Originally posted by Furlow:
All of this. We keep hearing about his "value above replacement" and how there wouldn't be much drop off if you inserted any QB here. As if we don't have YEARS of examples of replacement QB play. Purdy is light years beyond anything we've seen under Kyle.
Agreed. I'm not even sure if you plugged the supposed elite QBs into shanahans system Allen or mahomes you would get equal results.
Obviously it's not the physical aspects that are making purdy great. It's mental fortitude and processing power along with the elite 10 yard split.
Shanahan would not change his system if mahomes or Allen could not regularly get to their third or fourth read. He would just keep them pigeonholed into his scheme.
Wins above replacement is stupid because the only thing that matters is Superbowl wins. Who cares if your always in the playoffs every season. A QB will need to be able to beat 3 or 4 good teams in a row to win a SB.
I really don't care if you can perpetually go 2-1 your entire career if you can't beat 3-4 good teams in a row. That just makes your a dak, Lamar, Romo choke artist in my book.