This is pretty much the golden rule in the NFL..... It is why teams like New England win yearly with Tom Brady and its why teams like Arizona and Kansas City have been in the bottom of the standings because they don't have a capable starter or backup. Lets look at playoff teams...Exactly half of the teams in the playoffs this year have either a rookie or second year QB.... so its being proven that for some QB's it doesn't take long to make it.However for every Andrew Luck or Russell Wilson who make it in you have Blaine Gabbert or Cam Newton who don't. The first list is veteran QB in this year playoffs.The second list is first and second year QB in this year Denver has Peyton Manning New England has Tom Brady Green Bay has Aaron Rodgers Atlanta has Matt Ryan Baltimore has Joe Flacco Houston has Matt Schaub There are also teams who get lucky and have QB who come in and seem to do a good job as rookies or in their second year. Indy has Andrew Luck Washington has Robert Griffin III Seattle has Russell Wilson San Francisco has Colin Kaepernick Cincinnati has Andy Dalton Minnesota has Christian Ponder There are teams who can't seem to find QB to get them in contention and year in and year out Kansas City--Matt Cassell Buffalo-Ryan Fitzpatrick Oakland--Carson Palmer Philly--Mike Vick Dallas----Tony Romo (has missed playoffs in last four out of five seasons) Chicago--Jay Cutler (one appearance in four seasons) San Diego--Phillip Rivers (been three or four years since last appearance) NY Jets--Mark Sanchez (missed last two years) Detroit--Matt Stafford (made one appearance in four years) Miami--Chad Henne Teams that missed this year but usually make the playoffs.... Eli Manning---NY Giants Drew Brees--New Orleans Ben Roethlisberger--Pittsburgh Teams who drafted rookies last year who missed playoffs both seasons... Jake Locker--Tennessee Blaine Gabbert--Jacksonville Cam Newton--Carolina Josh Freeman--Tampa Sam Bradford--St Louis three years Colt Mccoy--Cleveland three years
Oh yay! didn't notice that the Giants missed the playoffs. Glad, guarantee they won't get it again... Tired of Pats/Giants super bowls.
It is a QB league. The rules are set up that way to give them the advantage. If you don't have an elite QB then you better have a great defense. 49ers, Seahawks, and Bengals have helped their young QBs by having top 10 defenses. I think the Titans need to focus on the OL and the defense. If Locker is an elite QB then he certainly should be able to show it with the offensive skill guys that we have.
