So here you are again arguing with your buddy about who's team has a better QB, You are a Broncos fan he is a Patriots fan. Most ignorant people will have you believe its cut and dry, Brady has 4 rings Manning only has 1 ring so clearly Brady is better, Right? Well pump your brakes that is not remotely true. When it comes to Super Bowl wins, its the number one thing any football player or fan wants for their team or themselves. But lets face it no one player in football has enough power to win or lose a game all by themselves. There are tons of variables that go into every single football game. Whether it is which team has a run game or which team has a better defense or if a team simply has Lady Luck on their side, it is not so cut and dry to just go off of Rings won. The best any only way to determine how a player compares to another is what each player has personally accomplished, seeing how they do not play all 53 positions on a team, or coaches the team, Personal stats are all you can go off of to get a true idea of who plays any position better than another.
For instance if your team has a mediocre QB that has thrown more interceptions than touchdowns in a season but the team came together and won a Superbowl vs a QB who had a stellar year number 1 QB rating but the team as whole just couldn't pull it together when they needed to, do you really think the QB whose team won the Super Bowl is better than the QB that out played ever other QB that season? Of course not. No one man wins or loses a game. Football is the true definition of a team sport every piece needs to work together for greatness, and unfortunately some of the greatest player that have ever graced the field were not as fortunate as some of the worst players to ever play to have a well rounded team to go all the way.
Tools For Measuring Quarterback Skill & Ability
We are going to stick with the Quarterback position seeing as its the number one most debated position in the league. We are not going to talk about the intangibles that are completely out of the Quarterback's hands, such as win loss records since we already established no one man can lose or win a game. We are strictly going to stick to the facts, Who plays the position better according to official stats kept by the NFL.
- Quarterback Passing Rating - one of the most accurate stats in the NFL for measuring how well a person plays the Quarterback position. The term is defined as such "Passer rating (also known as quarterback rating, QB rating, or passing efficiency in college football) is a measure of the performance of passers, primarily quarterbacks, in American football and Canadian football." The NFL gets the rating from a series of statistics, Completion percentage, TD - INT Ratio, Attempts and so on. This is the overall standard on who plays the position the best and there is really zero argument to discredit it. The only thing you would want to point out is a QB that has a better career QB rating vs another, is the amount of years played. If a QB who only played 4 season has a slightly better rating than a QB that played 14 years you can have an argument that the 4 year sample is not enough to go off of especially if the QB was a starter vs not a starter his whole career.
- TD - INT Ratio - This one is huge in my book if you have a QB throwing way more TDs than INTs you have a skilled quarterback and this stat can determine which of the QBs can make better decisions and even use the imaginary clutch term if you would like.
- Completion % - This is real simple too. Is you QB an efficient passer or is he just throwing it up and praying for the best. This stat tells you it all in black and white.
- Yards Per Play - Now this one can be a little bit iffy just because if you have a QB like Brees who is just dumping it off to his Running Back and gaining 80 yds vs a Romo hitting Dez 60 yds down the field the stats are a bit skewed but can be corrected by viewing these stats vs average YAC (yards after contact) of their receivers. None the less big plays are a sign of a great player.
All in all, every one of these stats are important and 2-4 are all factors in Quarterback Passing Rating. Leaving QBR as the official stat of the NFL to determine who has the most skill and plays the absolute best at the Quarterback position. Most ignorant people will still argue that it doesn't matter though, all that matters is the championship, and i agree to an extent. We all know the only reason these guys play is to be the best and the money of course. But it does matter when you want to see who plays the position better. Rings do not mean you play the position better than another and there are many players who have proven it. Here are the 5 worst QBS to win a Super Bowl and a few of their career stats, proving just because you have a ring or two doesn't mean you are good.
TOP 5 Worst Quarterbacks To Win a Super Bowl
5. Eli Manning
2 Rings - Career QBR - 82.4 - Career TD - 259 / INT - 185
4. Ken Stabler
3. Jim Plunkett
2 Rings - Career QBR - 67.5 - Career TD - 164 / INT - 198
2. Trent Dilfer
1 Ring - Career QBR - 70.2 - Career TD - 113 / INT - 129
1. Joe Nameth
1 Ring - Career QBR - 65.5 - Career TD - 173 / INT - 220
Luckily for these guys they had great rounded teams to carry them far in their career in some cases carry them twice to the promised land. Not discrediting their rings just saying clearly they are not the focal of why they made it and won. On the flip side you have some amazing players that have done everything they can to make it all the way but the teams they are with were just not good enough to cut it, So here are the top 5 QBS to never win a Ring.
Top 5 Quarterbacks To Never Win A Super Bowl
5. Matt Ryan
Playoff Record W-1 / L-4 - Career QBR - 91.1 - Career TD - 181 / INT - 91
4. Donovan Mcnabb
Playoff Record W-9 / L-7 - Career QBR - 85.6 - Career TD - 234 / INT - 117
3. Jim Kelly
Playoff Record W-9 / L-8 - Career QBR - 84.4 - Career TD - 237 / INT - 175
2. Dan Marino
Playoff Record W- 8 / L - 10 - Career QBR - 86.4 - Career TD - 420 / INT - 252
1. Tony Romo
Playoff Record W-2 / L-4 - Career QBR - 97.6 - Career TD - 242 / Career INT - 110
Que the haters, I know the haters will be crawling out of the wood work seeing Romo number 1 on the top 5 not to win, but 2nd all time QB rating in history is nothing to sneeze at considering how bad the rest of his team has been the majority of his career especially his defense. But just like the rest of the guys on this list he has done everything possible to win the big one but it goes back to being a team game. If you wish to be foolish enough to say any of the 5 from the list of ring winners is better than the 5 not to win that's your opinion, but its not fact. Skill is not measured by Rings its measured by performance and these 5 guys preformed at the elite level every chance they have had. But haters just keep in mind fact outweigh opinions everyday.
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