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Written by Daniel Suarez      There is a growing trend in narrative to suggest that QB'S can not be judged by win-loss record. It may seem as if it is a reasonable conclusion considering the nature of football as a team sport with infinite unknown variables. However, I argue that not only are they ignoring universal football truths analytically, they also conveniently forget the history of QB accolades. Perception The NFL has always honored winning over stats. There are 26 QB exclusive players in The Pro Football Hall of Fame; "exclusive" meaning they did not play multiple positions. Only two QB's had losing records. The NFL has always valued winning above all, and for good reason; ultimately it is the only statistic that matters. Turnovers. For all the infinite variables that exist in a violent sport that uses an oblong ball, the sport still generates THE UNDISPUTED STATISTIC CHAMP  that directly results to winning in professional sports, not including the obvious ...

  If I am being honest my love of football was born from my fathers obsession over the sport. My father was a Miami resident during the perfect season and the reign of that Dolphin team’s greatness. So naturally, as an impressionable 6 year old, I was indoctrinated to love football. However, my first unbiased moment of unabated love for the sport was when I first saw Steve Largent play the receiver position.  November 25, 1984 John Elway being a contemporary of Marino, my father had a vested interest in watching Elway play. Denver was the home team, and my father kept pointing to me and saying “Concentrate on Elway, “Es un dolor de cabeza”! I didn’t understand the importance of the QB position, nor was I capable of comprehending why my father had so much respect for Elway. No!! All I remember is watching that game with fledgling eyes and thinking “WHO THE FUCK IS THIS WHITE BOY #80. Seattle won the game, and the First Ballot Hall of Famer Largent had 12 receptions for 191 yard...