MOBILE, Ala. – No matter how often geniuses try to convince us that football is advanced physics sprinkled with a dash of calculus and geometry, there is only one unyielding truth about the NFL:
You’ll never achieve sustainable success without a difference-making quarterback.
For all of the good feelings surrounding Mike Maccagnan’s meteoric rise from Marriott-points-compiling scout to Executive of the Year, the Jets general manager is smart enough to realize that he must find a franchise signal caller. “You can’t overemphasize the quarterback’s importance,” Hall of Fame GM Ron Wolf used to say.
So, when Fitz Magic wears off, Maccagnan needs to have a plan in place to ensure that he’s not floundering at the most important position in sports.