It just doesn’t feel as though we can find a steady success story at the quarterback position stemming from the first round of the draft these days. Andrew Luck, Ryan Tannehill, Cam Newton and Matthew Stafford are the only real established successful starters from the last seven drafts, and even they’ve all taken a ton of criticism early in their respective careers.
And 2014 didn’t prove to be much different for the majority of the top rookie quarterbacks in that class. Jacksonville Jaguars No. 3 overall pick Blake Bortles was the league’s lowest-rated qualified passer, Cleveland Browns No. 22 overall pick Johnny Manziel barely saw the field and was a mess off of it and Oakland Raiders No. 36 overall pick Derek Carr was the league’s fourth lowest-rated passer.
Only Minnesota Vikings No. 32 overall pick Teddy Bridgewater — who completed more than 64 percent of his passes and posted a respectable 85.2 passer rating — appeared to be an exception.
And in the first week of the 2015 season, all four of those guys took hits.
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