Wendy:
I was wondering about Jake the Snake but was afraid to ask you.
Personally, I thought it was idiotic to take an experienced QB out of the lineup during a run at the playoffs by a winning team and stick in a first year rookie who had never played a regular season game. There is so MUCH to know, especially in the playoffs. Vince Young is succeeding at it, but few do, and he at least had the experience of winning the national championship in college last year. He also did not come in in the middle of the year, but began early in the season.
Just my opinion, and I am not all that informed about the Broncos, other than I love Lynch (except when he manhandled the Ravens
).
There is some talk about replacing the Bears QB, and that also surprises me with their winning record. So far Lovie is holding the line.
Stats are NOT everything. Many championship teams have QBs who are not big on stats. Witness the Ravens 2000 SupeBowl teamwith Dilfer. He had lousy stats, but he never gave the ball over. Raven current QB McNair is the same way... he keeps winning without great stats. Now I know Plummer turns the ball over, but he still is a quality QB who knows how to help a team win.
I have played a few years of Fantasy football and it taught me a lot about stats. You can win at Fantasy football if you pick players with great stats, but in real life it won't work. Also in real life you get a lot of players who only want the stats, and do not understand team play and what it takes to win. Teams with good stat players who whine about not getting the ball often have trouble winning the big ones. Quiet teams like the Patriots often do well.
I wonder if the Bronco coach tinkered too much and might miss the playoffs as a result?