As to the eight NFL quarterbacks in the playoffs, we can all agree that we have the most confidence in Aaron Rodgers, right? We can all agree that we have the least confidence in Cam Newton, too, right?
From there, it gets pretty jumbled — and Brian Billick makes a statistical argument that Joe Flacco is better in the postseason than Tom Brady, which is (a) nuts; (b) a testament that we can tweak stats to say about anything we want; and (c) nuts.
It also is the ultimate statement that quarterbacks are not only the face of the franchise, they are beneficiaries and the blamed depending on the outcome. It’s part of it, but we did not know it was all-encompassing to the point that someone with the football chops like Billick makes an argument that a Joe Flacco is better than a Tom Brady.
So it goes.
But to divert and dissect these playoff matchups a bit more than just the quarterbacks since these will be actual tackle football games and not just a QB skills competition, let’s weigh the confidence factor in strength vs. strength in the weekend’s NFL playoff games.