zonabb Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Development of a 22-23 year old player is a myth. What everyone seems to be doing is conflating "development" with "repair." A useful definition of development is "a specified state of growth or advancement." Repair means to "fix or mend (a thing suffering from damage or a fault). Developing a QB suggests the QB is drafted with all the physical and mental skills necessary to play QB and he needs to develop those inherent skills further to succeed at the NFL level. Development means, in other words, to improve existing inherent abilities to their fullest capacity. Repair suggests that there are some major flaws, and in the case of QBs, those flaws that were inherent in college can't be developed because they are a limiting factor. The NFL is a filter where irreparable flaws are amplified and in most cases limit actual further development. Put another way, you can't fix EJs inaccuracy, it's built in muscle memory from what, 10+ years playing QB from pee wee through college? When you try to fix those flaws with game action, patience wears thin and the player is gone. And you can't develop "height" in TT and get him comfortable throwing over the middle. When he scans and reads the field, his tendency is revert to finding a player he can see outside the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I have yet to see a QB "develop" in Buffalo ever. It's been pretty much they are what they are Joe Ferguson says 'Hello'?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I have yet to see a QB "develop" in Buffalo ever. It's been pretty much they are what they are Have we ever seen bad QBs become good? We've certainly seen good become great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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