It’s said that quarterback is the most crucial position in professional sports. That narrative has only ballooned as the league endured an offensive revolution over the last 20 years.
After years of relentlessly tough and physical defenses, the NFL began shifting towards a product focused on finesse, big-time plays, and airing out the football. Defenses aren’t allowed to be as physical as they once were, opening the gates for a new wave of quarterbacks to take the league by storm and re-write the passing statistics throughout the history books.
NFL Network’s James Palmer shared a stat on Tuesday, noting that Patrick Mahomes is 46 touchdowns away from reaching the most touchdown passes in a player’s first six seasons.