New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is poised to play in the NFL’s biggest game for the eighth time in his storied, Hall of Fame career, and most teams around the league could only wish to have a signal-caller anywhere close to his caliber.
Simply put, the teams with the best winning consistency, year to year, have good quarterbacks. True, a team can get by with sub-par quarterback play, usually riding an elite-level defense. But that approach lasts a year, maybe two.
A year ago at this time, Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young noted on San Francisco’s KNBR 680 the perennial playoff teams all have one thing in common — a great quarterback.