12-07-2017, 03:44 PM
Every year, there's talk about who is a franchise quarterback and who isn't. But what necessarily counts as a "franchise quarterback?" Is it stats? Wins?
I asked this on twitter, and there were many people that talked about stats. But the one that nearly EVERYONE said, was playoff wins. So. A franchise quarterback is someone who's supposed to win in the playoffs and you build around, right?
The reason I'm bringing it up is the fact that it's actually quite rare anymore. Many people here want a new quarterback, and that's understandable. But it's not all sunshine and rainbows.
Dalton obviously has stats and regular season wins. But his biggest gripe is playoff wins. So many fans want the Bengals to get a quarterback who can. And it's not that cut and dry.
Since 2009, only 8 quarterbacks drafted have won a playoff game. Only 2 of them are still a starter.
Tim Tebow, Mark Sanchez, Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, TJ Yates, and Brock Osweiler have won a playoff game.
No Matthews Stafford. No Sam Bradford. No Kirk Cousins. No Andy Dalton. No Marcus Mariota. No Jameis Winston. No Dak Prescott.
Could it change this year with some quarterbacks? Absolutely. I hope it changes.
But there's been 53 quarterbacks that have been drafted since 2009 that have started a game in the NFL.
35 of which were drafted within the first 2 rounds.
Only 5 quarterbacks drafted within the first 2 rounds since 2009 have won a playoff game.
One can argue "Oh, it's the team around them that's been bad as well". Which is understandable, especially for some newer drafted quarterbacks.
But we throw around the "franchise quarterback" mantra far too often in the NFL when it comes to quarterback prospects.
This isn't to diminish what these prospects are, nor to say we must stick with Dalton. This is just to say "Hey. Drafting a quarterback doesn't always mean you'll win in the playoffs".
I asked this on twitter, and there were many people that talked about stats. But the one that nearly EVERYONE said, was playoff wins. So. A franchise quarterback is someone who's supposed to win in the playoffs and you build around, right?
The reason I'm bringing it up is the fact that it's actually quite rare anymore. Many people here want a new quarterback, and that's understandable. But it's not all sunshine and rainbows.
Dalton obviously has stats and regular season wins. But his biggest gripe is playoff wins. So many fans want the Bengals to get a quarterback who can. And it's not that cut and dry.
Since 2009, only 8 quarterbacks drafted have won a playoff game. Only 2 of them are still a starter.
Tim Tebow, Mark Sanchez, Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, TJ Yates, and Brock Osweiler have won a playoff game.
No Matthews Stafford. No Sam Bradford. No Kirk Cousins. No Andy Dalton. No Marcus Mariota. No Jameis Winston. No Dak Prescott.
Could it change this year with some quarterbacks? Absolutely. I hope it changes.
But there's been 53 quarterbacks that have been drafted since 2009 that have started a game in the NFL.
35 of which were drafted within the first 2 rounds.
Only 5 quarterbacks drafted within the first 2 rounds since 2009 have won a playoff game.
One can argue "Oh, it's the team around them that's been bad as well". Which is understandable, especially for some newer drafted quarterbacks.
But we throw around the "franchise quarterback" mantra far too often in the NFL when it comes to quarterback prospects.
This isn't to diminish what these prospects are, nor to say we must stick with Dalton. This is just to say "Hey. Drafting a quarterback doesn't always mean you'll win in the playoffs".
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