who probably belonged in the franchise category a few years back.
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