The Mid Round QB fallacy

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Originally Posted by Longtimefan

To add further credibility to the support of 1st round QB selections and their success and failure in Super Bowls, here is a graphic I found.

Super Bowl records of starting Quarterbacks by round drafted:

Round W L Pct.
1 24 19 .568
2 2 3 .400
3 5 6 .455
4 1 3 .400
8 0 1 .000 - David Woodley - Miami
9 1 1 .500 - Johnny Unitas - Baltimore
10 2 2 .500 - Roger Staubach - Cowboys (twice)
17 2 0 1.000 - Bart Starr - Green Bay (twice)
18 0 1 .000 - Joe Kapp - Vikings
24 0 1 .000 - Daryle Lamonica - Raiders
Undrafted 1 3 .250 - Jake Delhomme - Carolina, Kurt Warner (twice) Ariz. St. Louis

The wisdom of selecting a QB in the top ten is supported by the finding that their SB winning totals surpass all QB's drafted in other rounds combined. This graphic dates back to when the draft consisted of twenty four rounds, but is inclusive of every Super Bowl win since 1967.

I know Brady is the exception to the rule, but wasn't he drafted in the 6th round but your graphic has no 6th round win/loss record. Just nitpicking though.

I think if Shanahan is sold on a qb in the draft he should get him, but I would really like to see a lot of quality OL talent brought in through FA AND Draft.

We hopefully won't see a pick this high for a longtime, so whichever way they go, I hope they have a plan in place to develop the player to be a franchise player.