Tom Brady and the Bucs are in the playoffs looking to defend last year s title. This is the 19th time in 22 years that Brady s team has made the playoffs.
Where Do Quarterbacks Come From?
Part 1 - Good Teams
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I don’t know if anyone else noticed, but the Washington Football Team (WFT) has found itself in need of a starting quarterback this offseason. This has never happened before, so I am sure that most of you will be as shocked as I was when you find out.
But seriously now, like many of the other worst teams of the salary cap era, the WFT has struggled to find quality starting QBs for decades. As the new leadership attempts to do what few Redskins’ front offices of the past have managed since Bobby Beathard picked Mark Rypien in the sixth round of the 1986 draft (#146 overall), I thought it might be instructive to have a look at how other teams with differing levels of success have approached the problem.
Feb 21, 2021
The Denver Broncos have had trouble drafting a franchise quarterback over the years. Some of Denver s quarterback choices have been serviceable, and some were downright train wrecks.
The latest pick, Drew Lock, is still hanging in there, but by a thread, even though his bumpy road thus far has been assisted by factors beyond his control, like the pandemic and how that impacted what was his second year in the NFL.
Having said that, why have the Broncos fallen short of drafting a bonafide franchise QB over the years? Part of the problem is the way the modern NFL chews up and spits out quarterbacks at a much faster clip. QBs don t get the same amount of time to be groomed and show their worth as they were in the past. The new-age quarterback is thrown into the deep end from day one, and if he s not blowing the doors down by midseason, fans and media grow impatient.
Kevin Stefanski was born the year Andy Reid started his coaching career: Timeline
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Andy Reid is the fifth oldest head coach in the NFL this season. He’s 62. This is his 22nd season as an NFL head coach, and Sunday’s division-round game against the Browns will be his 15th playoff game.
Kevin Stefanski is the third-youngest head coach in the NFL this season. He’s 38. This is his first season as a head coach and Sunday will be his first time coaching a playoff game (Even Mike Priefer has been a head coach for more playoff games than Stefanski).