BobDigital
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That story comparing Brady to other great athletes in the last 20 years got me thinking. People talk a lot about championships and comparing them across sports and positions. I think this is very tricky to do but most people just go by total numbers of rings when that is a bad idea and often unfair.
First we need to differentiate what positions in team sports have enough impact when rings can be discussed as a positive or negative. For me personally in the major 4 sports the only spots on those teams that can be held accountable for consistently falling short of the final spot are Starting Pitcher, QB, Goalie and really any position in the NBA.
However just cause I think all these positions to degree's can be held accountable does not mean they can be held equally accountable. It has to do with how much direct control an individual in that sport has over the win and loss regardless of teammates.
Here is how I rank them. BBall starter, QB, Goalie & Starting Pitcher.
It is just a point I think it made sometimes and I just never liked it when people make it simply as I think if you really want to get into it then it becomes a much more complex debate of EXACTLY how much control each person has over the win and loss in their own sport particularly at high levels.
Not to mention how each sport is built and salary is done.
First we need to differentiate what positions in team sports have enough impact when rings can be discussed as a positive or negative. For me personally in the major 4 sports the only spots on those teams that can be held accountable for consistently falling short of the final spot are Starting Pitcher, QB, Goalie and really any position in the NBA.
However just cause I think all these positions to degree's can be held accountable does not mean they can be held equally accountable. It has to do with how much direct control an individual in that sport has over the win and loss regardless of teammates.
Here is how I rank them. BBall starter, QB, Goalie & Starting Pitcher.
It is just a point I think it made sometimes and I just never liked it when people make it simply as I think if you really want to get into it then it becomes a much more complex debate of EXACTLY how much control each person has over the win and loss in their own sport particularly at high levels.
Not to mention how each sport is built and salary is done.
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