Zaphod
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I've always agreed that this is much more of a team game, contrary to what the quarterback obsessed media attempts to fool us into believing. It's great to hear from like minds in this thread!If he is ranked 19th-14th, he is average. I liked his upside, but he is not a game breaking QB and he was not going to be expected to be. I have said before Sam is probably worth 3-5 more TDS this season than Shaun Hill, but only because both guys wouldn't have been expected to throw more than 20 passes a game. Hill might be a little over valued in this scenario, but Sam is definitely average. But, again, that is okay, because average QBs win all of the time. It takes 21 other guys to win a super bowl.
I also feel that every quarterback's success is affected greatly by the talent around them in what is the ultimate team game, and I believe that every team should question whether those extra 5 touchdowns afforded by the "most important player on the team" are really worth the additional cap room that could have been afforded to a better overall team.
I've questioned the quarterback obsession since I began watching this game having grown up on basically high school football and Marty Schottenheimer ball.
Having said that, I won't be bamboozled into believing that there is no drop off from Sam to Shaun. To the effect that he has been utilized, to include the supporting cast, that may be capable of producing similar stats as you mentioned above. But to me, and this is all just opinion, I just believe that Sam finally had the talent around him to succeed. I accept our system for what it is, but I was finally excited to see what he could do within the improvements they provided.
All that said, I'm ready to move on, ready to spend a valuable pick on a quarterback, and ready for the cap savings that come with that. And I hope beyond hope that what people say is true, that within this system, Shaun Hill really can provide as much value as Bradford. I am, after all a Rams fan first and foremost.