The Elusive Franchise QB
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:39 pm
Interesting article by Brian Billick: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap200000 ... -conundrum
On Bucs' and Texans' decisions to change QBs and the coming changes in the league at this position:The oldest -- and perhaps truest -- cliché in football is that you build your team around your quarterback. But at what point do you decide you made a mistake and start over? It's a question that the leaders of every NFL franchise must ponder sooner or later. And if they don't make the right decision, they'll find themselves pondering it repeatedly.
I sure hope the Vikes make a good purchase.What makes these decisions additionally fascinating is that they come on the eve of the deepest quarterback draft in years, at a time when the league is going to see the QB market suddenly flooded. With a number of first-round talents expected to be available in the 2014 NFL Draft, plus Sam Bradford, Cam Newton and Jay Cutler all likely to be seeking new contracts, it's going to be -- for the first time in a long time -- a buyer's market for quarterback talent.