**Warning: This post is long. As in the Great Wall of China IS long or Jason Kidd IS old or Blake Lively IS attractive or Elijah Dukes IS a thug.**
Due to the evolution of the sport and the NFL itself, the most important position on a roster to fill, with no question in anyone's mind who has any remote knowledge of the sport, is the quarterback. By my count, in the last 15 years, only twice (and both times the teams' defenses were other-worldly) has a quarterback of mediocre skill level held Lombardi's trophy: Trent Dilfer with the Ravens in 2001 and Brad Johnson with the Buccaneers in 2003. Quarterbacks get paid ridiculous amounts of money to sling the ball down the field in complex offensive systems to ensure a machine-esque offense to attempt to conquer their respective division and attempt a run at the Super Bowl. To further emphasize the importance of the quarterback, blind side tackles are getting paid incredibly lucrative sums to protect the most important asset of the team from concussions and other injuries.
The NFL is, without a doubt, a quarterback's world. Who says they're going to Disney World when they win the Super Bowl? No, its not Darren Sharper on the Saints, its Drew Brees. You think Greg Jennings had a date with Minnie Mouse? Wrong sir. Aaron Rodgers was obviously the one headed to Walt's world of wonderment.
Now that we've established the painfully obvious, (Right now you are either nodding your head up and down or have just decided to leave the page before finishing reading this post because you are sick of reading things you already know.) let us delve into the slightly less known area of quarterbacks of the future. And by future I mean let's look at the quarterbacks drafted in the last two drafts (2010 and 2011) and figure what they heck they are capable of in the league. Half of these players have already seen action in mini-camps, preseason games, and, for a lucky few, actual NFL games. Some haven't even really talked to their coaches legally. Trust me, they've talked to their coaches but the legality of such an event is questionable due to the lockout.
