(03-10-2021, 09:32 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(03-10-2021, 12:21 AM)Tank Commander Wrote: All you have to do is look at the careers of running QBs.

Cam Newton, broken down.
Andrew Luck a broken man and retired at 29.
Michael Vick done as a good QB by the time he was 31.

Cam is broken down, after a ten year career. Perish the thought. How many QB tend to last that long as the starter/franchise QB?
Luck had no OL and was not a run-first QB. (around 60 runs per season, half that of Cam, equal to Blake Bortles) 
Vick spent his prime years in jail, and was basically a backup once that time elapsed.

Good examples. Great job. I don't see how anyone isn't convinced yet.

Maybe we should cite the ultimate example - Drew Bledsoe - Feet of concrete, an absolute statue, decided to run one time and ends up with his liver in the back of his throat. Oh yeah, and spawned the career of some guy who cheated a bunch, paid too much attention to how Drewsy got hurt, stayed in the pocket, and well, poop.

Mikey, to be done as an elite QB by the time you are 30 is not what franchises are looking for.

Brady and Manning, the two most unathletic QB's of all time both played 20 years.
Aaron Rodgers has played 16 (though he did sit his first 3 years behind Farve so it's really 13 years)
Drew Brees 20 years

Simple math, Mikey.  An Elite QB for 20 years is much better than an Elite running QB for only 10 years. The return on investment is much greater not to mention, getting a #1 overall pick when a generational QB comes out isn't easy to do.

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