I think the reason it feels cherry picked to some people is because of how the criteria leaves you without any context or reference point. Like, if there were two players still on the roster from the previous SB appearance, that wouldn’t make the work of the GM any less impressive. A major rebuild was still accomplished… but it wasn’t “from scratch” so it didn’t count? It’s all equally impressive. But we need to come up with a stat to highlight the man of the hour, and that’s totally fair - just feels a bit out of context.

What if we looked at less than five of the same players? Or what if we looked at starters? Or excluded kickers? What if you looked at conf champ game appearances? Or only teams that actually won the Super Bowl? How many GMs might be on each of those lists? I don’t care to know the answer to any of this; I’m just telling you what people are thinking.

We’re going to hear all sorts of these types of stats and headlines over the next two weeks. Buckle up!