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Good Time to Be a Quarterback

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All the Ryan Tannehill haters need to relax, take a deep breath and step away from their Twitter accounts. It doesn't matter if you think the former Texas A&M quarterback is overrated or on the verge of being overdrafted. It only matters that he's entering the NFL at the best time ever for young signal-callers. That circumstance alone means the odds favor him enjoying some measure of success in the league.

As much as we try to predict a quarterback's potential at this time of year -- and no position generates more scrutiny in the NFL draft -- the truth is that times have changed dramatically. Specifically, teams have gotten much smarter about the process of selecting quarterbacks. They generally have better ideas of what they're looking for, how players might fit into their...

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