Sentences with phrase «nots at quarterback»

The NFL will always be a league about the haves and have nots at quarterback.

Not exact matches

Cam Newton isn't the NFL's purest or best quarterback, but he embodies what every team wants at the position.

At $ 6,100, Carson Wentz isn't as great a value as is normally included in this column, but getting an MVP candidate and NFC player of the month at the eighth most expensive quarterback feels like a steal and will still save you an extra $ 1,000 compared to the top QBs on the boarAt $ 6,100, Carson Wentz isn't as great a value as is normally included in this column, but getting an MVP candidate and NFC player of the month at the eighth most expensive quarterback feels like a steal and will still save you an extra $ 1,000 compared to the top QBs on the boarat the eighth most expensive quarterback feels like a steal and will still save you an extra $ 1,000 compared to the top QBs on the board.

Cousins has been the Redskins» starting quarterback for the past three seasons — the most consistency that Washington has had at the position since Joe Thiesman in the 1980's — and yet, the team still doesn't know what they're going to do with Cousins beyond 2017.

You don't have a [long - term solution at] quarterback right now.»

Being fairly apolitical in those days, I really couldn't care less whether the guy was a Democrat or Republican, but I was thrilled to get to know one of the great quarterbacks from my childhood at our annual strategy meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Obtaining major college football offers can be a greater challenge for quarterbacks, especially in South Florida where they're often overshadowed by elite prospects at other positions, but that hasn't stopped Nik Scalzo from picking one up from Kentucky.

If God truly raised up Tim Tebow to be an NFL quarterback (which is debatable), then it was not so that Tim could announce his Christian faith by praying in the End Zone and praising Jesus at press conferences.

In 2012 the lines between the sacred and the profane will get even more blurry: Scientists will religiously maintain their search for the elusive God particle (they won't find it); evangelical sports superhero and Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow will continue to be both an inspiration to the faithful and an object of scorn to skeptics (he will be watching, not playing in, the Super Bowl); at least one well - known religious leader or leading religious politician will be brought down by a sex scandal (let's hope all our leaders have learned a lesson from former Rep. Anthony Weiner and stay away from sexting); and the «nones» - those who don't identify with one religion - will grow even more numerous and find religious meanings in unexpected places (what TV show will become this season's «Lost»?)

While it's true he's playing for a team that's not a «traditional power,» it's also true that the quarterbacking job at Stanford is a storied position.

It's your fault for being that much better than everyone, grooming Jalen Hurts so effectively at quarterback, and having Minkah Fitzpatrick play sweeper so well that you almost don't need an offense.

While the Cardinals» season was a bit of a letdown, the dual - threat quarterback doesn't have much left to prove at the NCAA level.

Meanwhile, LSU probably doesn't need this one quite as much (beat Alabama and Texas A&M, and the Tigers will probably win the West regardless), but the «Zach Mettenberger's revenge» story line (the LSU quarterback began his career at Georgia) should still carry some heft and provide extra motivation.

Pittsburgh's Tom Savage doesn't look like a franchise quarterback, and the only other viable option on their roster at this point is Ryan Fitzpatrick.

But it's not entirely fair to write off Allen's completely, especially when looking at past first - round quarterbacks.

Of course what makes these guys so dangerous is that even though they work well off each other at times, they don't actually need any help getting to the quarterback.

The Saints» holder isn't the punter, it's backup QB Luke McCown, who's good at throwing because he's a quarterback.

To quote my idiot self, I wrote that Marcus Mariota «is an average quarterback at best» and that «he's not a guy you can expect to go into a road playoff game and actually play well enough to win.»

I don't have a quarterback going in the first round, but you can guarantee that a team at the top of the second round will trade up to get one, or a team will trade down to acquire one.

Taggart was a star quarterback at Manatee, but he wasn't big enough or fast enough for a program that had just been led to a national title by Charlie Ward, who was so blessed athletically that he won the 1993 Heisman Trophy and then went on to an 11 - year professional career — in the NBA.

The Patriots haven't allowed more than 250 passing yards since Week 6, but betting against Brown and his quarterback's success at home hasn't historically been a winning decision.

Indianapolis Colts: Minkah Fitzpatrick, defensive back, Alabama My only complaint with this top five is that it underplays the hysteria around the quarterback position, but as one GM looking for a quarterback at the combine told me, there have been and will still be serious flaws in all of these players that people outside the NFL world don't seem to take into account.

I think it's more likely for the Browns to get Barkley at No. 1 and the quarterback they want at No. 4 than the other way around, which is why I'm not nearly as bullish on Darnold to the Browns as Rosen or Mayfield.

Still, at 29 years old and possessing both an incredibly strong arm and rushing ability on par with any other quarterback in the league, it's hard to imagine him not landing elsewhere.

Brady was one of the two or three best quarterbacks there, but at the time was not clearly THE best.

Free agency options: That's not a lot to play with when top quarterbacks are commanding at least $ 25 million per year.

Jimmy Claussen was not the first quarterback in the NFL named for a brand of pickle, for he was preceded by Mark Vlasic, who played at the same time as Steve Dils.

Yes he is not long term option at quarterback, but that is not a reason for trying to bury the man alive at any chance some fans get.

Your favorite team will still have questions at the quarterback position if they don't land Cousins, but we have some possible answers.

He might not always have this much confidence in his personnel, and he might not always have Dvorak's level of play - making ability at quarterback (Dvorak, by the way: only a sophomore).

Jones, a quarterback at Arkansas, doesn't throw the ball well enough to be a top prospect at that position.

The leagues have developed Super Bowl quarterbacks and World Cup goal scorers, yet they suffer from what might be called the Howard Dean Syndrome: intense support among hard - core fans but not enough mainstream converts — not yet, at least — to be successful.

There's no quarterback controversy though, because coach Tyrone Willingham named Hutchinson the starter after last season, and Hutchinson's absence at spring practice isn't unusual.

That said, the Orange quite easily have the most interesting offense in the conference right now — in case you didn't notice, quarterback Ryan Nassib is on pace for 4,000 passing yards (if the «Cuse can become bowl - eligible, anyway), and receivers Marcus Sales and Alec Lemon are each on pace for at least 800 receiving yards.

While many quarterbacks might get flustered with a tied score and only 30 seconds left to play, Aaron Rodgers is perhaps the best in the league at staying calm and not giving up until the clock hits 00:00.

Bryant also appeared to get into a tiff with quarterback Tony Romo, yelling at the quarterback about not being targeted until the end of the first half.

I think it's dumb Tyrod should not have to go into the off - season competing for reps at practice with the other quarterbacks.

If there's a team with a worse - off situation at quarterback in the NFL, it wouldn't be by much.

It's understandable for a parent to get upset, but McCoy also is an NFL quarterback and not playing at Texas anymore.

Gabbert is not adroit at the art of playing quarterback.

Those pancakes probably weren't sitting well late that afternoon when the Wildcats tied the score at 35 with 2:25 remaining, but having Baker Mayfield at quarterback tends to aid in digestion.

Players designated as a team's franchisee make the average of the five highest salaries at their position for one year, a number that won't be determined until the end of free agency though, at the moment, it appears to be between $ 16 million and $ 17 million for a quarterback, according to the NFL.

Let me state again that I am not at all interested in having games won or lost as a «statistic» for quarterbacks, but I thought I would bring up the record in this case to show how absurd it is to believe that one guy is going to fix a bad team all by himself.

My team may not ever lead the league in rushing, but my quarterback should at least make it through a whole season without needing a backiotomy from repeatedly getting blasted from his blind side.

Smith doesn't have the speed that Kelly's quarterbacks at Oregon had, but he is an accurate passer.

Not only did Snyder potentially put UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley's NFL career in jeopardy with that bush league move, he also put his own players at risk as we saw one of KSU's players land awkwardly after trying to jump on top of Hundley.

Folks, don't let your kids grow up to be the kind of football players who jump at a pump fake when they have a free run on the quarterback.

Etling's clearly got talent, but he doesn't have the running ability Harris has, and does Miles want to ride with a quarterback who couldn't hold a starting job at Purdue?

at a junior college in 2014 — is not that quarterback.

Ends and linebackers might not come at your quarterback with the same ferocity if they know they might accidentally let a runner go right by with the ball.