All Time Greats: Why Super Bowl Rings Are Not Neccessary For Great QB’s

June 6, 2010   ·   Chase Summers   ·   Jump to comments

I am sick of hearing people say that some quarterbacks are bad because they can't win the big one. The big one of course reffering to the superbowl. I will admit it does play a factor in how good you are. I feel that Brady is better than Manning. The rings are not the whole part of it, but they do play a role in my decision.
The reason people feel that Superbowl rings are the best stat for determining how good quarterbacks are is because it is a romantisized idea. We have images such as the drive, Terry Bradshaw throwing to Lynn Swann, and the guarantee from Joe Namath.
Simply said we expect great things from quarterbacks in the Superbowl because we are shown these exciting images by ESPN, and NFL network. We think that every quarterback to win more than one ring is an astounding player worthy of the Hall of Fame. In a lot of cases it is true, like with Brady or Montana, but these guys get the team there they are the best players on thier teams.
Then there are the Terry...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article is property of BleacherReport.com