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The 2023 quarterback draft class has now had nearly two full NFL seasons.
The group still brings more intrigue than certainty as to who they’ll become in the league.
There’s the Texans’ C.J. Stroud, last year’s Offensive Rookie of the Year, who put together arguably the best rookie quarterback season ever. This season, however, all the talk has been about regression. Then there’s the Panthers’ Bryce Young and Colts’ Anthony Richardson, both of whom were benched earlier this season. But they have shown steady improvement since being reinserted as QB1. The same could be said about the Titans’ Will Levis, who has been one of the league’s most efficient quarterbacks since returning from a shoulder injury that sidelined him for three games.
As the varying experiences of the top four quarterbacks in the 2023 draft show, the development of young passers can be non-linear.
“Looking for guys to be consistent in the approach,” Titans coach Brian Callahan said Wednesday of what’s important for a young quarterback. “Their week-to-week routine, how they practice, that’s a big part of what it looks like. The consistency in practice. And then, you’re going to look at when we’re making mistakes, are we learning from them? Are there repeated mistakes or are we repeating things that we’ve talked about multiple times?
“[Corrections are] generally what you’re looking for, and a very overarching theme is that it may not necessarily show up exactly on Sunday or your performance … because a lot of factors go into that,” Callahan continued. “But the repeating of mistakes, as limited as you can make that, that’s when you see growth. And then take some coaching.”
So why has Stroud struggled? Why have Young, Richardson and Levis all made strides?
Here’s a snapshot of where each quarterback stands with five weeks left in the regular season:
C.J. STROUD
Last season (15 games): 63.9% completion rate for 4,108 yards (8.2 yards per attempt) and 23 touchdowns…
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Publish date : 2024-12-05 20:24:00
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