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Sure, because Garcia has had so much success since they broke up. Before this year that is - and I'd say his success this year is more a testament to the team and Westbrook than to him.Has Garcia ever been a focal point of an offense, or has he always relied on better players?TO is a top 5 WR, Garcia is barely above average.
The leadership and playmaking opportunities of the QB position dwarf what T.O. can add to any team.The Dallas Cowboys could have achieved similar success this year with or without Owens. The Eagles do not get anywhere this year without Garcia as he is a much more valuable player than Owens.Owens drops and off field issues likely outweighed his positive contributions.Put Owens on Detroit last year or on the Brownies the year before and he would have made NO difference to the success of those teams.If you don't see the difference in value between the two, then you simply don't understand real football
The success of any QB relies largely on the scheme and line, and IMHO at times more so than the ability of the QB himself. You can furthe enhance that with the talent around him, but I think the ability of the QB enhances the players around him more so than the players enhance the QB. Garcias falling off had far more to do with a crappy organization in SF and Detroit than anything else. Don't see anybody else tearing it up there do you? Garcia found success again, because he's in a scheme that enhances his skill set. He's best in a west coast scheme, making quick reads and throwing short passes. It's where he excessled in SF, and Philly. It's no surprise he excelled in Philly. He distributed the ball well. TO excelled along with him in SF, because in the same system TO's getting the ball in space, and that plays into TO's strength, break a tackle on a smaller defender and he's tough to bring down. It's why I think Garcia would be a great fit in Tampa, a la Rich Gannon in Oakland. Very similar style QB's. Football is a holistic sport. A WR with all the talent in the world will suck and become frustrated if he's not getting the ball. A QB, even one as great as Brady, or Warner, or Manning, cannot deliver the ball without some protection. They'll be forced into mistakes. A great RB cannot run without some blocking. Okay, Barry Sanders could, but even he had some blocking. It's why he'd go for 60 yards one week and 200 the next. It's a team sport. AZ has a great assemblage of offensive talent, but no line protection, or scheme for that matter. It takes more than lining up 5 fat guys to have a good line. I loved the play of the NY Jets line this year. Two rookies and 3 undertalented guys. They weren't great, but they were coached up well. What's more important? Coaching to your strength. Regocnizing what your strength is and scheming to take advantage of it. That's what is most important to me. Addressing your weakness in the draft. That's important. Wre WR's overrated? Not if you need one. I think the most important position is the coach. It's a coaches league now, has been for years. I believe the talent level on teams are relatively close, save for the Lions, who apparantly have no scouting department, and just tune in to Mel Kiper Jr. on draft day. I'm kidding . Even they are not that bad. They just have no development. Their players regress once they get there. Patriots, Steelers, Broncos, Colts, Ravens, Jaguars. These teams stand out to me in developing players. There are others, but these stand out.
I agree on the QB position as a whole being more valuable than a WR. No need to belabor that point.Prove it with Dallas - you can't. What you can prove is Philly has been a very good team with TO and before Garcia arrived. Granted, that's with McNabb, a much better QB than Garcia. You can say all you want to about putting TO in Cleveland or Detroit, it doesn't matter and can't be proven. What we do know is Garcia was on both teams and stunk enough to not be welcomed back. Both teams pursued other QBs instead. Maybe their scouting, development, etc. isn't great, but there's a reason Garcia has been on 4 teams in 4 years. Unlike TO, it's not because he's a bad teammate. The point the OP was making I think, is sound. TO probably isn't worth the headache. What I'm disputing is the statement of Garcia being a better player. He isn't. On the field, TO is among the elite. Garcia, I maintain, is barely above average. Watch and see how many opportunities he gets to start next year and if he remains in Philly how quickly McNabb is brought back in after getting back to health.
