The Quarterback evolution

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The Quarterback (R)Evolution: Part Six – Cam Newton

As we all know, Cam Newton was the #1 draft pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft following a 2-14 season in 2010. That year, the Panthers’ offense languished and scored 17 TDs –…Read More

The Quarterback (R)evolution: Part Five – Michael Vick

The Atlanta Falcons made Michael Vick the top draft pick of 2001. He was unbelievably fast with an absolute cannon for a throwing arm, combining and amplifying most of the traits one wanted to see in a…Read More

The Quarterback (R)Evolution: Part Four – McNabb and Culpepper

1999 saw quarterbacks go 1-2-3 with the top three picks. Tim Couch was out of the league in a few years and Akili Smith was a bust from the start. Two high draft picks were used on athletic black quarterbacks…Read More

The Quarterback (R)Evolution: Part Three – Kordell Stewart

Kordell Stewart was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1995 NFL draft. A QB in college at UNLV, he was drafted to become a receiver in the NFL. This was a very common idea as recently as the mid-1990′s…Read More

The Quarterback (R)Evolution: Part Two – Randall Cunningham

Randall Cunningham is “Quarterback Zero” for the bridge between yesteryear and yesterday. There are a number of things that underscore him, specifically, as being that bridge QB. First, and…Read More

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The Quarterback (R)Evolution: Part One

I had planned to start writing a longer article than most, to be published in pieces, that I could work…Read More