OK NFL: Stop Fighting The Future The Athletic Quarterback Is Here To Stay

Everyone keeps talking about how players in college aren’t suited for the NFL game. Players get criticized for not taking snaps under center in college. Quarterbacks run too much in college. Oh he’s a run first and pass second quarterback.

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Aaron Rodgers Is The New King Of The NFL

“Down with the king for years, about ten of 'em, recruiting suckers, Mac and Mike, and makin' men of 'em, tears and fears for my peers, they rippin', you think that it is, it is, if not it isn't, race for the border my daughter, 'cause beats you're bangin' out, jeeps rockin' beats in the streets when there's time for hangin' out

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The NFL And The Athletic Quarterback: Why Are They Fighting The Future

Everyone keeps talking about how players in college aren’t suited for the NFL game. Players get criticized for not taking snaps under center in college. Quarterbacks run too much in college. Oh he’s a run first and pass second quarterback. The problem is that the college game has evolved into a mobile quarterback’s dream.

Let’s just call it the Michael Vick effect. You can even credit it to Charlie Ward. Before those guys quarterbacks who could run, really couldn’t throw the ball too. They were one dimensional and were destined to play another position on the next level. The quarterback position was reserved for the smart guy on the team who had a big arm and was not fast enough to be the primary ball carrier.

Now college football is all about the triple threat. Very few teams have traditional quarterbacks. The NFL still insists on staying very vanilla and traditional. Teams are reluctant to invest in a quarterback who isn’t a Joe Montana or Brett Favre prototype. It’s too bad for the game that they won’t evolve, because eventually the well is going to run dry. You will have a league full of guys like Jeff George who will be playing far past their prime if the NFL doesn’t begin to adapt.

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The Myth of The Franchise Quarterback

According to Wikipedia, a franchise player is an athlete who is not simply the best player on their team, but a player that the team can build their "franchise" (team) around for the foreseeable future. The misunderstanding that a franchise player is only "the best player on a team" disregards the fact that an inordinately bad team will undoubtedly still employ a player with superior skills, relative to his team. However, such a player could be so bad in comparison to players at large that labeling such a player a franchise player would be inappropriate. It is an elite status, but it is not necessarily a singular position; a large team such as an American football team might have a few franchise players at different positions. The term may be used alongside a particular position name to describe a player, such as a "franchise quarterback".

There seems to be a lot of arguing about the impact of a franchise quarterback and their importance to the team along experts and analysts. Everyone seems to think that a franchise quarterback is necessary to win championships. I agree to a certain extent, but lets not get all caught up in this quarterback mystique. Let’s look at who people argue is the best quarterback in the game. Peyton Manning has been without a doubt the most consistent dynamic quarterback of his generation. Manning however only has won one super bowl in his career.

If you look across the league, the quarterback position is important, but good teams have two things in common; they run the ball and they play good defense. No disrespect to the quarterback position, but teams that have won the Super Bowl has all had very good running attacks in the big game. Look at the one Super Bowl that Manning won. It was a game dominated by Dominic Rhodes. Even when you look at some of the elite quarterbacks that won the championship,

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NFL Week 13: A Lot Was Revealed

There are a few things that NFL Week 13 revealed to the rest of the world. The first thing that stands out is that the Detroit Lions are a good bad team. That sounds ridiculous but they are losing games because they need about 5 more good players. They play harder than any team that I have watched this year and it’s a shame that they don’t win more. A few more draft picks and their luck may change.

The next thing that jumped out at me is that the Falcons are just good enough. They win the close games. They find a way to convert third downs, and their defense does just enough to get off the field without giving up a lot of points. They are dangerously good and they have good balance. I’m going to have to keep them on the radar the remainder of the season.

Another thing that jumped out about week 13 is that the Eagles are as good as advertised. I can’t remember that much young talent being assembled on offense.

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