Hypothetical VT Quarterback Discussion

Throughout the football season we experienced the joy of unexpected victory(OSU), which led to inflated expectations, and the lowest of lows the WF debacle (ok not the lowest of lows losing to lolUVA would have been worse). This team had injuries left and right, inconsistent o-line play, and the always tough but not always reliable Michael Brewer. Many people, myself included, talk about the quarterback being the most important player on the football field. The Brewer vs. Motley vs. Leal argument has been brought up and discussed enough for a lifetime, but now that it is the offseason I figured it's as good a time as any to pose a question I've been thinking about since at least the beginning of November.

How do you think the Hokies would have done if they had a QB from past VT teams? What do you think the ceiling and floor for a Michael Vick, Bryan Randall, Tyrod Taylor, or Logan Thomas led 2014 Hokies team injuries and all?

This is purely hypothetical and can never be proven one way or another, but I'm interested how the "A great quarterback can make a team a contender" and the "No QB can do anything without at least reliable players around them" balances when you have the (hypothetical) ability to put 4 of the top 5 (at least top 7) QB's around a team plagued by injuries and stupid mistakes.

Let's please try to keep this civil as again this isn't possible to know for sure, and recognize that answers are almost purely opinion based. I'll post the question below one more time and then feel free to discuss away...

How do you think the 2014 Hokies (injuries and all) could have done with either Michael Vick, Bryan Randall, Tyrod Taylor, or Logan Thomas. What's your ceiling and floor for each QB's led team?

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