Is their a new wave of white QBs on their way to replace the aging superstars currently playing at an elite level? Peyton, Brees, Brady, Rivers, Romo, Big Ben, Eli, Rodgers and Palmer all are on the wrong side of 30 - most are still playing very good even if the records are not indicative (see Brees - Saints and Rivers - Chargers) and in Peyton's case it appears that time is finally catching up with him.
After a few years of hype and buzz around black QBs, the read option and the "revolutionizing of the QB position" it seems that the NFL has gotten back to putting a premium on quarterbacks playing from within the pocket. We see media hype machines Robert Griffin and Colin Kaepernick lose their starting jobs, the game-managing Russell Wilson struggle without a dominant defense and running game to rely on. Newton is riding the Panthers defense and playing against a weak schedule more than the media will acknowledge, Tyrod Taylor is a very mediocre QB playing in a simplified system, Bridgewater is a game manager plain and simple. Jameez is pure garbage and will handicap Tampa Bay for years to come.
The pendulum really does seem to be swinging back to center. In college white QBs seem to have made quite the comeback this year. Spread option black QBs that would have been hyped up as first round picks are no longer in style. Last year's media proclaimed number one QB Cardale Jones has not been good at all this year running Urban Meyer's very easy offensive system giving away to the glorified running back J.T. Barrett. Dak Prescott and Trayvon Boykin are not considered NFL caliber QBs (which they are not).
As we look towards the 2016 NFL draft there are so many white QBs waiting in the wings - both seniors and juniors who should flood the league in the next two seasons to bring some stability to the position as the older gunslingers careers wind down.
Seniors:
1. Connor Cook Michigan St
2. Carson Wentz South Dakota St.
3. Cody Kessler USC
4. Nate Sudfeld Indiana
5. Brandon Allen Arkansas
6. Kevin Hogan Stanford
7. Brandon Doughty WKU
8. Matt Johnson BGSU
9. Jake Rudock Michigan
10. Jeff Driskel La Tech
11. Jake Coker Alabama
12. Mike Bercovicci Az State
Juniors
1. Paxton Lynch Memphis
2. Jared Goff Cal
3. Christian Hackenberg Penn St.
4. Gunner Kiel Cincinatti