Reid/Dorsey safe for 2016.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by tk13

That's not entirely true. I think you could very much argue that guys like Rivers, Romo and Rodgers all benefited from sitting for a couple years.

Other guys like Roethlisberger were basically handed a #1 rushing attack and #1 defense, and asked not to screw it up.

It just depends on the QB. I've said this in other threads, but who are going to be the great QBs in 5 years? Luck and Wilson obviously, but even they aren't having their best years. Rivers, Romo, Eli etc are all into their mid-30s. It's not like there are a ton of young guys being thrown to the wolves and succeeding at this point. It just depends on the mindset of the QB. Most guys aren't as pro ready as Andrew Luck was.

And you look at the elite QBs in the league, other than Peyton Manning (who is no longer among the elite), all these guys spent time on the bench learning.