Quote:That's how the numbers work out.  Add to that, QBs in rounds 1-2 have the highest bust rate...

 

Plus, QBs that fall are mostly on the miss end.  QBs like Quinn and Clausen never amounted to anything.

 

The only one I can think of that fell so hard, Rodgers, took time to develop. 
More time than most are patient for.

 

So when those QBs fall...

 

But do we know that Rodgers really needed time to develop? Granted, he didn't really beat out Favre his first few years in Green Bay but I have my doubts that Johnny Unitas himself would have beaten out Favre at that point. He was simply too much of a fan favorite at that point.

 

The rather sad state of affairs of the Quarterback in the NFL is that either the player has it, or he doesn't; there's really no time or opportunity to truly develop a Quarterback's skills. The best teacher is experience, but not every good student is a fast learner. Most every other spot on the field is able to 'learn on the go' due to rotation and roster depth. Not so much at Quarterback. When you roll the guy out on the field he is expected to be a winner and the learning curve has pretty much ended with the preseason games.

 

This perspective, more than anything else, screams for the generation of a developmental league where every team can farm out QB's and Pass Catchers and have them play against real competition in order to hone their abilities. The more I think about it, the more I think the League is doing itself a disservice by not having this feature.

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