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GhostOfPoverty
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These two guys come up pretty consistently when people talk about bad/below average QB's who managed to win Superbowls. That being said, I think it's pretty ridiculous that people lump them together as if Dilfer was Brad Johnson's equal.
Brad Johnson
Years played - 15
Comp - 2,668
Comp PCT - 61.7
Yards - 29,054
Y/A - 6.7
TD - 166
INT - 122
Rush yards - 657
Rush Avg - 2.4
Rush TD - 8
Other accolades - 1 Superbowl, 2 pro bowls
Trent Dilfer
Years played - 13
Comp - 1,759
Comp PCT - 55.5
Yards - 20,518
Y/A - 6.5
TD - 113
INT - 129
Rush yards - 248
Rush Avg - 3.4
Rush TD - 5
Other accolades - 1 Superbowl, 1 pro bowl
Their postseason success is similar. Both played in the same era. Overall, Johnson has the statistics of legitimate starting QB, albeit an average one. Dilfer on the other hand has the stats of a firmly backup level QB who could play decently at times, but a backup level QB none the less. Johnson has Dilfer handily beaten in every meaningful statistic - most notably, Dilfer's TD/INT ratio is also not only negative, but he literally threw 7 more INT's in 13 years than Johnson did in 15. Meanwhile, Johnson's TD's outnumbered his own INT's by 44. I'm not arguing that Johnson was a great QB, but let's stop acting like he was worse than he really was when he had a reasonably solid career in reality.
Brad Johnson
Years played - 15
Comp - 2,668
Comp PCT - 61.7
Yards - 29,054
Y/A - 6.7
TD - 166
INT - 122
Rush yards - 657
Rush Avg - 2.4
Rush TD - 8
Other accolades - 1 Superbowl, 2 pro bowls
Trent Dilfer
Years played - 13
Comp - 1,759
Comp PCT - 55.5
Yards - 20,518
Y/A - 6.5
TD - 113
INT - 129
Rush yards - 248
Rush Avg - 3.4
Rush TD - 5
Other accolades - 1 Superbowl, 1 pro bowl
Their postseason success is similar. Both played in the same era. Overall, Johnson has the statistics of legitimate starting QB, albeit an average one. Dilfer on the other hand has the stats of a firmly backup level QB who could play decently at times, but a backup level QB none the less. Johnson has Dilfer handily beaten in every meaningful statistic - most notably, Dilfer's TD/INT ratio is also not only negative, but he literally threw 7 more INT's in 13 years than Johnson did in 15. Meanwhile, Johnson's TD's outnumbered his own INT's by 44. I'm not arguing that Johnson was a great QB, but let's stop acting like he was worse than he really was when he had a reasonably solid career in reality.