While the 49ers almost surely dealt for Garoppolo to make
him their future franchise quarterback, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Garoppolo needed time to learn the offense.
Following this train of thought means a team actively attempted to damage the image of the player that team hopes will be
its future franchise quarterback.
The Browns» former and
future franchise quarterbacks sit alone in a 10 - person box at Jacobs Field, keeping tabs on a game between the Indians and the A's.
If they do it is likely because they are top picks, hopeful
future franchise quarterbacks.
Not exact matches
In some draft years the
quarterback pool is weak; in others it's a bonanza of
future Hall of Famers and
franchise passers.
The
future of several NFL
franchises will depend on their ability to identify which passers in the class are
franchise quarterbacks and which will be busts.
Maybe Smith could efficiently lead the Jaguars to a great regular season record, but executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin might be better off going after his former
quarterback, Eli Manning, or taking a rookie
quarterback to be the
future of the
franchise.
Now, they need to draft a young
quarterback because those guys aren't the
future of the
franchise.