This is my first Fanpost, so go easy. I don’t think I’ve seen this info posted before. Let me know if I missed something.
Going back from the last 20 Superbowl winners, I looked to see who the QB was and their draft slot. I was actually astonished to see that 14 of the past 20 Superbowl winners had QB’s drafted in the first round. I did bend the truth a little bit, Brees and Favre were both 33rd overall but that’s RIGHT outside the 1st round .
| Year | Winner | QB | Draft pick |
| 2012 | New York Giants | Eli Manning | 1 |
| 2011 | Green Bay Packers | Aaron Rogers | 24 |
| 2010 | New Orleans Saints | Drew Brees | 33 |
| 2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ben Roethlisberger | 11 |
| 2008 | New York Giants | Eli Manning | 1 |
| 2007 | Indianapolis Colts | Peyton Manning | 1 |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ben Roethlisberger | 11 |
| 2005 | New England Patriots | Tom Brady | 199 |
| 2004 | New England Patriots | Tom Brady | 199 |
| 2003 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Brad Johnson | 227 |
| 2002 | New England Patriots | Tom Brady | 199 |
| 2001 | Baltimore Ravens | Trent Dilfer | 6 |
| 2000 | St. Louis Rams | Kurt Warner | Undrafted |
| 1999 | Denver Broncos | Jon Elway | 1 |
| 1998 | Denver Broncos | Jon Elway | 1 |
| 1997 | Green Bay Packers | Brett Favre | 33 |
| 1996 | Dallas Cowboys | Troy Aikman | 1 |
| 1995 | San Francisco 49ers | Steve Young | Supplemental draft |
| 1994 | Dallas Cowboys | Troy Aikman | 1 |
| 1993 | Dallas Cowboys | Troy Aikman | 1 |
What does that tell us? I think it tells us that by drafting a 1st round QB gives us a MUCH better chance to win a Superbowl than waiting for a diamond in the rough, free agents that nobody else wanted or pipe dreams of drafting another Tom Brady that comes once a decade. Defense does not winner Superbowls anymore. The rules have been catering to the offense. There were THREE QB’s to throw for over 5,000 yards this season. This is now a passing league.
I for one am tired of mediocrity and never seeing the Chiefs try to make the move to set us over the top. Moving from 11/12 to possibly 2/3 would be a lot cheaper than potentially next year where we stand to do substantially better with many injured players coming back who stand to improve our team a lot.
We are a QB away from competing, how can Pioli not see this? Peyton Manning would be a step foward, but he'd only give us a few years, IF he can even get back to his pro bowl form. Maybe Pioli can grow a pair and make some big moves sometime soon..


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