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Matt Miller's Scouting Notebook: Building a Perfect Quarterback for Today's NFL

How do you build the perfect NFL quarterback?

Taking the best of the best in terms of eyes (field vision), arm strength, accuracy, body (athleticism) and legs, who would you combine to make the ideal signal-caller for today's game?

Let's start with the most important part: the ability to see the field, process what the defense is giving you and quickly work through progressions in the route tree.

Eyes: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

Many would put Tom Brady at the top of the perfect quarterback build, given his football IQ and poise, but no one in the league compares to Mahomes' ability to see the entire field while everything is breaking down around him.