Yes, you need a running game and a good defense to actually win the Super Bowl. Problem is, Peyton Manning commands an enormous salary. With that amount of money going to Manning, his teams don’t actually have the room under the cap to build a decent team around him.
It seems to be the case league wide. Brady won his Super Bowls before he got his truly big money. The Steelers won a couple of Super Bowls before Roethlisberger got paid. The Giants did not win Super Bowls after Eli Manning got the money. The Ravens haven’t won since the gave Flacco the big bucks. It may not be a hard and fast rule, but it sure seems that having a big money QB is not necessarily the best way to build a Super Bowl winner.
The Ravens haven’t won since the gave Flacco the big bucks.
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LOL. You do realize that it’s been only 1 season since Flacco got the big bucks, right?
And yes, we Ravens fans were in complete denial about the loss of leadership Ray Lewis’ retirement would mean for the team.
Before the 2009 season Eli got a six-year extension worth $ 97.5 million. In February 2012 the Giants won the 46th Super Bowl.
“Brady won his Super Bowls before he got his truly big money.”
Brady and Belichick also have not won since Spygate. Coincidence? Hmmmmmmm....