Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Meck
You haven't said anything I disagree with here.
With a true franchise QB you still gotta have a defense, we've seen that. A franchise QB with a good defense= SB champs. See Tom Brady, Manning's Denver run, hell Elway's 2 rings, Marino's lack of a ring, Russell Wilson's ring, etc., etc.
Mahomes has IT. The thing that makes the great ones great. It's more than stats. It's something inside that makes them great in the clutch. However, they can't do it alone. You still need a defense.
|
I don't wish to hijack this awesome thread-thing, but I think that was the concept behind acquiring Sammy "Feets" Watkins, Mr. Chris Meck.
I imagine the off-season logic went something like ... "We've seen enough to know that we have a good thing going here with a lot of potential. But, what if we can make it even better? It will be expensive, but if it works, we'll be unstoppable." (something like that, anyhow).
You don't achieve greatness by striving for the mean. There are tons of reasons why teams don't reach their NFL goals (league parity, salary cap, injury, etc.) ... but the main one is they don't take the necessary risks.
I'd love to see Nelson progress (and I think he can). Personally, I think he needs a better off-season, personal trainer. But he's not the kind of player who changes the game in our favor. At least, I haven't seen it. We can do better.
FAX