What a franchise QB can do

[Shake n Blake]

(01-21-2020, 09:34 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: 2.  Montana was a 37-year-old who had thrown 21 passes in the previous 2 years combined, and the last year he played he threw a career high 16 INT. He also hadn't started a full 16 game season since he was 27.

Dan Marino in 1991 (two years prior) was a 30-year-old coming off a 12-4 season and hadn't missed a start in 3 years, and only 4 starts (all in one season) in the previous 7 years.

That hardly goes to show that Joe would take less money.

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5. And once again...
Moss only played 3 years before they couldn't afford him. 
Revis only played 1 year before they couldn't afford him.
Junior Seau was a 37-year-old shell of his former self when he came to the Patriots and didn't really do much.

Imagine if the Patriots had the ability to deny Moss and Revis FA and just could keep them indefinitely without regards to salary cap.

The same knock goes to the Steelers back in the day. There's zero chance you could keep Shell, Blount, Ham, Lambert, Harris, Stallworth, Bradshaw, and Swann all on the same team in today's game. You literally couldn't afford it under the salary cap rules and so FA would have torn that team apart quickly. That greatly offsets and quickly overwhelms the ability to get an older player for one-three years who might take a little less to win a championship.

2. You're reaching. Yes Joe was getting on in years, but the 21 passes you mention all came in an audition in the last game of the previous season. He threw for 2 TD's with 118.4 passer rating in that game, proving he still had it. He was a legend who clearly had some left in the tank. If he wanted to get paid, he would've gotten paid by someone.

Instead, he chose the best organization that looked like they were a QB away. If you don't think someone would've paid Joe, look at Peyton Manning. Similar situation. 36 year old coming off multiple neck surgeries and the Broncos gave him one of the biggest contracts in the league.

5. Again, the Patriots cycled in more talent when they lost talent. I guess we're going to ignore how many All-Pro and Pro Bowl selections the Patriots have had? Because that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Patriots - regardless of how often they've had to cycle players - have always had a wealth of talent. Different faces, same dominant team. You don't get 6 rings with a coach, QB and a cast of scrubs.