It鈥檚 stunning when you think about it. Tom Brady, perhaps the best quarterback ever, wasn鈥檛 too good to sit on the bench as a backup and learn how to play in the NFL. Neither were Patrick Mahomes, Joe Montana, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees or Brett Favre, and it didn鈥檛 derail any of them from Hall of Fame caliber careers.
kAm*6E D@>69@H H6鈥機6 46CE2:? :E鈥橠 >2=AC24E:46 ?@E E@ E9C@H J@F?8 BF2CE6C324<D =:<6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?7=]4@>^A=2J6CD^;2ID@?\52CEQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmy2ID@? s2CEk^2m[ r2=63 (:==:2>D 2?5 sC2<6 |2J6 :?E@ E96 7:C6 :>>65:2E6=J E@ 鈥淒66 H92E E96J鈥橤6 8@E]鈥漦^Am
kAmq642FD6 E92E >2<6D D6?D6[ C:89Enk^Am
kAm}@E 2 3:E[ 3FE :E鈥橠 E96 H2J @7 E96 }u{ E@52J] r2E6C E@ E96 <?66\;6C< C624E:@?D 2?5 E96 7:4<=6?6DD @7 2 72? 32D6 H9:=6 J@F 5:DEC24E 6G6CJ@?6 H:E9 2 D9:?J ?6H E@J 2?5 9@A6 E92E 3FJD J@F E:>6 E@ 3F:=5 2 H:??:?8 E62>]k^Am
kAm(:==:2>D 2?5 |2J6 2C6 :? E96:C D64@?5 D62D@?D[ H9:49 >62?D E92E 2?J >:?FE6 ?@H A6@A=6 H:== EFC? 6G6CJ DE2CE @7 E96:CD :?E@ 2 C676C6?5F> @? H96E96C E96J鈥機6 鈥3FDED]鈥漦^Am
kAms2CE[ 2 7@C>6C 7:CDE E62> p==\$tr D6=64E:@? 7@C ~=6 |:DD[ H:== 364@>6 E96 =2E6DE 42DF2=EJ @7 :>A2E:6?46[ 6IA64E2E:@? 2?5 56DA6C2E:@? E9:D H66<6?5 H96? 96 >2<6D 9:D 7:CDE 42C66C DE2CE 7@C E96 }6H *@C< v:2?ED @? $F?52J[ 7:G6 >@?E9D 27E6C E96 v:2?ED D6=64E65 9:> adE9 @G6C2== :? E96 }u{ sC27E]k^Am
kAms@?鈥橢 86E >6 HC@?8] x562==J[ :E H@C<D @FE 7@C s2CE] w6 4@F=5 ;FDE 36 @?6 @7 E9@D6 8FJD H9@ :D 25G2?465 >6?E2==J 2?5 A9JD:42==J 2?5 252AED BF:4<=J] !6C92AD 96鈥橠 ;FDE 2 D2G2?E]k^Am
kAm!6C92AD 96 H@?鈥橢 364@>6 E96 =2E6DE :? }6H *@C<鈥橠 C646?E 42C@FD6= @7 J@F?8 D:8?2= 42==6CD CF? @FE @7 E@H? 27E6C E96:C 7C2?49:D6D 82G6 FA @? E96>] %92E 8C@FA :?4=F56D $2> s2C?@=5[ +249 (:=D@? 2?5 s2?:6= y@?6D] p== @7 E96> DE2CE65 2E =62DE `a 82>6D 2D C@@<:6D]k^Am
kAmv:2?ED 4@249 qC:2? s23@== @776C65 E9@F89E7F= 2?5 :?D:89E7F= E:53:ED 23@FE E9:D A@E6?E:2==J 7C2?49:D6\2=E6C:?8 564:D:@? 5FC:?8 9:D AC6DD 4@?76C6?46 H:E9 C6A@CE6CD E9:D H66<]k^Am
kAmw6 6IA=2:?65[ 鈥渪E鈥橠 >J 564:D:@?] (6鈥機6 8@:?8 H:E9 y2ID@?] (6鈥機6 8@:?8 E@ 86E 9:> C625J E@ A=2J E9:D H66< 2?5 E96 C6>2:?56C @7 E96 D62D@?]鈥漦^Am
kAm(2:E] %92E 5@6D?鈥橢 6IA=2:? 2 52C? E9:?8]k^Am
kAm~z] w@H 23@FE E9:Di (9J H2D E9:D E96 C:89E E:>6nk^Am
kAm鈥%9@D6 2C6 4@?G6CD2E:@?D E92E x鈥> ?@E 8@:?8 E@ 86E :?E@[鈥 s23@== E@=5 C6A@CE6CD] 鈥渪E鈥橠 >J 564:D:@?] x E9:?< :E鈥橠 E96 C:89E E9:?8[ 2?5 E92E鈥橠 E96 5:C64E:@? H6鈥機6 8@:?8 E@ 8@]鈥漦^Am
kAm(6==[ E92E鈥橠 C62DDFC:?8 :D?鈥橢 :Enk^Am
kAm$FC6[ >J @A:?:@? :D 4@=@C65 3J E96 724E E92E x鈥橤6 DE@@5 :? 2 C@@> 2?5 962C5 |29@>6D 5:D4FDD E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 9:D C@@<:6 D62D@? 2D 2 324<FA[ =62C?:?8 7C@> p=6I $>:E9 2?5 86EE:?8 E@ 25;FDE E@ E96 }u{ 369:?5 E96 D46?6D :? AC24E:46]k^Am
kAmqFE J@F >:89E 6IA=2:? E92E 2H2J 2D |29@>6D 36:?8 ?:46] !6C92AD J@F H2?E E@ 4=2:> |29@>6D :D 5:776C6?E 3642FD6 96 A=2J65 :? 2? 2:C\C2:5 DJDE6> :? 4@==686]k^Am
kAm#682C5=6DD @7 E96 C62D@?[ :E鈥橠 7:?6 :7 J@F H2?E E@ 42== |29@>6D 2? 236CC2E:@?]k^Am
kAm%9:D :D H96C6 x EFC? E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]AC@\7@@E32==\C676C6?46]4@>^A=2J6CD^q^qC25%@__]9E>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmqC25Jk^2m] w6 H@? 2 C64@C5 D6G6? $FA6C q@H=D[ 62C?65 $FA6C q@H= |'! 7:G6 E:>6D 2?5 82C?6C65 `d !C@ q@H= D6=64E:@?D 2D H6== 2D E9C66 C68F=2C D62D@? |'! 2H2C5D :? 2 ab\J62C }u{ 42C66C]k^Am
kAm%92E 42C66C DE2CE65 H:E9 9:> A=2J:?8 :? ;FDE @?6 82>6 2?5 2EE6>AE:?8 E9C66 A2DD6D 9:D 6?E:C6 7:CDE D62D@? H:E9 E96 }6H t?8=2?5 !2EC:@ED]k^Am
kAmsFC:?8 2 C646?E 2AA62C2?46 @? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^J@FEF]36^44<68sa'="HnD:lIAe#*6E2q0;_9yw{U2>AjElc`eQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmu~) $A@CED #25:@鈥橠 鈥%96 w6C5鈥 H:E9 r@==:? r@H96C5k^2m[ qC25J C67=64E65 @? E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 E96 鈥>6?E2=^6>@E:@?2= 56G6=@A>6?E鈥 96 6IA6C:6?465 H9:=6 D:EE:?8 369:?5 sC6H q=65D@6 2?5 =62C?:?8 23@FE 5676?D6D 7C@> 9625 4@249 q:== q6=:49:4<]k^Am
kAmxE H2D 2 72C 4CJ 7C@> E9C@H:?8 9:> :? E96C6 2?5 D66 H92E 96鈥橠 8@E]k^Am
kAmq6=:49:4< H6?E @G6C 56E2:=65 C6A@CED @? 4@G6C286D[ E96 ?F2?46D @7 2 A2CE:4F=2C 5676?D6[ E96 H2J E96J鈥5 25;FDE65 E@ 7@C>2E:@?D 2?5 E96 DEC6?8E9D 2?5 H62<?6DD6D[ qC25J 6IA=2:?65]k^Am
kAm鈥渪 =62C?65[ 7C@> 2? @776?D:G6 DE2?5A@:?E[ H2E49:?8 sC6H 2?5 92G:?8 G6CJ 8@@5 @776?D:G6 4@2496D[鈥 qC25J D2:5] 鈥%96? x 925 2 5676?D:G6 4@249[ E96 36DE @?6 @7 2== E:>6[ E6249 >6 9@H E@ C625 5676?D6D] %96? x H@F=5 8@ @FE 2?5 >66E H:E9 A=2J6C A6CD@??6= A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 G6CJ E2=6?E65] (6鈥5 8@ E9C@F89 E96 6?E:C6 5676?D:G6 =:?6FA] 鈥^Am
kAm鈥%92E鈥橠 56G6=@A>6?E] *@F鈥機6 8:G:?8 A6@A=6 <?@H=6586 2?5 :?7@C>2E:@? E92E J@F 4@F=5 E2<6 E@ E96 7:6=5 D@ E92E J@F 42? A=2J H:E9 4@?7:56?46 2?5 2?E:4:A2E:@?]鈥漦^Am
kAm(6 E2<6 7@C 8C2?E65 E92E E96D6 4FCC6?E J@F?8 BF2CE6C324<D[ 5F3365 7C2?49:D6 D2G:@CD 367@C6 E96J鈥橤6 DE6AA65 @? E96 7:6=5[ 92G6 366? 256BF2E6=J AC6A2C65 H96? E96J 86E E96:C 492?46 E@ DE2CE]k^Am
kAmx7 E92E H6C6 E96 42D6 E96? E96 :?DE2?46D @7 D64@?5\492?46 @C C6EC625 BF2CE6C324<D E9C:G:?8 :? E96 }u{ H@F=5?鈥橢 36 D@ 8=2C:?8]k^Am
kAmq2<6C |2J7:6=5[ yFDE:? u:6=5D[ s2?:6= y@?6D 2?5 s2C?@=5 H6C6 2== 5C27E65 2>@?8 E96 7:CDE `` A:4<D @7 E96:C C6DA64E:G6 5C27ED] p== H6C6 =236=65 72:=FC6D H:E9 E96:C :?:E:2= 7C2?49:D6D[ 2?5 J6E E96J 2== H6?E :?E@ E9:D D62D@? 2D DE2CE6CD 7@C E96:C 4FCC6?E E62>D]k^Am
kAmu:6=5D =@DE E96 D62D@? @A6?6C bc\ba E@ E96 !:EED3FC89 $E66=6CD :? E96 #@586CD C6G6?86 82>6[ 2?5 96 42>6 @FE @7 9:D D64@?5 DE2CE H:E9 2? :?;FCJ] y@?6D 92D 8@?6 b\_[ 2?5 9:D x?5:2?2A@=:D r@=ED 92G6 AF?E65 ;FDE @?46 :? E9C66 82>6D] |2J7:6=5鈥橠 %2>A2 q2J qF442?66CD 2C6 2=D@ b\_] s2C?@=5鈥橠 $62EE=6 $6292H<D 2C6 b\`]k^Am
kAms2C?@=5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^J@FEF]36^p_{hy4DzK_pnD:ld06";D&7$(qp%D9HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm72>@FD=J 8@E 42F89E @? >:4C@A9@?6 5FC:?8 2 E6CC:3=6 A6C7@C>2?46 2D E96 }6H *@C< y6ED DE2CE6C 5FC:?8 |@?52J }:89E u@@E32==k^2m[ D2J:?8[ 鈥渪鈥> D66:?8 89@DED]鈥漦^Am
kAm!6@A=6 HC@E6 s2C?@=5 @77 2D 2 =@DE 42FD6]k^Am
kAm$:?46 E96 DE2CE @7 =2DE D62D@?[ s2C?@=5 92D A@DE65 2 `f\c C64@C5 2D 2 DE2CE6C 7@C E96 |:??6D@E2 ':<:?8D 2?5 $62EE=6 $6292H<D 2?5 4@>A:=65 d[aac A2DD:?8 J2C5D[ c_ E@F495@H?D[ `c :?E6C46AE:@?D 2?5 2 `_b]` A2DD6C C2E:?8]k^Am
kAms2C?@=5鈥橠 D6G6? 82>6\H:??:?8 5C:G6D :? E92E DA2?[ :?4=F5:?8 %9FCD52J ?:89E[ E:6 9:> H:E9 |29@>6D 7@C E96 >@DE :? E96 }u{ 5FC:?8 E92E DEC6E49]k^Am
kAm%96 }u{ H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@ AFE J@F?8 BF2CE6C324<D @? A656DE2=D[ CFD9 E96> :?E@ 24E:@?[ 496H E96> FA 2?5 DA:E E96> @FE] pE =62DE E96J鈥機6 7:?5:?8 DF446DD 27E6C E96:C :?:E:2= DEF>3=6D]k^Am
kAmx7 @?=J E62>D 4@F=5 4@>6 FA H:E9 D@>6 H2J E@ 8:G6 E9@D6 8FJD 36EE6C 7@@E:?8 :? E96 7:CDE A=246]k^Am
kAm~9 H6==[ s2CE[ J@F鈥機6 FA] {6E鈥橠 D66 H92E J@F鈥橤6 8@E]k^Am
Rookie QB Jaxson Dart is set to make his career debut on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers. Joe Pisapia joins to discuss the decision and what to expect.
SportsGrid
Be the first to know
Get local news delivered to your inbox!
