Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper

Originally Posted by wheelman

Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper

Originally Posted by wheelman

TR; He was asking a hypothetical question about Mannjng having the same injury, not comparing their talent.

..since you put it nicely:

..allow me then to ask you a hypotetical question first:

If it were Ryan Leaf instead of Drew Brees, do you think there would be a discussion?

To a man everyone in this forum would say "hell no!!!"
Right?
Why?
On what would you base your argument against Leaf?

You would base it on what each player brings to the table, right?
Isn't that a comparison of both players?

See what I am saying?

No I would not consider Leaf, but there in lyes the flaw of your argument. We are not talking about bad quarterbacks. Both Brees and Manning are good, not on an even level, but both are good nonetheless.

No, wheelman.. we are talking about what each QB brings to the table...

If you had to make a decision between Leaf and Brees given the same circumstances, you would probably base your decision of taking Brees over Leaf on knowing that Leaf is a bust and Brees is a good QB - i.e., compare them as players: one's good, one's bad - and you would more readily risk your money on Brees and take the chance that Brees shoulder is going to hold up...

By the same token, if you had to make a decision between Brees and Manning given the same circumstances, you would probably base your decision on which player brings more to the table, and that player would be Manning, because compared to Brees, Manning is by far the superior QB, therefore you would more readily risk your money on Manning and take the chance that Manning's shoulder is going to hold up.

The point is, given the same circumstances, how would you make a decision whether you would take Manning and not Brees? You would have to compare what both players bring to the table... simple as that... and obviously, Manning brings oh so much to the table as a QB as comapred to Brees that I would definitely take the chance on Manning's shoulder haeling right before I take the chance on Brees' shoulder healing right.

Well TR that is true according to the question you asked me. According to mighty's question, however, Brees and Manning are not both free agents. What he is suggesting is a role reversal. What if Manning were the FA coming off major surgery on his throwing arm, and Brees was still in SD?