How will the 2021 NFL Draft be remembere
You'd think I consume enough football during my 9-5 job that I'd try to take a breather during times when I'm not on the clock, right? It's simply not the case, however, as I am -- for better or worse -- an NFL junkie. The latest example came quite recently as I was binging a handful of NFL-related documentaries and rewatched "Elway to Marino," an centering around the 1983 draft. Of course, that draft is famous, in part, for Elway's refusal to play for the Baltimore and Dan Marino's dip down the board to No. 27 where he was eventually picked by the . It's a draft that had no shortage of storylines and effectively changed the trajectory of the league from that point forwardThese were the questions I had some fun asking myself while watching the doc, which then brought me to another question: How will the 2021 be remembered? While we don't have the Elway-like drama of a player declaring he won't play for an organization, we do in Trevor Lawrence, who is poised to be the No. 1 overall pick. Cassius Winston Jersey That's just the tip of the iceberg of what may be around the corner in the NFL.In that spirit, I decided to run through some fun hypotheticals and take a few storylines that are already surrounding the 2021 draft and project them out as po sible candidates for being the headliner of how this year will eventually be remembered in the years to come. While I'm not saying these scenarios , I'm simply putting them out there so they are on your radar to follow once the dust settles on this madne s in a few weeks. Might as well start this thing out with the guy who'll hear his name first on draft night. The arrival of Trevor Lawrence into the NFL has been hyped for a long time and we're finally about to see it come to fruition when the make him the top overall selection. Lawrence has been deemed one of the most polished quarterback prospects ever and has been compared to the likes of Elway, , and Andrew Luck. What's interesting about those comparisons is that they all didn't have the same exact careers, despite similar hype coming into the league. Elway and Manning went on to live up to that billing and became two of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. While Luck enjoyed succe s during his time in the league and seemed well on his way to joining both Manning and Elway as one of the Troy Brown Jersey game's greats, it was cut short. After dealing with a shoulder injury for a number of seasons, Luck shocked the entire NFL by announcing his retirement in August of 2019. During his announcement Luck noted that injuries have "taken the joy out of this game" for him and was the driving force of him walking away early.I bring that up as it relates to Lawrence because he's very much in this same situation as those three quarterbacks were at the time they were coming into the league. Once he's picked, it will be fascinating to see which road he goes down. Does he rise up to the hype, become an all-time legend and take the Jaguars to relevancy for the next decade-plus? On the flip side, is he the next Andrew Luck, who for one reason or another came up short? Lawrence is the most hyped-up prospect in recent memory and however his career plays out could prove to be the defining takeaway from this coming draft.Whenever we talk about drafts, it's easy to center almost exclusively on the quarterbacks. It's the most important position on the field and what can turn a franchise from a bottom-dweller into a Super Anzejs Pasecniks Jersey Bowl contender, so it's understandable that quarterback talk dominates the conversation. Heck, the majority of these hypotheticals that you're reading about are going to center around quarterbacks. That said, it's not the end all be all when we talk about these cla ses. As it relates to the 2021 draft, there does seem to be a world where the best player to come out of it isn't throwing pa ses, but is catching them instead.Florida's Kyle Pitts has all the makings of not only an elite tight end but simply a dominant pa s-catcher within a given offense. only looking up to Lawrence and even compared him to how we viewed pa s-rusher when he was coming into the league last year. "He's such a gifted player that it's hard to imagine he isn' Robin Lopez Jersey t a game-changer from the moment he steps onto an NFL field," wrote Wilson when talking about Pitts.If Pitts lands with a team that has an established quarterback -- like he is in -- I don't think folks would be too surprised to see him rivaling and for the NFL's top tight end mantle in the coming years. That's how special Pitts could become. And if we're talking about all-time great here, he could very well become the most decorated player to come out of this draft cla s when it's all said and done. This might be the situation I'm most fascinated with on this list. While he didn't do himself any favors, I never thought Sam Darnold had the proper shake in New York. Systematically, the Jets failed their former No. 3 overall pick as they were unable to put the right pieces around him. That's also not mentioning the lack of stability along the coaching staff throughout his tenure. With New York slotted in at No. 2 and primed to take BYU's Zach Wilson, the team shipped Darnold to the . There, Darnold has a chance to reset his career and potentially even live up to that No. 3 overall billing.Remember, there was a time where Darnold was viewed as the better prospect than both and , who are both now MVP-caliber players. That talent is still there somewhere and Carolina presents an opportunity for a rebirth of sorts, especially with head coach Matt Rhule and offensive coordinator Joe Brady leading the way. It's also worth highlighting that Darnold -- who has three years of NFL experience under his belt -- is younger than 2020 No. 1 overall pick .The new Panthers quarterback has plenty of football left in his career and if he can rise to the level of his draft cla smates like Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, Darnold could eventually have Carolina in contention. Speaking of Joe Burrow, he and the find themselves with quite the decision to make with the No. 5 overall pick. With the po sibility of three quarterbacks coming off the board within the first four selections and the potentially taking Kyle Pitts at No. 4, Cincinnati will e sentially have its pick of the litter of the top non-QB prospects. If the Falcons do go with Pitts, that leaves Cincy likely picking between LSU receiver Ja'Marr Chase and Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell.Most have the Bengals leaning towards Chase, who was college teammates with Burrow down in Death Valley. With the Tigers, the two were electric en-route to a national championship so it's easy to see the appeal of trying to get them back together. However, as we saw last season, the Bengals need help along the offensive line in the worst way. The lack of Michael Jordan Jersey ability on that line led to Burrow getting beat to a pulp during his rookie season and certainly contributed to his season-ending ACL tear. With that in mind, you can also underst
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