Every football season introduces a new crop of quarterbacks, and with them the same concern: Why do quarterbacks start slow in the NFL? Fans expect instant success, but in reality, the adjustment from college to the NFL is gigantic. Defenses are faster, the game is quicker, and newcomers are supposed to read more than they ever did before.

What makes the difference isn’t necessarily talent, but how the team adapts to support their new quarterbacks. An ideal example in recent times is the Dallas Cowboys approach with Dak Prescott in 2016. By simplifying their offense and having him do what he did best, they took what could have been a tumultuous rookie season and turned it into one of the best debuts in NFL history.

Why Quarterbacks Start Slow in the Beginning in the NFL

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