Originally Posted by Mutt

I am amazed that with 262 Division 1 schools (according to Wikipedia) churning out QB's year after year that almost none of them develop into competent NFL quarterbacks. There are like dyna mo said, maybe 12 in the league who are good to great - the rest are mediocre to terrible. I just don't get it. It hurts the league, the rules have progressively changed to favor offensive football meanwhile 2/3's of the league really can't compete for a championship because without a good QB it's impossible. The NFL has always set itself up to produce parity among the teams with a salary cap, revenue sharing but it's meaningless because of the QB issue.

Peyton Manning is still better than 3/4's of the QB's in the NFL but he's not going to win a Super Bowel, he only won ONE is his long Hall of Fame career, his playoff record is not good. I'm sure it bothers him, even with his fame and wealth. Those elite guys have tremendous pride - Peyton knows that for the rest of his life post-football when the 'who's the greatest QB of all time?' debates are waged in the media, in bars, in offices and family rooms the argument against him will always be his post-season record.

I'd take him in a heartbeat but I'm a Buffalo Bills fan, we are the best example of what the dearth in QB talent does to franchises - since Jim Kelly which is a generation ago we've probably had 20 quarterbacks, some of them 1st round picks, all have sucked and it's 15 seasons since we last even made the playoffs.