Sentences with phrase «than any quarterback in»

Russell Wilson's line the last four games has been better than any quarterback in the NFL.

«He has more training and game time in a pro system than any quarterback in the draft.

Not exact matches

Furthermore, even in what's considered a talented quarterback draft class in 2018, it's unlikely that the 49ers could have gotten a better prospect than Garoppolo with the second - round pick they sent the Patriots.

She reiterated Trump's argument that the NFL protests, which began more than a year ago when 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat during the anthem in protest of police brutality, «disparage [s] the brave men and women in uniform» and American values more broadly.

In particular, he says, CEOs should be more like quarterbacks in the way quarterbacks stay focused on the real goal of the game — winning — rather than on meeting the expectations of those who speculate on the outcome of the game from the outsidIn particular, he says, CEOs should be more like quarterbacks in the way quarterbacks stay focused on the real goal of the game — winning — rather than on meeting the expectations of those who speculate on the outcome of the game from the outsidin the way quarterbacks stay focused on the real goal of the game — winning — rather than on meeting the expectations of those who speculate on the outcome of the game from the outside.

From a purely statistical perspective, Tim Tebow is better than most 3rd string quarterbacks and many 2nd string quarterbacks in the NFL.

Wouldn't Christ and his disciples today be more like Rod Serling's battered and self - sacrificing prizefighter in Requiem for a Heavyweight than like the quarterback of the Superbowl champs?

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.

«There are quarterbacks in some NFL «systems» right now that he can run better than some of the backups they have,» Harris said.

Dennis Green is in a hurry to win, but with an untested quarterback and a 35 - year - old running back, progress will be slower than he expects

His upside was higher than that of your normal Iowa quarterback, but in the middle of a lovely stretch in 2015, he went 24 - for - 52 against Wisconsin and Illinois.

He has more size than Frazier, standing a muscular 6» 3», 215 pounds, with 6.2 % body fat, a 4.6 in the 40 and records for a quarterback in four of Nebraska's arcane weightlifting categories.

I am by no means a Tebow fan, but you have to give him credit, I don't know a single backup quarterback in the NFL other than him that would be willing to block on punts.

Although Loville led the Niners in rushing (he was also second on the team in receiving yards), the team gained less than 100 yards rushing in eight of its last 10 games, forcing its quarterbacks to throw 40 or more passes in nine of them.

David Caldwell said less than a month ago, after Gus Bradley was fired, that there would be no mandate that the next coach start Bortles, but tipped his hand in saying he still believed «very much» in the young quarterback.

Throughout the season Johnson reined in quarterback Dan Marino, instructing him to hand off the ball more frequently than he ever has in his 14 - year career.

In November players at Oklahoma refused to practice until coach Gary Gibbs explained to their satisfaction why one quarterback was getting more playing time than another.

The former quarterback threw for more than 9,800 yards in two seasons in the USFL (below) before leading the Bills to four AFC championships

After quarterback Ron Powlus — one of those seniors — decided, in the spring of 1997, to return to school rather than turn pro, Notre Dame announced with fanfare that it would become a passing team.

Three players older than dirt — 37 - year - old quarterback Joe Montana, 33 - year - old running back Marcus Allen and 36 - year - old kicker Nick Lowery, a triumvirate with a combined 41 years in the NFL and 15 Pro Bowl selections — were as young as hope in fashioning a stirring 27 - 24 wildcard victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime.

Key stat No. 3: In six appearances, Texas quarterback Tyrone Swoopes has produced a rating of better than 130.0 just once: 138.4 against UCLA.

Quarterback Paxton Lynch has emerged as a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft after throwing for more than 300 yards per game and posting a sterling 27:3 touchdown: interception ratio.

This is USC's first year in a new system, dropback quarterback Cody Kessler is being asked to become a dual - threat, Sarkisian never won big at Washington, and depth will be an even bigger concern for the probation - scathed Trojans than it would be for other up - tempo teams.

Even though Danny O'Neil became only the fourth quarterback in Pac - 10 history to throw for more than 3,000 yards, the team had a losing record in» 93.

The Orange own the 21st - ranked passing offense in the nation, led by quarterback Ryan Nassib, who averages more than 301 yards per game.

In truth, a single - wing quarterback must be more selfless than dumb.

Consider the performances of these replacements for players whom the Steelers have lost since the Super Bowl: Running back Jerome Bettis is on pace for a 1,700 - yard rushing season; guard Will Wolford and tackle Justin Strzelczyk have made the offensive line stronger than it was a year ago; fourth - year linebacker Chad Brown has seven sacks in place of the injured Greg Lloyd; and retread quarterback Mike Tomczak has completed 62 % of his passes.

Miami knows how to get after the quarterback; only five teams in the country have more sacks this season than the Hurricanes.

Miami's pass - receiving is in the kind of hands that can help a less - than - best quarterback.

According to The Miami Herald, several «Dolphins people,» including starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill, have reached out to Moore, encouraging the backup quarterback to re-sign with the Dolphins rather than signing elsewhere in free agency.

I've also noticed that it seems like pass rushers are missing a lot more sacks than normal, and I have to wonder if the rules have neutered them so much that they are hesitant to pull the trigger when they have the quarterback in their sights for fear of hurting their team with another flag.

Contrary to popular belief the smaller quarterbacks actually do better than taller ones in the NFL.

Fridge did play a lot more defense than he'd been accustomed to, however, even getting the first sack of his pro career when he nailed Viking quarterback Tommy Kramer in the first quarter.

New York was a little more aggressive than Buffalo to address its quarterback concerns in free agency.

Sexton's.661 completion percentage is not only better than Rix's -LRB-.515) but also better than that of any other sophomore quarterback in Florida State history.

He had also thrown for more yards (372) in a game than any Wolverine quarterback.

The Tigers allowed quarterbacks to complete more than 59 percent of their passes just four times in 13 games and held seven opponents to 53 percent or lower.

Quarterback Steve Young was informed that he would be handing off more than at any other time in his career.

No Michigan quarterback had ever brought a team back from more than a 14 - point deficit to win a game, and Dreisbach had done it in 13 minutes of the fourth quarter.

Despite measuring in at 6» 1, 215 pounds — smaller than the rest of the quarterbacks in this group — he was tremendously successful at Oklahoma, earning a Heisman Trophy as a senior by throwing 43 touchdowns and six interceptions.

He was a frequent target for quarterback Jake Browning, more than doubling up his team's next closest wideout when it came to receptions in 2017 (63 to 26).

Now about to begin his third year as the starting quarterback, with a talented nucleus around him, Haener is more than set up to put up the same kinds of numbers Nottingham did when he was the East Bay's Offensive Player of the Year in 2009.

McNown also was the one who was more highly - regarded as a high school prospect in his senior year and who was picked in the NFL Draft of 1999 a lot higher than another quarterback from Northern California named Tom Brady (Serra - San Mateo).

More than any other quarterback prospect in this year's draft, he knows how to throw to his open receivers.

No quarterback had won a playoff game while passing for fewer than 100 yards since Joe Flacco in 2010.

No quarterback had rushed for more yards than he passed for and won since Michael Vick in 2005.

If the Chiefs make the post-season in 2018, it's going to be because a lot of other things went right and because Patrick Mahomes was better than should be expected of a quarterback making his second - to - seventeenth career starts.

No quarterback has rushed for more than he passed and somehow not topped 100 yards either rushing or passing since the Bills» Gary Marangi in 1976.

He took on as much pressure as a rookie can, down three scores in a duel against one of history's best pure passers, and did more than any quarterback — even a Hall of Famer — could have been expected to do.

In the ratings I saw they were rated lower than most quarterbacks.»