They did come back and win a superbowl courtesy of their D, however I think Offense can win a championship just as easily as a defense can.

But consider the following:

(DISCLAIMER, I am not insinuating that he is a failure)

Peyton Manning, by most standards, has been the quarterback of the decade. I mean, year in and year out he outperforms every QB in the league in his control of the game, outstanding accuracy/arm strength, etc.

But, there’s only been one Superbowl victory. And I say only one because, in the record 4 years he has been named the NFL’s MVP, it’s not much to ask that he’d have won 2 or so.

In his early years he had to overcompensate for a defense that never got its act together until they beat the Bears in the ‘06 (I think?) Superbowl. Thats 5 or 6 years of top offense and QB play, special QB play, down the drain because the other half of the team wasn’t up to par.

The last 4 years it seems like the defense has improved, but they’ve notoriously lacked a running game to spell Manning, which obviously makes things more difficult.

So I guess what I’m saying is, we’ve got to be careful how much we stretch the limits of Bradford’s ability (forthcoming or currently present) to overcompensate for failures either on the other side of the ball or on the offensive personnel around him (namely, WRs). Otherwise, as special as he may be, we won’t get the results his play is capable of in regards to overall team performance.