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Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin
You can't make projections like that based off of 2 seasons with 2 different teams that were not even the Broncos. The variables are not the same. If he had been with the Broncos the last 3 years, okay, maybe you might have a valid argument. But he hasn't.
He had a career year (albeit abreviated) with the Saints in 2019 starting in place of Brees. Then again, the Saints were a MUCH better team that year than the Broncos currently are now. You have a lot of young pieces (at WR & TE) that haven't figured out the NFL game yet. Nor have they had a ton of time with Teddy B. Your O-Line is still a BIG question mark.
Your QB is a career 66% passer with a TD-INT ratio of 53-36.
2021 Season for Teddy B. 18TD's, 12 INT's, 67% completion %, 3700 yards.
Go ahead and write that down. Those will be his #'s for the year (and I think I'm actually being a little generous). That is assuming he gets to start the whole year and doesn't get injured or lose his job to Lock at some point.
Is that better than your 2020 QB's? Yeah. But enough to really move the needle much?
He might take you from a 5 win team to a 7 win team. So you've got that going for you, I guess.  |
Peyton Manning had 9 TD's, 17 INT's, 59.8% completion, 2249 yards in 2015. A team doesn't need a franchise QB to win a SB as much as they need a consistent and very good D and they need a QB that is steady and doesn't turn the ball over on a regular basis. If Denver's D can get close to 2015 caliber, be afraid. See the 2007 Giants against the perfect Patriots, the 2011 Giants against the Patriots, 2013 Seahawks against the #1 offense in NFL history, Tampa Bay against the best QB in the league (and no, it wasn't just the OL and it wasn't Mahomes) and there is more. One important lesson, remember, stats never tell the whole story.