Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin
I know in your homer Donko mind with your bright orange glasses always on, you'd like to think the Donks roster is comparable to the 2020 Bucs or the 2021 Rams and just as deep.
FYI, it's not.
The 2021 Rams is not even an argument I'm going to entertain because it's just epically stupid. Now if you want to entertain the 2020 Bucs comparison, because their 5 year run (record wise) prior to Brady arriving is actually pretty similar to the Donkos records over this last 5 years, fine.
But here's where it falls apart:
In 2019, the Tampa Bay Bucs had the NFL's #1 ranked run defense (15th overall) and the NFL's #1 ranked passing offense (4th overall). They already had a solid defense in place (which I would agree that the Donkos do as well), but they also had a strong offense with elite playmakers in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Which Denver has neither of. So how the hell did the 2019 Bucs finish under .500? You can blame that simply on turnovers, specifically, from their QB who led the NFL with 30 INT's. So Tampa needed a QB and they got one.
Now, you'd like us all here to believe that Denver is just a QB away. Interestingly enough, the Donkos ranked near the bottom of the NFL in turnovers last year (as in good, not turning it over). They finished 26th in turnovers. That is good. Your QB's threw only 9 INT's on the season.
But, according to you, Russell Wilson is all you needed to be elite. Oddly enough, his 6 INT's last year and INT% of 1.5, is not far off from Teddy's 7 INT's and INT% of 1.6 or even Drew Lock's (albeit limited) INT% of 1.8. How about TD's? DangeRuss threw for 25 last year in 400 passing attempts (with D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett as his #1 & #2, keep in mind). A TD% of 6.3. Not great, but not terrible. Teddy (since you claimed QB is what was holding you back) threw for 18 TD's in 416 attempts for TD% of 4.2. So not as good as R.W.'s so an upgrade there, albeit not a large one. Let's look at yards: 3,052 yards for Teddy in 416 attempts. How bout Russ? 3,113 yards in 400 attempts. So not a huge difference.
So what does all this data tell us? Maybe, and just maybe, Russell Wilson is not as good as he once was. He put up those numbers with DK Metcalf and Tyler Locket as his #1 & #2. And to take it back to the 2019 Bucs, who had Evans and Godwin at #1 & #2. Who on the Donks roster is remotely comparable to either pair? You don't have to answer, we already know.
Tom Brady came into a better situation, with better offensive skill players, and at his age of 40+ was just a flat out better QB than DangeRuss is at 33.
All that adds up to the Donks NOT being just a QB away . . . . . . at least not THIS quarterback.
You will soon find that out once the 2022 season gets here.
You were warned . . . . . . . .
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