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It's over! The 2016 NFL draft is in the books. You've read a ton about it already, so here's a little more. Forthwith: Ten unique, witty and insightful takeaways from the affair.
1. Only one rookie quarterback will start in Week 1
That's the way I see it on the final day of April, at least.
More than one quarterback in this draft is capable of starting immediately, and injuries could always change the equation. But the player/team matches suggest that only Jared Goff, who went No. 1 overall, will enter the season atop his team's depth chart.
Goff is the most pro-ready quarterback in this class, and he'll need to beat out only the venerable Case Keenum and Nick Foles in order to be the starter Sept. 12 at the San Francisco 49ers.
Philadelphia Eagles have 34 million reasons (via money guaranteed to Sam Bradford and Chase Daniel) to avoid rushing Carson Wentz. The Denver Broncos will have Mark Sanchez at their disposal while they teach Paxton Lynch how to take a snap from center.
The New York Jets still are trying to re-sign Ryan Fitzpatrick, but even if they move on, they could start Geno Smith or Bryce Petty while rebuilding Christian Hackenberg's mechanics and confidence. Connor Cook could have competed for a starting job with some teams, but after falling to the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round, he's destined to back up Derek Carr.
The other 11 quarterbacks drafted, from Cody Kessler (Cleveland Browns) to Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys) to Cardale Jones (Buffalo Bills), are all projected as long-term backups. If any of them start in Week 1, or at all in 2016, it will be after a massive organizational disaster of some kind.
This 15-man class was the NFL's largest since 2004 and stood in stark contrast to the seven-man group of 2015, the smallest in the draft's common-era history. But it has been six years since fewer than two rookie quarterbacks earned Week 1 starting jobs. That happened in 2010, also for the Rams (in St. Louis) and also for a No. 1 overall pick (Bradford). The recent high came in 2012, when five rookies -- Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Brandon Weeden, Ryan Tannehilland Russell Wilson -- started in Week 1.
It's over! The 2016 NFL draft is in the books. You've read a ton about it already, so here's a little more. Forthwith: Ten unique, witty and insightful takeaways from the affair.
1. Only one rookie quarterback will start in Week 1
That's the way I see it on the final day of April, at least.
More than one quarterback in this draft is capable of starting immediately, and injuries could always change the equation. But the player/team matches suggest that only Jared Goff, who went No. 1 overall, will enter the season atop his team's depth chart.
Goff is the most pro-ready quarterback in this class, and he'll need to beat out only the venerable Case Keenum and Nick Foles in order to be the starter Sept. 12 at the San Francisco 49ers.
Philadelphia Eagles have 34 million reasons (via money guaranteed to Sam Bradford and Chase Daniel) to avoid rushing Carson Wentz. The Denver Broncos will have Mark Sanchez at their disposal while they teach Paxton Lynch how to take a snap from center.
The New York Jets still are trying to re-sign Ryan Fitzpatrick, but even if they move on, they could start Geno Smith or Bryce Petty while rebuilding Christian Hackenberg's mechanics and confidence. Connor Cook could have competed for a starting job with some teams, but after falling to the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round, he's destined to back up Derek Carr.
The other 11 quarterbacks drafted, from Cody Kessler (Cleveland Browns) to Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys) to Cardale Jones (Buffalo Bills), are all projected as long-term backups. If any of them start in Week 1, or at all in 2016, it will be after a massive organizational disaster of some kind.
This 15-man class was the NFL's largest since 2004 and stood in stark contrast to the seven-man group of 2015, the smallest in the draft's common-era history. But it has been six years since fewer than two rookie quarterbacks earned Week 1 starting jobs. That happened in 2010, also for the Rams (in St. Louis) and also for a No. 1 overall pick (Bradford). The recent high came in 2012, when five rookies -- Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Brandon Weeden, Ryan Tannehilland Russell Wilson -- started in Week 1.
