by Messiah » Oct 15, '14, 10:11 am
But it was the reason you gave. You said Flacco was better because he won a Super Bowl and Cam Newton has not. You did not say anything about Flacco's actual performance on the field in regards to accuracy, pocket presence, mobility, deep ball, etc., because you are too hung on wins and losses. You said Newton couldn't possibly be better. And in fact, you said Eli Manning was better than Philip Rivers too for the same reason.
Why are you backtracking for your boy? Rivers has never came close to having a postseason run like Flacco had AND Flacco has been a more consistent winner so by YOUR LOGIC, how is Rivers better than Flacco?
Or let me guess... "it's different" right? Maybe when you actually establish your argument beyond wins and losses and actually discuss qualities such as accuracy, pocket presence, consistency, footwork, ability to not turn the ball over at a high rate, etc., then people will actually take your arguments seriously.
And there actually exists for a legitimate argument for Flacco over Newton if you so choose to take it. Flacco has a better deep ball. Newton's footwork is more shaky than Flacco's, although Flacco isn't great at it either. Cam, although much better at it this year, has in the past had difficulty making quick decisions with the ball (then again, Flacco sucks at this too).
However, instead of making a quality argument on the side of Flacco, you only focus on a team stat in the most team oriented sport.