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Originally Posted by listopencil
Sure, but what you are saying is that shitty lines turn great QBs into good QBs. That is a substantial impact on the Offense. Is it as impactful as a great line turning an average QB into a good QB or a shitty QB into an average one? I don't know.
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No, that's not what I was saying. Aaron Rodgers will still be the great QB he is even with a bad O-Line. He's had one before.
Now, will the performance of the offense overall be as good with a bad line verses a good one? Probably not, no. But it wouldn't make an Aaron Rodgers or Big Ben or Tom Brady any less of a QB than they are. They'll still be better than the merely "good" or second tier QBs would be with the same O-Line.
Just like Alex Smith will still be Alex Smith even if he had the best O-Line in the NFL. Hell, he had a Top 5 O-Line in San Francisco and STILL led the league in sacks. He still didn't throw downfield. He still didn't throw for a lot of yards or TDs. Still didn't throw to WRs, etc...
Give Alex Smith more time, and he'll still do what I already explained he'd still do.
Give Aaron Rodgers less time, and he'll still do what I already explained he'd still do.
Yes, having a shitty O-Line versus a good one would have a negative impact on the offense. But that wasn't the question. Like I said, you can make up for having a shitty O-Line...you can't make up for having a shitty QB.