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STIFF+ARM: THE THEORETICAL CASE FOR NATHAN STANLEY

A new weekly(ish) feature that seeks to examine those topics which struggle to generate consensus. All posts are a co-production of StoopsMyAss and Bellanca.

THE THEORETICAL CASE FOR NATHAN STANLEY

Washington Redskins head coach, Joe Gibbs, was well known to tell other coaches that backup quarterback is second most important position on a team. He was right.

It doesn’t matter that he learned to play quarterback in the ground-oriented wing-T offense.

It doesn’t matter that he played in the second division of Wisconsin high school football.

It doesn’t matter that he rated a perfectly middle of the road 3-star player by nearly every recruiting service.