Philip Rivers’ Performance PROVES The NFL Has a QB Problem 😳| HARD PASS Ep. 77

Does the NFL have a Quarterback problem? Because if Philip Rivers can go from the couch to carving up defenses while young and mobile QBs are struggling to develop … something is off 👀

Doug Kezirian breaks down why a 44-year-old Philip Rivers can walk back into an NFL huddle and look more competent than a chunk of today’s starting quarterbacks, what that says about the evolution of the position, and how the league quietly shifted from “PhD in reading defenses” to “survive in the spread.”

From Kirk Cousins explaining how QBs used to diagnose safeties pre-snap, to young quarterbacks built for the modern spread, to why salary cap strategy forces teams to play rookies earlier than ever, Doug explains how the NFL arrived at this moment … and why the brain now matters more than the body.

Are modern quarterbacks actually developing, or is the league making it harder for them to learn the position? Drop your take in the comments and don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more Hard Pass 💯

“Offenses coaches were forced to adjust … they realized that it made no sense to train QB’s on a gameplay that could easily blowup in their face if the defense disguised the initial pre-snap read” — Doug Kezirian

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HARD PASS Ep. #77

On Today’s Episode:

00:00 - Intro

00:18 - Huddle Up

🏈 Rivers returning after 5 years and still reading defenses at a high level shines a light on how today’s QBs are being developed, and why so many are struggling to run an NFL offense.

02:35 - How QB Development Changed

🏈 Kirk Cousins explains the old era vs new era: reading safeties and disguises, and Doug reacts!

04:07 - Why Rookie QBs Start So Soon Now

🏈 Salary cap + spread concepts = teams have to play rookies early to chase Super Bowl windows on rookie deals.

06:43 - Heat Check

🔥 Social media reacts to Rivers outperforming younger starters, and what it says about today’s QB pool.

07:17 - The New Wave of QBs

🏈 Dak Prescott, Jordan Love, and Sam Darnold are evolving … but can they ever reach the mental level of Rivers and QBs of the past?

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