re: 2016 Alabama with Watson at QB

I think it is a bigger issue than that, in some ways. An amazing quarterback is a great asset, no doubt.

However, at least in my memory, all too often a team becomes too dependent on that one component if it is exceptional.

That is always tricky. A bad night by the star qb and you see an upset no one saw coming.

I think teams like Alabama, which are more balanced and less qb dependent do better over the course of a season.

However, with the playoff system, it seems like you can be forgiven a really bad loss, so maybe that has changed.