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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
More specifically, with a shorter QB, I think you need your Center and Guards in particular to be able to hold that point of attack so if he does need to step up he has extra space to see, and be able to keep those guys from getting their hands up to bat balls down. Him being a more mobile guy edge rushers won't be attempting to run around the tackles as much since they need to keep contain.
I do think that he's starting to look a bit more beat up already though than even a year ago. Even with him being pretty adept at avoiding contact. Lamar Jackson has definitely looked a step slower the last 4 weeks too. So it does seem that this young super athlete QB's are still human and can't play the cheat code forever.
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Everyone loves the scrambling QB but those guys are here for a good time, not a long time as the QB's that pay into their mid/late 30's are all pocket passers. Newton is a shadow of what he used to be before he got beat up and Jackson is sure to follow the same fate. Even Wilson is starting to show some signs of decline. The issue with Murray is that he's not a physical specimen like Newton and Jackson so you wonder how he will hold up as the years of hits accumulate.