Originally posted by RickyRoma:
Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Every QB benefits from talent around him. Take Tyron Smith and Ceedee Lamb out of the lineup for 3 games. Now play a great defense like Cleveland in the wind and rain on the road. Is Dak Prescott worse? Duh. Why is this argument only used against Brock Purdy?
Montana and Mahomes had great talent around them throughout their careers. Brady had Gronk, Moss, a great defense backing him up and coach Belichick. He wasn't doing it alone. No way. None of them do. It's always just used against Purdy.
Of course every QB benefits from talent around them....it's also undeniable that the better the QB is, the less talent he needs around him to be successful. With your Smith/Lamb scenario, you are practically insinuating that both Dak and Purdy are surrounded by the equal in talent. Losing those two for Dak is far worse off than losing Williams/Deebo for Purdy because he still has Kittle, BA and CMC.
And elguapo is correct...the first SB for SF, it was Montana and Clark. Freddie Solomon was a serviceable player, but he was clearly propped up by Walsh and Montana. Who else? Earl Cooper? Ricky Patton? Bill Ring? That Super Bowl season came down to a top flight defense, and the beginning of the best QB I've ever seen.
The defense lead by Lott had a great deal to do with their success. Lott, Wright, Willamson and Hicks desrtroyed defense that year. The added Dean and the pass rush made the D even better.
After they beat Dallas, HC Tom Landry said "it has to be Montana because there's nothing else there."