Operation Sports Forums - View Single Post - QBs w/SuperBowl Rings --> Overrated?

55 · 11-11-2010, 03:53 PM

The thing is, so many of the great quarterbacks of the last several decades do have rings, so it is easy to discriminate against the guys who don't have them.

For instance, these are the last 18 Super Bowl winning quarterbacks:

Troy Aikman - MVP
Troy Aikman
Steve Young - MVP
Troy Aikman
Brett Favre
John Elway
John Elway - MVP
Kurt Warner - MVP
Trent Dilfer
Tom Brady - MVP
Brad Johnson
Tom Brady - MVP
Tom Brady
Ben Roethlisberger
Peyton Manning - MVP
Eli Manning - MVP
Ben Roethlisberger
Drew Brees - MVP

Now, besides Dilfer and Johnson, the rest of those guys are pretty damn good, most of which are/were great. Also, the quarterbacks in question were the game's MVP exactly half of the time.

It is getting to the point in today's NFL where it is extremely difficult to win a Super Bowl without a very good, to an elite quarterback. The fact that there are so many great quarterbacks playing right now is a testament to that. I can't think of any other time in NFL history where there were so many superb signal callers playing at the same time with a handful of young quarterbacks on the rise as well.

So, to answer the question: No. Quarterbacks with Super Bowl rings are not overrated, but perhaps some of the ones without them (especially over the last several decades) are probably underrated due to the abundance of talent at the position.

11-11-2010, 03:53 PM	#8
55 Banned OVR: 55 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 20,877	Re: QBs w/SuperBowl Rings --> Overrated? The thing is, so many of the great quarterbacks of the last several decades do have rings, so it is easy to discriminate against the guys who don't have them. For instance, these are the last 18 Super Bowl winning quarterbacks: Troy Aikman - MVP Troy Aikman Steve Young - MVP Troy Aikman Brett Favre John Elway John Elway - MVP Kurt Warner - MVP Trent Dilfer Tom Brady - MVP Brad Johnson Tom Brady - MVP Tom Brady Ben Roethlisberger Peyton Manning - MVP Eli Manning - MVP Ben Roethlisberger Drew Brees - MVP Now, besides Dilfer and Johnson, the rest of those guys are pretty damn good, most of which are/were great. Also, the quarterbacks in question were the game's MVP exactly half of the time. It is getting to the point in today's NFL where it is extremely difficult to win a Super Bowl without a very good, to an elite quarterback. The fact that there are so many great quarterbacks playing right now is a testament to that. I can't think of any other time in NFL history where there were so many superb signal callers playing at the same time with a handful of young quarterbacks on the rise as well. So, to answer the question: No. Quarterbacks with Super Bowl rings are not overrated, but perhaps some of the ones without them (especially over the last several decades) are probably underrated due to the abundance of talent at the position.