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Originally Posted by Giantone
........let me point out Trent Dilfore(sp)
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The Giants didn't have much of a QB when they beat the Pats a few years ago...or the Bills in XXV. (Jeff Hostettler)
Eli was garbage until the last 4 games of that season. Finished the year with 20 TDs, 23 INTs. 56% comp rate.
Nice 25 INTs this season too.
Point is, Difer is not the only mediocre QB to win a SB. Brad Johnson won a QB too...and even Mark Rypien's SB-winning season was an exceptional season in his career. He never matched those amazing numbers again.
It happens a little more often than people mention. Of course, there are always star QBs who win in bunches (Montana, Bradshaw, Brady) who fill up the list of SB-winning QBs, making it APPEAR that a star QB is a necessity to win it all. Most of those QBs also have dominant defenses on their sideline too, as do the Dilfers of the history books.