# NFL 2021: Conference Championship Week

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**Created:** [January 28, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-conference-championship-week/958587 "2022-01-28T18:41:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-conference-championship-week/958587/109 "2022-02-01T00:38:33Z")

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> [@solost](#):
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> > [@Omniscient](#):
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> > As much as anything, this is the difference between elites like Brady and Rodgers and good guys like Stafford and the rest. Throwing balls that aren’t just “catchable” but by throwing balls that are so on target that you have to try to drop it.
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> Is this true though? I’ve seen Brady and Rodgers make their share of questionable throws. I’ve watched Stafford over 12 seasons fight to pull his team over the hump of mediocrity, make some amazing comebacks, and never give up trying to win. I’ve said more than once when Stafford was a Lion, if he and Brady had switched places, Stafford would have several rings and Brady would be “who”? (nothing against Brady, just a ‘for example’). And here Stafford is now, taking the Rams to the Super Bowl.

Dude, this is bullshit. Stafford is an adequate NFL QB, but there is no way in fucking hell Stafford is as good as Brady. By any metric, Brady is a far better QB. Yes, having a chance to learn from Bledsoe, having a top 10 defense every year you’ve won it all, having an offense tailored to your skillset, and not being stuck with the Lions, were a huge advantage for Brady, but saying Stafford would have been as good as Brady is just fucking silly.

And, no, Stafford didn’t “take”, the Rams to the Super Bowl. He just "didn’t fuck up as much as Jimmy Garopollo"ed and "Hey, everyone in the world, I"M THROWING THE BALL TO COOPER KUPP"ed his way to the Super Bowl.

I tire of the inflation of a QB’s perceived talent because his team (Note: TEAM) wins.

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