oldhawkfan
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I’ve been thinking about this for awhile now and I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t have any clue what quarterback of the future even means. I see lots of posts about how this team needs to get their QBOTF. Been hearing it since probably around 2016/17 and it’s just gaining steam. Any backup QB is potentially a QBOTF.
From 2019-2021, Geno Smith was the Seahawks QBOTF and we didn’t know it. It seems to me that those clamoring for a QBOTF really just want a QBOTP(present). If a player is picked, traded for or just a street free agent, that guy becomes a potential QBOTF, not an absolute QBOTF.
In fact, I’m not sure such a thing even exists. How about all the guys drafted high in the first round that were expected to be The Guy only to show they can’t play at an acceptable level in the NFL? At some point their fan bases were excited to have a QBOTF only to find that they had a wasted draft pick in the past. Guys that were drafted and took over immediately are not QB’sOTF, only success stories that become quality starters.
QBOTF is nothing but a pipe dream. If you feel or think that your team has its QBOTF, and he’s not starting, then the actual QBOTF is the one taking all the snaps while the perceived QBOTF is just another guy who isn’t ready or is just biding his time. No one can know the reality of the situation until he actually gets playing time and proves himself. If he does prove himself as a bona fide starter, then he isn’t a QBOTF. He is just a starting QB in the NFL.
Sam Howell is currently the Seahawks QBOTF. Until he’s not. One way or another.
From 2019-2021, Geno Smith was the Seahawks QBOTF and we didn’t know it. It seems to me that those clamoring for a QBOTF really just want a QBOTP(present). If a player is picked, traded for or just a street free agent, that guy becomes a potential QBOTF, not an absolute QBOTF.
In fact, I’m not sure such a thing even exists. How about all the guys drafted high in the first round that were expected to be The Guy only to show they can’t play at an acceptable level in the NFL? At some point their fan bases were excited to have a QBOTF only to find that they had a wasted draft pick in the past. Guys that were drafted and took over immediately are not QB’sOTF, only success stories that become quality starters.
QBOTF is nothing but a pipe dream. If you feel or think that your team has its QBOTF, and he’s not starting, then the actual QBOTF is the one taking all the snaps while the perceived QBOTF is just another guy who isn’t ready or is just biding his time. No one can know the reality of the situation until he actually gets playing time and proves himself. If he does prove himself as a bona fide starter, then he isn’t a QBOTF. He is just a starting QB in the NFL.
Sam Howell is currently the Seahawks QBOTF. Until he’s not. One way or another.