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Brady is the current NFL MVP. Top of his game no question. But he turns 34 this summer. Consider the following:
Montana finished his career in San Francisco at age 36.
Hall of Famer Troy Aikman retired at age 34.
Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw retired at age 35.
Hall of Famer Dan Fouts retired at age 36.
Hall of Famer Jim Kelley retired at age 36.
No QB in the history of the NFL has ever won a Superbowl past the age of 38, and even that has been done only once ( Elway ).
Assuming it takes a guy like Jake Locker ( or most any other rookie ) at least 2 years before he is ready for prime time, is it worth it to invest a high pick at QB to groom for the future / protect against injury ?
Good data. You left out Bob Griese, another HOFer, who retired at 35.
The average retirement age for an SB era HOF QB is 37.5 and the median is 38. There is a critical mass of the very best who retire at that age:
37: Bart Starr and Roger Staubach.
38: John Elway, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Fran Tarkenton and Steve Young.
The guys who retired older are either old timers or Warren Moon, who spent many years in the CFL and then hung around a long time after he was effective and retired at 44.
Old Timers: Len Dawson, Sonny Jurgensen and Johnny Unitas all retired at 40.
There have been too many threads lately with a lot of duplicate posts, so please see my post above in response to PatsWickedPissah if you want to know what I think.