Tom Brady: 1-st year in NFL - 2000, -------19 seasons played, so far.
Aaron Rodgers: 1-st year in NFL - 2005, -------14 seasons played, so far.
Drew Brees: 1-st year in NFL - 2001, -------18 seasons played, so far.
Phillip Rivers: 1-st year in BFL - 2004, -------15 seasons played, so far.
Ben Roethisberger: 1-st year in NFL - 2004, -------15 seasons played, so far.
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--Russell Wilson, 1-st year in NFL - 2012, -------7 seasons played, so far.
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My conclusions:
--Wilson has 36% to 50% of the seasons played by the supposed "elite" QB's. So then, how valid a comparison?
--All of the listed QB's have had piss poor games now and then & some were really, really bad.
--Perhaps when Wilson has the same number of years of playing QB, he'll be considered "elite" too?
--Maybe a much better comparison would be to look at them at the same point of their careers? How many of the listed QB's were considered "elite" in their 1-st 7 seasons? Do Super bowl appearances/wins count as bonuses to elite status?
-- Why is "elite" such a difficult description & what's wrong with just being very good at your job? There are exactly zero perfect QB's (or any other position) in the NFL, beyond that it's just hyperbole and blind faith in any QB that is both a fan favorite and a team that wins most of their games. If Wilson isn't considered elite now, wait until he has 15-19 years behind him. maybe then he'll get recognized as "elite" but until then, I'll be fine with the designation of "a very good QB". On top of that, if RW wasn't a Seahawk, where would the team be? What QB (that would have been available to the Seahawks) would have replaced him and have done anywhere near as well?
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