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I don't have to answer first, I can ask a question without ever answering, it happens....all the time.....but I will answer anyway just to calm you down and get you to relax a bit.
I put wins and losses on the coaches, who are responsible for Offense, defense and special teams......Each of those parts contribute heavily to a team VICTORY. the coaches, by far have the highest impact, specially OC and DC, calling the right plays and making the right adjustments during the game. most NFL games go into the 4th quarter within a score, or within striking distance and thus the crucial plays you call during critical times of the game can make all the difference. I don't put all of the wins/losses on a QB, although a QB can be at fault for losses or can make crucial plays that lead to wins, but you have to be in position to be able to make those plays.....but generally, things average out over time and it comes down to coaches and all three phases of the game..... the QB has the most impact on the offensive side of the ball obviously.....
outside of perhaps Brady (who had bilicheck) and Rodgers QBs depend on players around them. I have argued multiple times in the past, its what you do once given those resources around you..... again, Brady and Rodgers,seemingly elevate everyone around them (maybe mahomes, but we have to wait and see, because he has some very nice weapons around him that produced prior to him and he maximizes those weapons greatly) , although Brady has had probably the best football coach ever behind him....but still, he seems to produce with anyone around him and elevate their games and he is outstanding when he does have some nice weapons.
so 13-3 was a team effort, with Dak contributing his part, specially having only 4 turnovers all year....8-8 was a team effort.....what the QB does is control his part of the game, which is the offense obviously. Dak can't help defense giving up 36 pts per game. can't help defense being one of the worst in 3rd down conversion. can't help the special teams being the absolute worst in the league.....and you need all three phases of the game to win. not necessarily in equal parts, or equal parts every game, or being even....but all three need to contribute positively for the team to have success....the only way you might win and have post season success if one part of the team (offense or defense) is bad or average, is the other side to be all time great to compensate.....
the easiest path to the superbowl, in fact the cheapest path to the superbowl is having a top 10 QB, or top 10 QB play......if you have an average QB, then you have to compensate heavily in other areas and be really really really good in other areas, which will cost heck of a lot more....Dilfer was average, but Baltimore had all time top defense when they won the superbowl. that defense was crazy good. has two first time HOFers.....they actually went three games, scored one TD and still won, because the defense was giving up less than 10 points a game. Same with Grossman and Chicago, making it to the superbowl....the Chicago defense was really good.....or your QB catches fire for one year, plays out of his mind and you find success...ala the Commanders teams.... and it takes great great coaching......average coaching ala Garrett will never get it done.....coaches can cost games easily, ala Atlanta up 28-3 in the superbowl, made one crucial mistake and allowed Bilicheck and Brady to make a come back......
so answer me the question.....is wins/losses all on the QB?
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