The lesson to take from the 2021 and 2022 QB classes (and 2023 iwbh): environment matters. You can’t just throw a top pick out there without the necessary playcalling, playmakers and protection to succeed, or their biggest flaws become glaring holes
@acosta32_jp finally, a guy who understands that Ridder can still be a franchise QB
@acosta32_jp "Justin, we think you hold on to the ball too long and take unnecessary sacks. To offset that weakness here's a bad offensive line and unreliable weapons."
@acosta32_jp Landing spot more important than ability at this point
@acosta32_jp The bust rate for quarterbacks has been about 90 percent for decades. Would having a perfect fit have helped? Sure. Would it have made any of those busts too 10 passers? Probably not. Processor deficits almost always kill prospects and you can’t fix that or coach it.
@acosta32_jp But the teams who have top picks tend to have glaring holes on the roster at lots of places, so unless you plan to sit your franchise QB for a year to fix the rest of it it's kind of hard to avoid. Because the paradox is, fixing the rest takes you out of the pick range for a QB