#quarterbacks

[the-football-chick]

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[the-football-chick]

According to reports, QB Russell Wilson had turned down an offer from the Jets and is retiring from the NFL after a 14-season career. He is said to be finalizing a deal to join CBS Sports as an analyst.

He leaves the game with 46,966 passing yards and 353 touchdowns.

IG: yahoosports (6/1/26)

[spielmilljayne]

Today's Random Album of the Day is Quarterboy from Quarterbacks. This is some very twee music. Bedroom caliber twee. I quite enjoy it of course. Is that a Striped Maple leaf on his head? It looks like it. Striped Maple we always called the toilet paper... #quarterbacks #Random #RandomAlbumoftheDay

This post includes a link to download the chart that I use to select the Random Album of the Day. I use dice to choose letters and then to select the artist & album after narrowing it down. 

[kipgrandstand]

The Best NFL Quarterbacks Survive the First Answer Dying

The Quarterback Reset Button: Why Some NFL Passers Survive Bad First Reads

How the Quarterback Reset Button separates NFL passers who panic from the ones who turn bad first reads into second-chance throws under heat

Every quarterback looks good when the first read is open.

The real test starts when it disappears.

A linebacker drops into the lane. A safety rotates late. The pocket caves from the right side. Suddenly, the play call is dead, and the quarterback has half a second to decide whether the snap becomes a sack, a panic throw or something better.

That is the reset button.

Patrick Mahomes slides and finds the second door. Joe Burrow resets his feet like the rush is only background noise. Lamar Jackson freezes defenders before he even runs. C J Stroud made it look normal as a rookie. The article frames this as the hidden skill that separates good passers from quarterbacks who survive January.

It is not scrambling.

It is not arm strength alone.

It is calm after the plan breaks.

That is the stuff playoff football exposes.

[the-football-chick]

Rams and QB Matthew Stafford agree to a one-year extension worth $55M, with incentives, $60M.

IG: nfl (5/21/26)

[the-football-chick]

QB Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers have agreed on a one-year deal

IG: nfl (5/16/26)

[kipgrandstand]

NFL Defenses Are Lying to Quarterbacks Before the Snap

Coverage Disguise Is Getting Meaner: Which Defenses Make QBs Hold the Ball

Coverage Disguise now drives the NFL nastiest defenses where late rotations, pressure looks and one extra hitch can wreck quarterbacks fast.

The modern NFL sack does not always start with a rusher winning clean.

Sometimes it starts with doubt.

A safety walks down, then drifts back. A linebacker shows blitz, then disappears into the passing lane. A nickel creeps toward the edge, and the quarterback has to decide if the pressure is real or just bait.

That half second matters.

Coverage disguise has turned defense into a mind game. The best units are not only chasing quarterbacks. They are making them wait. One extra hitch, one frozen read, one late reset of the feet, and the pocket starts closing from every side.

That is what makes it brutal. The quarterback may know the play. He may know the coverage rules. He may even know the lie is coming.

But knowing a trap exists does not mean you escape it.

[the-football-chick]

Tyrod given Josh Johnson vibes at this point.