Sentences with phrase «of franchise quarterback»

With a top - 10 rating in yards, completion percentage, yards per attempt, passing touchdowns, and yards per game — Cousins checks the boxes of a franchise quarterback.

He hasn't racked up the earnings of a franchise quarterback, but his nearly $ 20 million in earnings certainly isn't bad.

Both of these organizations are in dire need of a franchise quarterback, but after trading for Carson Palmer, the Cardinals may be looking to address other needs with their first round selection.

He started at UCLA as a true freshman and checks off all the boxes of a franchise quarterback.

Not exact matches

Faulk hosted a panel featuring Newton, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, and some EA Sports developers at the Museum of Moving Images on Jan. 29, which explored the progression of the videogame franchise over the years.

One thing to know: We don't know what next season will hold for Eli Manning and the Giants, but New York will be close to the top of the draft should the team choose to pursue its next potential franchise quarterback this offseason.

One thing stands out: some within the league have changed their opinions of Kaepernick and have been souring on him as a franchise quarterback for years.

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.

In a recent press conference, the Indianapolis Colts» franchise quarterback, Andrew Luck, expressed optimism about his recovery from a shoulder injury that already cost him all of last season but also admitted that he has not yet begun throwing regulation - size footballs and would not give a clear timetable on when that might happen.

Should the Redskins let Cousins walk, he'll have no shortage of suitors, with plenty of teams in the market for a franchise quarterback, either looking to take full advantage of an already established group of talented players (e.g. the Jacksonville Jaguars) or hoping to rebuild their team around a new starter (e.g. the New York Giants, the New York Jets, or the Cleveland Browns).

The Birmingham franchise also has an all - star lineup of notable investors, including former University of Alabama quarterback from Hoover, pro golfer and Birmingham native Smylie Kaufman, former Chicago Bears safety Craig Steltz, former Jacksonville Jaguars placekicker Josh Scobee and local realtor and Birmingham native Adam Baxter.

I walked up to him before the game and congratulated him on being in the league and being the starting quarterback of a team and franchise I had once worked for, one with such great tradition.

They could get a quarterback at the top of the 2nd round and Lane Johnson would give them the franchise left tackle that they so desperately need.

Roethlisberger likely wants to prove the 5 - interception debacle in Week 5 was nothing more than a flash in the pan, not a sign of an opponent who has Pittsburgh's franchise quarterback's number.

Brock Osweiler failed as a franchise quarterback, but the Texans aren't the only team feeling the sting of extinguished optimism.

In some draft years the quarterback pool is weak; in others it's a bonanza of future Hall of Famers and franchise passers.

Each of those teams also has a franchise quarterback.

Something needed to change, and by jettisoning Tomlinson, a former league MVP who was the face of the franchise, the organization believes quarterback Philip Rivers will be able to fully spread his wings.

In the 37 - year history of the franchise, no starting quarterback has ever earned a second contract with the team.

Warren Moon, a friend of Wilson's and a former franchise quarterback himself, shed some light on the motivations behind Wilson's contract demands

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reportedly decided to bench quarterback Josh Freeman in favor of rookie Mike Glennon, a move that would be surprising if the franchise didn't have a history of rapid turnover under center.

Your quarterback will be ruined and your franchise will be set back from having not one, but two of their top two overall picks both go down as busts.

Ten years ago in New Orleans, Sean Payton came on as head coach, Drew Brees signed on at quarterback, and the franchise helped lift the spirits of a city devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Two franchise - altering quarterbacks were selected with the top two picks of the 2012 NFL Draft, as Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III galvanized their respective fanbases.

But I'll keep coming back to the point I make about franchises that make changes regularly: Show me one with nine coaches in 17 years, a succession of would - be franchise architects, and no steady, winning quarterback, and I'll show you a team that never wins.

That's a cautionary tale for needy teams looking to draft their franchise quarterback in the top five of this year's draft.

It was a mixed bag for 2012's high - profile quarterbacks, but Luck and Griffin looked like franchise cornerstones worthy of their lofty draft status.

A major move at the top of the draft, as the Titans trade the No. 1 pick to the Rams, who are surely lined up to take a potential franchise quarterback for their first season back in Los Angeles

Another so - so performance in a so - far so - so season leaves Washington still waiting to see whether Cousins, its franchise - tag quarterback, is worthy of removing the «tag» part

The double act of quarterback Tony Romo and running back DeMarco Murray has been devastating for the Cowboys so far this season, as the franchise has recovered impressively from their opening day defeat to the San Francisco 49ers.

Newton, who said nothing of the protests, wore a pin on his hat that read «don't be a puppet,» which seemed to be a subliminal shot fired at the franchise that hired a GOP loudmouth to try and turn the city's black quarterback into a marionette show of linguistic racial ambiguity.

Considering the team spent a first round draft pick on Manziel, it's shocking that they're not determined to see if he's capable of being a franchise quarterback.

Brees kissed his wife and then darted off to find Baylen; soon the Saints» franchise quarterback was climbing up the side of a playscape, the biggest kid in the park.

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.

And giving a quarterback a franchise tag would've only meant a large price tag and the threat of free agency still on the horizon.

They traded for a franchise running back, signed key free agents to make the defensive line as fearsome as the secondary, and drafted a too - short franchise quarterback in the third round of the NFL draft.

The song is still be sung that the NFL is a quarterback - driven league, that you go nowhere without a franchise quarterback, that the passing game is the elixir and that gaining chunks of offensive yardage wins games.

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.

Steve Young, the former quarterback of the USFL's moribund L.A. Express franchise, has been in the NFL only six weeks, with Tampa Bay.

Rookie Kareem Hunt led the NFL with 1,327 rushing yards and came in third with 1,782 yards combined, both franchise records.The Chiefs became the second team in the history of the NFL (along with the Chargers in 1981) with a quarterback of 4,000 yards, and a runner, a receiver and a tight end with a thousand yards each: Alex Smith (4,042), Hunt (1,327), Tyreek Hill (1,183) and Travis Kelce (1,038), respectively.

-- During Week 3 we saw the changing of the guard for two franchises as the Jaguars and the Vikings handed the reigns over to their rookie quarterbacks.

The art of securing a potential franchise quarterback supplies extra zing in next week's draft.

Both appeared to be franchise quarterbacks just a few years back, but now neither of them can find a job.

Like Cousins in Washington, the prospect of a franchise tag or free agency leaves a franchise quarterback little reason to accept anything less than a record - breaking contract.

Before his beleaguered run as Texans franchise quarterback after being taken first overall in 2002, David Carr was a Heisman finalist at Fresno State, completing 64.5 % of his passes and throwing for 4,839 yards, 46 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 2001, his senior season.

«He'll be a gunslinger in the NFL capable of huge games and some big mistakes, but with a good team around him [Player] could be a Pro Bowl quarterback and a long - term fixture for a franchise.

Now, they need to draft a young quarterback because those guys aren't the future of the franchise.

It's difficult to evaluate which available job is the most attractive to potential suitors, but it's tough to argue against Tampa Bay and Tennessee — both of whom drafted productive franchise quarterback's in last year's draft.

Although there are two potential franchise quarterbacks available at the top of the draft,...

On the offensive side of the football, the biggest surprise came from the Houston Texans who managed to snag a potential franchise quarterback (Brock Osweiler) and running back (Lamar Miller).