Declining? Well that's just silly. From 2011 to 2012 he had more attempts, completions, completion percentage, passing yards, avg yards per attempt, TD's, fewer interceptions, and a better QB Rating. And he won a Super Bowl.
Those weren't good goals, but Emery is much, much slower laterally. Good teams will exploit that. Crawford is just better than Emery. What is it about Chicago that we question our QB's and goalies? But like I said earlier, it seems Crawford gives up a lot of those dumb goals. I think it probably balances it out in the end.
I find it very hard to believe that in a given offseason there's not a single average QB in either FA or the draft. By definition, half of starting QB's are below average each year. An above average QB is extremely difficult to find. That's why they get paid a lot. So any QB whose teams wins a Super Bowl can ask for and receive one of the largest contracts in the NFL? If they are an average QB, and they win a Super Bowl going into their contract year, the answer is almost always, yes. I just don't understand paying guys for being "winners" rather than based upon performance. Isn't winning part of performance?