There is so much that goes into being a successful NFL quarterback beyond just showing up on Sundays to “ball out.”
Putting in time at practice, learning a new and often more complex offensive system, studying film to decipher defenses that are far more complicated than in college, finding your voice and developing into a leader; it all matters.
Then there are those quarterbacks who bring bad habits with them from the college game, with Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders being the latest example.
Sanders electrified college football the past two seasons at Colorado, but some of the issues he could get away with on Saturday afternoons – taking too long to make the correct read, drifting in the pocket, and not being in position to deliver the ball – are not easily solved