Quote:I think the stellar rookie years of guys like Ezekiel Elliot, Dak Prescott, Cam Newton, etc. make it really hard to be patient on guys.  

 

In Cam's case though, that's not giving enough credit to his development.

 

As a rookie, he was productive, but he certainly was not NFL ready.  He's a completely different QB now than he was then.  He's much better.  They tailored to his one read pass/run skillset his rookie season.  He had to, and did, develop since then into a true NFL QB.  His Super Bowl season he was playing so much better football than his rookie year.

 

Regardless, that still does make the case for learning on the job.  He does prove that you can produce even if you're developing on the field instead of on the bench.  Yet, I still think everyone develops at their own pace, and one size does not fit all.

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