When you are a free agent like I was, it definitely makes a big difference when you know there's stability at the quarterback position.
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As a quarterback, obviously, you're going to be put in the forefront whether you like it or not, and if you're not then you're not doing your job.
If you can have a really good coaching staff, and you can have a really good young quarterback and do a really good job in player personnel and string together multiple successful drafts, your window is not small in the NFL because of the quarterback.
A quarterback that goes out and performs for you and is a franchise quarterback is more valuable than a player playing another position, but there's a lot more risk there. It's a more difficult position to play, and there are lot more failures.
It's always a lot more fun as a quarterback if you can do things you don't normally get to do. So if I can catch a pass and make a play for the team, that's what I'm willing to do.
You have to be able to do everything as a quarterback, and that's not necessarily taking care of your job but making sure you're preparing everyone else to go out and play well. And make sure you have them in the right mindset when they step on the field.
If you're the quarterback and want to be the best on the field, you've got to act like it.
I just don't think you pass on a great quarterback if you have the opportunity. If need be, you can trade it away.
When you play quarterback, you have to process information quickly, get the ball out of your hand to the right guy.
The positions I played in football, being a quarterback and a defensive back, you had to kind of have a little independent thinking.
If you're a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions.