# I demand an apology for Trent Dilfer **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 29, 2001, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-an-apology-for-trent-dilfer/52208 "2001-01-29T03:52:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Clucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@Clucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clucky)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2001, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-an-apology-for-trent-dilfer/52208/21 "2001-01-29T19:17:31Z")
Okay, dave, I agree. I think everyone should receive an apology for Trent Dilfer. 😉 Ditto what RTFirefly said in his post. Dilfer’s a winner, and nobody can take that away from him. He’s also a less-than-average NFL QB who will be on the bench next year. It just goes to show you, sometimes the quarterback isn’t the difference-maker for a football team. It takes talent at other positions as well as stellar coaching to win a Super Bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2001, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-an-apology-for-trent-dilfer/52208/22 "2001-01-29T19:40:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by iampunha \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Snooooopy \* > > \*\*I think Trent Dilfer is in the running for “Worst Quarterback To Ever Win The Super Bowl.” The Washington Redskins’ Mark Rypien is another candidate for this prestigious award. That would make an interesting poll! \*\* > > The Redskins went 14-2. Highlights include an opening-game 45-0 win over Detroit. > > A brief excerpt from [http://www.nfl.com/sb33/history/flashbacks/sbxxvi.html:](http://www.nfl.com/sb33/history/flashbacks/sbxxvi.html:) > > “Mark Rypien passed for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Redskins overwhelmed the Bills to win their third Super Bowl in the past 10 years.” > > “Rypien, the game’s most valuable player, completed 18-of-33 passes, including a 10-yard scoring strike to Earnest Byner and a 30-yard touchdown to Gary Clark. The latter came late in the third quarter and effectively put the game out of reach after Buffalo had trimmed a 24-0 deficit to 24-10.” > > Worst Quarterback to ever win the Super Bowl? Look somewhere else:-) \*\* I don’t care what the Redskins’ record was. As we have already learned from the example of suck-boy Trent Dilfer and the Ravens, a mediocre quarterback’s presence can be overcome if the other parts of the team are really good. I guess I should have phrased the question differently, since it has also been misinterpreted in my IMHO poll. I didn’t mean best or worst Super Bowl performances. I meant this: Of all the quarterbacks who ever won the Super Bowl, which one had (or is having) the least impressive career? If you were assembling a team, which one would you least want to have on your side? ---
**Author:** ![evilskippy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@evilskippy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilskippy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2001, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-an-apology-for-trent-dilfer/52208/23 "2001-01-29T20:19:27Z")
I have to admit that the person who won the game for them was Ray Lewis. Dilfer wasn’t a complete screw-up but he did not lead them to victory. Lets be real here Kerry collins completed Just as many passes for Raven touchdowns as Dilfer did. Do you want an apology from those of us who trashed him too? ---
**Author:** ![evilskippy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@evilskippy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilskippy)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2001, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-an-apology-for-trent-dilfer/52208/24 "2001-01-29T20:20:28Z")
I have to admit that the person who won the game for them was Ray Lewis. Dilfer wasn’t a complete screw-up but he did not lead them to victory. Lets be real here, Kerry Collins completed just as many passes for Raven touchdowns as Dilfer did. Do you want an apology from those of us who trashed him, too? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-demand-an-apology-for-trent-dilfer/52208.md?page=1)