What Career would you guys take as a QB?

[DFWJC]

Assume Phil Simms ends up not making the HOF.

That would be the more legit question. Would you rather have his career or Marino's; a very solid, hard working player who had a long prosperous career and also won 2 SB trophies vs one of the all-time best QBs, who also worked hard, had a long and even more prosperous career, but had no trophies?
That might be a tougher call.
Simms and Marino both had long careers. Simms was mostly a very good bus driver who had some very efficient playoff runs. Marino was far better--carried his tream, turned it over less and threw for way more TDs and yards-- but the gap was not like him vs Dilfer. Simms got two rings.
So fairly tough call. I'm not sure about career earnings, but it owuld come into play.


The Dilfer vs Marino comp is just too extreme, imo.
Though Dilfer was in the league a long time, he only started 16 games 4 times. He was his team's main starter for only 6 seasons scattered over 13 years.
Night and day.

 

[Doomsday101]

Assume Phil Simms ends up not making the HOF.

That would be the more legit question. Would you rather have his career or Marino's; a very solid, hard working player who had a long prosperous career and also won 2 SB trophies vs one of the all-time best QBs, who also worked hard, had a long and even more prosperous career, but had no trophies?
That might be a tougher call.
Simms and Marino both had long careers. Simms was mostly a very good bus driver who had some very efficient playoff runs. Marino was far better--carried his tream, turned it over less and threw for way more TDs and yards-- but the gap was not like him vs Dilfer. Simms got two rings.
So fairly tough call. I'm not sure about career earnings, but it owuld come into play.


The Dilfer vs Marino comp is just too extreme, imo.
Though Dilfer was in the league a long time, he only started 16 games 4 times. He was his team's main starter for 6 seasons.

Of course if you could see into the future and know that with some bus driver QB you would win a SB then of course you take him. However if a coach is evaluating talent of all his players including the QB with no crystal ball to tell him we will win a SB by taking a lesser than great player then it is not hard to figure out who you take.

Dallas did not draft Aikman because they saw an avg QB with decent skills they took him because they saw in him a true talent. Adding all the other parts like a HOF WR, an All time leading Rusher and HOF, an outstanding TE an Oline to opertate behind and a solid playmaking defense and you got a 3 time SB championship team.

Funny guys like Dilfer were so cherished they ditched him not long after getting the SB that is how much they thought of him.

 

[DFWJC]

Of course if you could see into the future and know that with some bus driver QB you would win a SB then of course you take him. However if a coach is evaluating talent of all his players including the QB with no crystal ball to tell him we will win a SB by taking a lesser than great player then it is not hard to figure out who you take.

Dallas did not draft Aikman because they saw an avg QB with decent skills they took him because they saw in him a true talent. Adding all the other parts like a HOF WR, an All time leading Rusher and HOF, an outstanding TE an Oline to opertate behind and a solid playmaking defense and you got a 3 time SB championship team.

Funny guys like Dilfer were so cherished they ditched him not long after getting the SB that is how much they thought of him.

No doubt.
From a coaches stand point, you take the best player and leader you can find at QB and surround him with the best talent possible.
No brainer.
Your odds of winning a title go way up anyway.

I was going back to the OP question. The answer is probably the same anyway.