Keys to Building a Dynasty

BakoSaint · 01-25-2021, 03:33 PM

I think that if having an absolutely dominant #1 receiver rather than an ensemble cast was a great way to develop a young QB we would be looking at football in this millenium and saying the great QBs were Matt Stafford with having Calvin Johnson, Matt Ryan with having Julio Jones, David Carr having Andre Johnson, Matt Leinart having Larry Fitzgerald and Anquon Boldin, Daunte Culpepper having Randy Moss, Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray getting elite #1 wide receivers their second year, etc. Instead we have great QBs like Brady coming up with no super elite receivers, Manning developing alongside Harrison not with Harrison as a star or super high draft pick in place, Brees developing alongside Colston in New Orleans, Roetlisberger developing alongside a changing cast of recievers who only became elite with his help, Wilson lacking star receivers until recently, Rodgers developing with some good receivers but not an absolute beast early in his career. To be great, a QB has to learn to go through their progressions, throw into a tight window, etc and get over their college days which are often coming from a big program playing most games against weaker opponents with their star receiver wide open. If a QB has a receiver early in their NFL career who is always open or catches everything and they can just throw it up for grabs to their first read every other down, they may rack up stats that look encouraging and help their GM justify the cost of acquiring both the QB and receiver, but they often fail to develop over time into true champions. That is my opinion. Maholmes may be the exception but Hill is the ultimate deep threat and Maholmes has the big arm and KC has always had a wide cast of other weapons opening up the field.

Originally Posted by FinSaint

You are going against the grain with that opinion of having a dominant receiver being less desirable for the development of a young QB than a bunch of ok guys.

Most "experts" state that a star receiver will help with the development of a young QB, because they can build their confidence through that connection. Losing your confidence is probably one of the biggest reasons why some young QBs never make it and become "busts."

Personally, I feel a lot more confident in bringing in a young QB into the system being a success with Kamara and Thomas than bringing him into a one without them.

Naturally, a good O-line is the biggest friend of a QB - young or old.

And when it comes to New England - one has to take into consideration that the other teams in that division have been dumpster fires until very recently, and that NE has been very sound defensively in most years during this run of theirs. All of these things take pressure of the offense too, since they probably have been able to play with the lead more often than not.

01-25-2021, 03:33 PM	#25
BakoSaint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,439	Re: Keys to Building a Dynasty I think that if having an absolutely dominant #1 receiver rather than an ensemble cast was a great way to develop a young QB we would be looking at football in this millenium and saying the great QBs were Matt Stafford with having Calvin Johnson, Matt Ryan with having Julio Jones, David Carr having Andre Johnson, Matt Leinart having Larry Fitzgerald and Anquon Boldin, Daunte Culpepper having Randy Moss, Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray getting elite #1 wide receivers their second year, etc. Instead we have great QBs like Brady coming up with no super elite receivers, Manning developing alongside Harrison not with Harrison as a star or super high draft pick in place, Brees developing alongside Colston in New Orleans, Roetlisberger developing alongside a changing cast of recievers who only became elite with his help, Wilson lacking star receivers until recently, Rodgers developing with some good receivers but not an absolute beast early in his career. To be great, a QB has to learn to go through their progressions, throw into a tight window, etc and get over their college days which are often coming from a big program playing most games against weaker opponents with their star receiver wide open. If a QB has a receiver early in their NFL career who is always open or catches everything and they can just throw it up for grabs to their first read every other down, they may rack up stats that look encouraging and help their GM justify the cost of acquiring both the QB and receiver, but they often fail to develop over time into true champions. That is my opinion. Maholmes may be the exception but Hill is the ultimate deep threat and Maholmes has the big arm and KC has always had a wide cast of other weapons opening up the field. Originally Posted by FinSaint You are going against the grain with that opinion of having a dominant receiver being less desirable for the development of a young QB than a bunch of ok guys. Most "experts" state that a star receiver will help with the development of a young QB, because they can build their confidence through that connection. Losing your confidence is probably one of the biggest reasons why some young QBs never make it and become "busts." Personally, I feel a lot more confident in bringing in a young QB into the system being a success with Kamara and Thomas than bringing him into a one without them. Naturally, a good O-line is the biggest friend of a QB - young or old. And when it comes to New England - one has to take into consideration that the other teams in that division have been dumpster fires until very recently, and that NE has been very sound defensively in most years during this run of theirs. All of these things take pressure of the offense too, since they probably have been able to play with the lead more often than not.
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