I TOTALLY agree that quarterbacks do not have the same identical situations. That's why making statements like "quarterbacks are supposed to elevate the talent around them" is not accurate in ALL situations.
There's coaching, injuries, LEAGUE LEADING PENALTIES.
It amazes me that when we compare quarterback to quarterback success, we never factor in the intangibles like coaching, play calling, play design and execution across the board. We always talk about just quarterback vs quarterback.
People like to bring up what happened in the playoffs. Most of what they say are legit arguments. But games like that first 49er playoff game. 14,15 penalties vs the number one 49er defense.
What quarterback in history win playoff games vs a number one defense in the playoffs. We led the league in penalties for 3 or 4 straight seasons. How many quarterbacks had any notable success in situations like that?
Oh, before last season, our starting offensive linemen hadn't played together for 3 straight seasons. Things like this matter. At the end of the day, it takes a TEAM to succeed and yes that starts with excellent quarterback play in which Dak hasn't provided when we needed that.
With that said, others have let us down as well. That's all i was saying. But a few soft and tender minded people here got mad because I mentioned that our quarterback was not our only source of underachieving in big games.