Talent Versus Team

[TABF]

Which would you rather have, a very talented group with marquee players, but perform like individuals, or a no name group of guys that play above themselves and find a way to win?

If (A BIG HUGE IF)... We are going to win more games than not this season, we are going to have to do it with the latter for sure. Tons of talent in the NFL, but not all talented groups are true teams in every sense of the word. A few things I know... We out coached and out played the boys on Sunday and we played like a team.

I have no idea who was on the field as some of these guys were not football players a month ago, but we found a way to win. I don't know if Sunday was an anomoly and I don't know if we are a team, but it will sure be fun to watch what happens w/our group of no-name kids.

[Beerman]

You can't just have a bunch of no names. You have to have those elite players particularly at QB.

[Stinky Wizzleteats+]

Names are overated...

[Panama]

Thing is, if you put together a team of no-names that plays like a team and wins a bunch of games, the no-names won't be no-names for long.

[thelightningwill]

Option 2 sounds like the Giants that won two championships. I know some people think Elisha is good but he's not really. Option one sounds like the team we've had for the past decade.

[Beerman]

You mean the Giants teams that were loaded with elite pass rushing talent? Hardly no names.

[thelightningwill]

You mean the Giants teams that were loaded with elite pass rushing talent? Hardly no names.

I didn't know them at the time. Not everybody knows as much as you.

[Buck]

Clearly the latter is working better for us it seems, still need an Elite QB nowadays, or Joe Flacco.

[Beerman]

Osi, Strahan, and Tuck were pretty awesome that season.

[TABF]

Osi, Strahan, and Tuck were pretty awesome that season.

But we're they all household names prior to that season....? A Super Bowl win changes perception greatly.

The key is that they played great team football, we're very cohesive, picked up where others lacked & did it without the marquee guys. Sure some were already established all pro's but the lion share of players on that team were just good NFL players that were well coached and 'really' bought into the system.

[Buck]

I would say only Strahan was. Osi became one during the season, and I didn't even know who Tuck was until he sacked Brady to end the game.

By their next SB, Tuck was the most household name of all of them.

[Beerman]

But we're they all household names prior to that season....? A Super Bowl win changes perception greatly.

The key is that they played great team football, we're very cohesive, picked up where others lacked & did it without the marquee guys. Sure some were already established all pro's but the lion share of players on that team were just good NFL players that were well coached and 'really' bought into the system.

But they had talent. Your poll suggests that's not needed at all. All those guys were high picks.

You can't have success with a team full of UDFA's. You can't consistently blow your high draft picks and expect to have success. Yes you need good coaching, but you also need to have high end talent to take advantage of the good coaching.

I think the team Norv took over is a good example. He just didn't make great use of it. Sproles is the perfect example of a talented player that wasn't used to the best of his abilities. It's obvious Rivers was handcuffed as well.