Quote: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. 

lol. My question though is what do you consider success; being able to play, taking a team to the playoffs, putting up good numbers? Of the list I see 2 who have done that from day one. The others either sat, are still struggling or in superior situations. You are being naive if you think college coaches are preparing there players for the next level. And if anything I would argue that nowadays more players fail because NFL coaches overestimate their ability to "coach up" a player. 

 

Also trying to use a small sample over the life of the sport is not a good way to predict future success. This is the flavor of the time but soon a decline will happen. Some qbs need time and the right situation and that's just the truth of it. If Gabbert was able to sit for 2 years I think he would have turned out better. Pressure bursts pipes and sometimes all the talent in the world can not save you from the moment. Garrard needed years before he was a solid qb. If he started from day one he would not have made it. His first pass as a NFL qb was an interception. 

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