Teams can't be 'two' careful

By Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

It is, almost without argument, the most important position in team sports, more so than the point guard in basketball, the shortstop in baseball, the goaltender in hockey. In the world of the National Football League, starting quarterbacks have become more valued than ever before -- a treasured commodity needed not only to win, but survive, at the game's highest level.
Gone are the days when good running games and strong defenses carried a team to the Super Bowl. Now, teams are more reliant than ever on a quarterback, and those fortunate enough to have an elite one have been, not surprisingly, among the league's prosperous franchises.

For proof, all you have to do is consider the winning Super Bowl quarterbacks since 2003: Tom Brady (2), Ben Roethlisberger (2), Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers.

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Several years ago, in a poll of NFL coaches and general managers, the Sporting News voted the Steelers as having the best stable of quarterbacks in the league.

I can't disagree.

but you need speedy WRs to make that QB look good.

i'm with you a team today needs a passing game more then a running game. and i hate to say that.