World Blog by humble servant.The debate over quarterback can't win the big one almost always conflates two different things: individual dominance and the ultimate team payoff of hoisting a Lombardi Trophy.
The debate over quarterbacks can't win the big one almost always conflates two different things: individual dominance and the ultimate team payoff of hoisting a Lombardi Trophy. When evaluating Lamar Jackson right now, looking at Peyton Manning, John Elway, and Jim Kelly provides the exact historical lens needed to understand where he stands. 1. Peyton Manning: The Regular-Season Standard & the Early Playoff Curse Before Peyton won Super Bowl XLI in his ninth season, the national narrative around him was nearly identical to what skeptics throw at Lamar today: The "Can't Win the Big One" Tag: Peyton started his playoff career 0–3 . In his first six postseason trips, he went one-and-done three times and took devastating losses to the Patriots. Critics claimed his complex pre-snap mastery fell apart when defenses tightened up in January weather. The MVP Counterbalance: Despite the January heartbreaks, nobody could deny he was the most dominant regular-season quarte...