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Originally Posted by BishopMVP
Idk, how many high profile quarterbacks have started & played poorly when they were "young" then developed into an above average QB later? Alex Smith? Some good ones have really bad rookie seasons, but it seems like by year 2 as a starter you more or less know what you have.
Heck, if you can develop QB's, DeShone Kizer is still only 21 & has all the tools... should he be in this discussion (yes, imo, he's tied with Josh Allen!)
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In year 2 as a starter Brady was a check down machine that had over 130 targets to running backs. Despite the Super Bowls he didn't actually play like an elite QB until '07. Roethlisberger's development was somewhat similar. Brees didn't actually become even a decent starter until his 4th year. Cousins couldn't even win a starting job until he was 27.
Out of those guys Cousins definitely wasn't good in his 2nd year and Brees was terrible in his 2nd year as a starter. Brady and Roethlisberger weren't bad, but they hadn't exactly shown many signs of the development leap that was ahead of them.