Quote:Maybe I'm from the old school of thought but years ago guys would sit on the bench for what seemed like an eternity before they were ready to play. This whole microwave culture has changed everyone's opinions of how long somes guys need before they are ready and although there have been very few to play well early the fact remains that most of these guys play to early before the time they should. The nature of the position causes these guys to get over drafted and put in situations way before they are ready.

 

When I look at JG I see a guy who need quite some time to develop. That's not a bad thing. If he sits for three years and becomes Aaron Rodgers it was all worth it. Don't get caught in the hype of the Luck's, Ryan's and Manning's of the world (Peyton not Eli to prove my point). These guys need time and some need a lot of time. Some need adequate situations to be in and the right system. He is one of those players and it is nothing wrong with that but if you think he will be ready after a season or two then you and I are not looking at the same player. 

 

well i think 2 things. i think coaches are a lot better at adjusting players to the pro game quicker these days. and  i think a lot of colleges are better preparing the players for the nfl. you see a lot of young qbs come in and have immediate success the past 3 or 4 years. in the past i know they sat for years and learned. now youve got all kinds of players, dalton, ryan, flacco, rg3, luck, tannehill, kaep, gabbert (just kidding) having immediately success. so I ALSO think that some of the stigma about needing to let players sit was just a precautionary myth and that coaches are starting to trust the player. 

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