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Giants Should Strongly Consider Drafting a Quarterback Early in April

December 2, 2014   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Indisputable fact: It's almost impossible to win in the modern-day NFL without a great quarterback. 
Nine of the last 11 Super Bowl champions were led by superstar quarterbacks in the Hall of Fame conversation (Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers), and the other two (Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens and Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks) had a combined 14 touchdown passes and zero interceptions in seven playoff games on their teams' respective Super Bowl runs. 
Another indisputable fact: It's becoming increasingly difficult to find great quarterbacks.
Or rather, the definition of "great quarterback" has changed as teams have become more desperate for franchise-changing signal callers and record-breakers like Brady, Peyton Manning, Brees and Rodgers have raised the bar. 
Right now, it's safe to conclude that there are significantly fewer than 32 great pivots in a 32-team league. 
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