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Originally Posted by dyna mo
2001 Trent Dilfer, Baltimore Ravens: Ah, the reason everyone thinks a team can win the Super Bowl without a good quarterback. However, let?s list his facts. First-round pick (6th overall) in ?94, Dilfer made the Pro Bowl (not a typo) in ?97 with Tampa Bay. After years of underachieving as a team, the Bucs let him go. He led the defensive stout Ravens to the championship which made everyone think it could be done easily. Yet, if that is the case, how come the Ravens hadn?t made a conference championship game again until this season when they had rookie quarterback Joe Flacco under center? And when was he drafted? You guessed it, the first round. They?re defense, many would say, has gotten better since that Super Bowl year, yet no other quarterback but Dilfer has even gotten them close?..hmmmm? Dilfer finished his career with 113 touchdowns and 20,518 passing yards.
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Didn't the Ravens set a record that year for fewest points allowed in a season? I agree with the notion that it's very important to have a good QB to make it to and win the Super Bowl and in the case of that year, they "only" had one of the best defenses of all time, so sure...if you can build one of those, maybe you can slight the QB position somewhat, but as pointed out, the Ravens haven't done shit since then so even if you can build the best defense of all time, it can be fleeting.