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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Is it bigger now than before? Or is it just teams not being patient? Are there more QB busts now than before?
Using Aikman above as an example, he was a first overall pick thrown into a Dallas team that went 1-15, and at one point lost 14 straight home games, and didn't even have their first overall pick the next year!
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I think there are more "busts" because teams are picking them in the first round instead of the second, third, and fourth rounds where they belong. I always scratch my head when five QB's get taken in the first round -- there is zero percent chance they will all hit, yet teams still pick them in hopes of landing their QB1 for the next decade.
I also think that the NCAA doesn't produce as many NFL-calibre QB's as before. Although it can be argued that the NFL is becoming more of a spread, pass-first league, you need QB's that can be accurate and make good reads, instead of throwing the ball to wide open receivers on every play in college and then showing off their "arm talent" on Pro Day wearing shorts and a t-shirt.