NEWS
EXCLUSIVE; Draft expert explains why ridiculous Mahomes and Brady expectations have ‘drastically altered how QBs are viewed’ – and why that’s bad news for NFL
That’s a serious problem for NFL teams, who keep looking for the next Mahomes or Brady, and keep,The same for Trey Lance, who was taken at No. 3 the same year and has barely played in the NFL.Greatness is required, and that only falls to a few select QBs every decade.
“Brady and Mahomes have so drastically altered how we view quarterbacks,” Miller said. “Being a good quarterback anymore isn’t good enough. Because the expectation is, well, if you can’t beat Mahomes, what’s the point?
“So what are you supposed to do, just not draft a quarterback because they’re not Patrick Mahomes? It’s wild how quickly guys get churned in and out. You were a first-round pick three or four years ago, and now you’re a backup, because we didn’t see it fast enough.”