For every team that has one, things are possible. For every team that doesn't, life is one never-ending search to find one. For the have-nots, this time of year – a month away from the NFL Draft – is looking around and humming a familiar tune among general managers: How do you solve the franchise quarterback problem like the Kansas City Chiefs?
The search for a franchise quarterback is the holy grail of the NFL in this era. And the Chiefs, who drafted Patrick Mahomes with the 10th overall pick in the 2017 draft, and have won three Super Bowls and gone to six consecutive AFC title games in every year Mahomes was the starting quarterback, there is no team who has better cracked the code of getting a great quarterback and letting the rest of the franchise revolve around him.
The Washington Commanders, a team that has not had a franchise quarterback since... well, if Kirk Cousins' reign as the starter counts since him. But with his lack of playoff success while plying his trade in this parish and since then is disqualifying for him based upon that standard – let alone the Mahomsian one – then it has been quite a bit longer.
Craig Hoffman delves into a recent article from Hogs Haven that analyzes the Commanders' prospects of drafting a franchise quarterback with their first-round pick, the No. 2 overall selection in next month's draft.
He shares his insights and opinions on their findings – that the No. 2 overall pick and recent high picks have been so-so at best – and provides commentary on the team's historical draft trends, the current quarterback landscape, and the implications for the upcoming NFL Draft.
Listen to his full take from the Hoffman Show on the franchise quarterback situation on the audio player above!
