November 01, 2016 09:48AM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 3,601
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It's just not feasible. These rookies are on a ticking clock, you likely need 3 years of film to assess if you have the guy that's worth committing to long term. Even then you may get it wrong. Colin Kapernick? By the end of year 3 you're already under pressure to extend the 5th year option or go for a long term deal. You don't have the luxury to let a QB sit - when he is cheap, he needs reps so that by year 3, he's got 2 years of experience and you've got another year or 2 of high level discount play (Russell Wilson). Then your salary cap dollars can be used on the team around him. I'm not saying Goff is ready to play now, I'm saying if a guy's coming out of college not ready to play pro ball - don't draft him #1 and give up a king's ransom to get him.
All of the cases of QB's sitting are from a decade ago or more. Who's the last successful QB who sat his entire rookie season, not counting guys like Rogers who were sitting behind hall of famers?
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