Smoot Lays the Smack Down (Redskins vs. Dolphins)

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

I agree completely that a consistent and long-term planned approach is the way to build a successful team.

However, I must depart from your commentary when you say that P. Manning, E. Manning, Brees, Brady etc. are successful because they stayed in the same system for more than 2 years.

I truly believe that P. Manning, E. Manning, Brees and Brady - - add Aaron Rodgers to this list too - - are successful first and foremost because of their innate talent level and their commitment to learn the game. They stay in the same system to a large extent because they make "the system they play in" a successful one. [That is a good example of a self-fulfilling prophecy.]

The Washington Redskins have not had a QB with the innate talent level of any one of those 5 QBs mentioned above since Sonny Jurgensen was in his prime. That was about 40 years ago...

Look people (and your not the only one) I didn't mean to say those QB's are ONLY successful because they were in the same system for several years, what I was saying is it helped their developement and helps that they know the scheme inside and out vs. being forced to learn a new system every 2 years. They have talent but that talent alone is not what makes them special, no different then them being in the same system does not make them special.