Who was the player to watch in the 2010-11 National Football League season? - Part 2
This is the conclusion of a two part series of articles discussing players and events that stood out in the 2010-11 National Football League season.
Speaking of the Draft and quarter-backs, you have seen exactly what Bradford did this past season. Go take a look at Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan, New York Jets’ Mark Sanchez and Baltimore Ravens’ Joe Flacco. The list of recent successes from first round quarter-back
picks just goes on and on. With all of this success, there are probably going to be teams reaching further in the first round of April’s 2011 NFL Draft because of all the recent hype of fresh quarter-backs.
If you are an executive or head coach in the NFL and do not have one of those guys, meaning a Rodgers or Bradford, you are just not going to win. The Tennessee Titans named Mike Munchak as their head coach on Monday and he walks into his office and the first
thing on his mind is how are they going to score with their current roster. They can keep giving the ball to running-back Chris Johnson since he is a great player, but they have to be able to throw the ball forward to be able to win.
You just have to find a good quarter-back and when you are pressured to do that, sometimes you take some risks that do not work out. We saw the same thing when the Oakland Raiders traded a fourth round draft pick with the Washington Redskins for quarter-back
Jason Campbell. He did not play so well this season and was paid $3.1 million for leading the team to an 8-8 record.
So teams will be taking quarter-backs that did not live up to their expectations. So the evaluation of quarter-backs is going to be more important than ever before.
Another quarter-back in the spotlight is Redskins’ Donovan McNabb. Is he going to be available? And will he stay a Redskin?
The main problem with McNabb is that it will be very difficult for him to find a team that is willing to pay $12.5 million to get a trade for him. Obviously, he will renegotiate his contract but he will have to go to a team where he is comfortable. One thing
McNabb learned this offseason is that when you change offences and terminology this late in your career, it is not an easy thing for you to do.
All in all, the 2011-12 season will be good and one that everyone will be looking forward to. Who will pick who? What teams will play better? Who’s going to stay in the gutter? Only time will tell.
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