COACHES
AND QUARTERBACKS – NFC SOUTH
Both high
profile, and arguably the most important components of a successful football
team. More credit and blame than they deserve? Probably. I’ve gone back 50
years and chose only one of each as the greatest for selected teams. Some were
easy choices, others not so easy.
CAROLINA
PANTHERS
Coach: John Fox
Not much
competition in the short 20 year history of this franchise.
Quarterback: Cam Newton
I can’t stand
Newton’s personality but I think he’s already proven to be better than
Delhomme. Certainly more raw talent. But Delhomme did take the Panthers to the
Super Bowl, so tough choice.
ATLANTA FALCONS
Coach: Dan Reeves
Reeves led the
Falcons to the Super Bowl and his only real competition is Mike Smith who just
got the axe.
Quarterback: Michael Vick
Maybe Ryan
already. But after that, who else? Bartkowski?
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Coach: Sean Payton
Easy choice. Mora
is the only one who comes close.
Quarterback: Drew Brees
Not the slam dunk
you might think. Peyton’s dad Archie Manning did it all with no help around
him. I also like Bobby Hebert.
TAMPA BAY
BUCCANEERS
Coach: Tony Dungy
Gruden won the
Super Bowl but it was Dungy’s team.
Quarterback: Vinny Testeverde
Quick, who was
the starting QB for the Buccaneers in their only Super Bowl victory? I didn’t
remember either- I had to look it up. And it wasn’t easy to find. Oh, finding
2003 Super Bowl recaps was easy. But finding out who played quarterback
required some in depth reading. Brad Johnson barely gets mentioned. Testeverde
wasn’t good, but I’m going with him by default.
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