01-18-2016, 02:34 PM
(01-18-2016, 02:18 PM)fredtoast Wrote: That was the same reason that Elway never won a Super Bowl, right?
I mean it was absolutely impossible for him to win a Super Bowl at age 38 because he had never done it before. . . . never happened.
I mean, he went to the Superbowl in 1986, 1987, and 1989. At the ages of 25, 26, and 28. He also was usually a top 5 QB in each and every season. Made the playoffs at a 80% clip. If Marvin was going 13-3 every single year (record equivalent of Elway's passing numbers) then it might be an easier argurement.
So it's a little different to say that someone can't win ever win a Superbowl that has already made there 3 times prior than saying someone who can't even when one single playoff game can't win a Superbowl.
But to answer your question, yeah Elway had that label, of not winning the big one. Same as Jim Kelly and the Bills. And he earned it. Although I don't recall anyone saying it would be "impossible" for him to win one. And I don't know that it's impossible for Marvin to win one either. It's just really ***** unlikely, given his resume.
Saying something is unlikely to happen is entirely different than saying something is impossible. No one ever said it was impossible for Elway to win a Superbowl. I mean, getting there is the hardest part. Which he had done numerous times.
