Tag: rookie quarterbacks

  • Do NFL Rookie Starting Quarterbacks Last Long in the NFL?

    Do NFL Rookie Starting Quarterbacks Last Long in the NFL?

    There were three quarterbacks selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft: Mitch Trubisky (2nd overall, Chicago Bears), Patrick Mahomes II (10th, Kansas City Chiefs) and Deshaun Watson (12th, Houston Texans). Trubisky and Watson have a very good shot at starting right off the bat as rookie quarterbacks, while Mahomes is probably the Chiefs way of letting Alex Smith know he’s not going to be their starter forever.

  • NFL Draft – First Round Quarterbacks Over the Last 10 Years

    NFL Draft – First Round Quarterbacks Over the Last 10 Years

    Quarterbacks always get more attention than anyone else in the draft, and there’s plenty of pressure on first round QBs taken, often seen as the new face of the franchise, although most of the time, that attempt falls flat on its face.

  • Rookie Quarterbacks Who’ll Get to Start in the 2013 NFL Season

    Rookie Quarterbacks Who’ll Get to Start in the 2013 NFL Season

    Eleven quarterbacks were taken in the 2013 NFL Draft – EJ Manuel by the Buffalo Bills, Geno Smith by the New York Jets, Mike Glennon by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Matt Barkley by the Philadelphia Eagles, Ryan Nassib by the New York Giants, Tyler Wilson by the Oakland Raiders, Landry Jones by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Brad Sorensen by the San Diego Chargers, Zac Dysert by the Denver Broncos, B. J. Daniels by the San Francisco 49ers and Sean Renfree by the Atlanta Falcons.

  • The New Star Quarterbacks Who Will Rule the NFL’s Future

    The New Star Quarterbacks Who Will Rule the NFL’s Future

    We’re going to see Tom Brady and Peyton Manning once again in yet another postseason, but one of the more impressive facts is that six of the twelve quarterbacks in the 2012 NFL playoffs – Andy Dalton, Christian Ponder, Colin Kaepernick, Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson, are in their first or second year in the league.

  • Griffin vs Luck – Week 2 Reversal

    The numbers this week? Very similar, with Andrew Luck throwing a bit better than Robert Griffin III, and more importantly, getting his first career victory in the NFL thanks to Adam Vinatieri hitting a field goal from 53 yards with 8 second left, while the Redskins lost in St. Louis to the Rams. Luck got […]

  • Griffin vs Luck – Week 1 Debuts

    These things can really be decided only years from now but after both Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III made their NFL debuts, it looks like the Washington Redskins made a better choice than the Indianapolis Colts in the 2012 NFL Draft.