Luke Winn of SI.com has a good read here about the rise of mobile quarterbacks.
Thanks to the efforts of Young and Michael Vick before him, the modern mobile-quarterback concept has gone mainstream in college football. The shotgun passer and zone-reading runner rolled into one is now a tried-and-true route to success. Just how deep has it taken root? Consider this: Every BCS bowl last season was won by a dual-threat QB.
In a similar vein, I preached the importance of Vince Young to the future of the game after the Rose Bowl.
Also, SI gives its list of possible successors to Young. The only thing wrong with the list in my eyes is that none of the quarterbacks on it possess Young’s skill set and measurables. But then, no one does at this point.
In the end, the real key to the continuing evolution of the quarterback position lies in what’s going on in Pop Warner leagues across the country right now. There are probably dozens of future Vince Youngs just waiting to be groomed.
They just have to be given a chance under center.
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