It will ebb and flow as winning strategies evolve overtime. The Brady/Manning “field general” style offenses led teams to go all-in on their QB. This proved to be very expensive and not ultimately fruitful. Look at Super Bowl QB’s they’re generally either Brady, Manning, or young superstars still on team friendly deals.
The “cheaper” way to win was to find a coach that had a “system” that elevated mid-tier players. McVay and Shannan and their coaching trees have seemed to follow more of this philosophy. This has led to GM’s search for that winning system/coach more than the field general type player.
In reality, a championship team needs components of both, but currently we still seem to be more heavily in that “find the right system” mentality as opposed to “find the right players” across the NFL which is leading to the result that Brady is criticizing; players simply executing plays and not elevating offenses to their full potential.
It will ebb and flow as winning strategies evolve overtime. The Brady/Manning “field general” style offenses led teams to go all-in on their QB. This proved to be very expensive and not ultimately fruitful. Look at Super Bowl QB’s they’re generally either Brady, Manning, or young superstars still on team friendly deals.
The “cheaper” way to win was to find a coach that had a “system” that elevated mid-tier players. McVay and Shannan and their coaching trees have seemed to follow more of this philosophy. This has led to GM’s search for that winning system/coach more than the field general type player.
In reality, a championship team needs components of both, but currently we still seem to be more heavily in that “find the right system” mentality as opposed to “find the right players” across the NFL which is leading to the result that Brady is criticizing; players simply executing plays and not elevating offenses to their full potential.