How much does college QB experience translate to success in the NFL? Examining that trend in context of the pre/post rookie salary cap.
The NFL's transformation into a passing league in the early 2000s has made it imperative for teams to expend top picks on passers with franchise potential. Though the top-10 selections in the NFL Draft are supposed to be reserved for the 'elite' prospects in the class, the pressure to find a franchise quarterback in a quarterback-driven league has prompted some team builders to roll the dice on any QB1 prospect with a handful of 'blue-chip' traits.
While executing an 'old school' developmental plan required tremendous patience and discipline from the coaches, it is not a coincidence that each earned Pro Bowl honors by the end of their third season. With the recipe seemingly established for 'drafting and developing' franchise quarterbacks from yesteryear, you would think more teams would follow the plan in the new era. However, that has not been the case since 2011.
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