Evaluating quarterbacks is an imperfect science. Some quarterbacks have all the physical gifts but fail miserably in the NFL. Other quarterbacks have a limited physical skill set and become the best quarterbacks in the league. The balance between skills and smarts is fascinating for sports’ most important position. Deciphering defenses in real-time while facing a pass rush and throwing the football with anticipation ranks at the top of the toughest tasks in any sport.
In the last ten years, only two quarterbacks selected with the number one pick have raised the Lombardi trophy. Peyton Manning with Denver (although he was a passenger on the bus) and Matthew Stafford for the Los Angeles Rams are the two number-one selected quarterbacks to finish the job.