Sports Illustrated USA – August 12, 2019

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“ The quar terback ,” the father of modern football, Walter Camp, said over a centur y ago, “is the director of the game.... He must be,
above all, of a hopeful or sanguine disposition.” Easy for him to say: No QB of Camp’s time had to face a Nick Saban–coached D, deal with
online trolls or be pushed by new recruits groomed to be the next Drew Brees since they were pipsqueaks. It’s harder than ever
to be football’s leading man—but the game is also producing better talent and bigger stars. Why have quar terbacks never been
so good so young? Why have they never been more impor tant to a game plan? Why is 2019 the Year of the QB? Read on...

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THE FACE OF THE GAME


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THE DISRUPTOR


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THE SURVIVOR


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THE TOP PROSPEC T


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