Madden 13 - The Year of the QB

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written by LayinWood




In a draft that started with a quarterback… “With the first overall
pick in the 2012 NFL Draft the Indianapolis Colts select Andrew Luck
from Stanford University.” It seemed fitting that it ended with one
after the Colts selected none other then Mr. Irrelevant himself,
Chandler Harnish with the 217th overall pick. In between the Colts new
starter and the hopeful third stringer, nine other quarterbacks were
selected and a few undrafted to boot. With the likes of highly touted
Robert Griffin III, a somewhat risky pick in Ryan Tannehill and the
unusual wisdom that came with 28 year old rookie Brandon Weeden, the
league is showing a consistent pattern of giving the biggest job in the
sport to a rookie.

Over the past couple years there have been plenty of hits: Cam
Newton, Andy Dalton, Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Sam
Bradford. There has also been a fair share of misses: JaMarcus Russell,
Jimmy Clausen, Brady Quinn, Matt Leinert. Who knows whether any of this
years picks will turn out to be a Cam Newton or a JaMarcus Russell? I
don’t.

Looking at the current NFL rosters it is obvious that the talent at
the quarterback position has never been any higher. With the exception
of maybe two or three teams, there are more able quarterbacks behind
center then ever before. Many teams have some great competition at the
position and some tough decisions regarding their depth chart in the
near future. Coming off a season that had three 5,000 yard passers and a
league that continues to favor the position, I do not see any drop-off
in production anytime soon.


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