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(06-01-2021, 01:02 PM)Frank Booth Wrote: It’s so easy to say, “replace that qb. He’s the 18th best in the league”

But in reality, it’s really hard to find a guy through drafting that can end up being better than that. A guy who is ranked 18th best qb in the league most likely means he is a top 10 qb in their respected conference. Which is fine.

There’s more to the game than quarterbacks. You can win with the 20th best qb in the league

In some rare cases, you can win with an average or below average QB. But having an above average QB is the easiest pathway to success. 

And many of those rare cases are now 20 years old (Brad Johnson in 2002, Trent Dilfer is 2000). In the last 10 years, it's been almost exclusively elite QBs that have won the Super Bowl (Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers). The only exception in recent history was Nick Foles who was backing up an (at the time) elite QB in Wentz. 

I don't think its unreasonable to say "you should strive to replace an average QB with an above average or elite QB, if possible. Your chances of winning will significantly increase if you succeed in doing so." and that's what the Dalton Line was all about. Identifying those QBs that, ideally, should be replaced.