The quarterbacks are coming! The quarterbacks are coming! Friday at the Combine is typically the day that the quarterbacks meet with the media and that's true today as well. The difference this year than many others is that a group of five (or six depending on your love of Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph) will step to the podium with a shot to go in the first round. Sam Darnold, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, Josh Rosen and Josh Allen could end up making some history come the last week in April.

Since the fabled 1983 Elway-Kelly-Marino draft when six quarterbacks were selected in the first round, only one draft class (1999) has produced five quarterbacks in the first round. You remember that draft, the one with Tim Couch at the top of the draft, right? The inaugural selection of the new Cleveland Browns franchise? Of course, Cleveland missed on that pick and watched Philadelphia picking number two select Donovan McNabb. All five quarterbacks were taken in the top 12 of that draft, concluding with Cade McNown in Chicago. As excited as we all were back in the day to see those five quarterbacks become stars, only McNabb had sustained excellence. Daunte Culpepper had a few solid years, but never to the level the Vikings hoped when they made that selection the draft following a 15-1 season.

So, here we are in a similar situation with a group of five (or six) with first round dreams. However, just as in 1999 and 1983 and any other year really, two or three will pan out and three or four will bust. I've probably known that down deep, but it really crystallized when we talked to Pete Prisco of CBS Sports on Thursday. When I asked him about this group, he said…

"Look, let's be honest, half will succeed and half will fail."

He's right. History is not only our guide, but it's undefeated on this one. In 1983, three became Hall of Famers, three became afterthoughts. In 1999, two became solid starters, three became footnotes in history.

Prisco finished with this…

"Trying to figure out what half will succeed is the hard part."

It seems obvious, but it's the truth, no doubt about it. So, years from now, we'll look back at this potentially historic class of quarterbacks and think back to what we heard today.

When Baker Mayfield is asked about his off the field antics…
When Lamar Jackson is asked about moving to receiver…
When Sam Darnold is asked about not throwing at the Combine…
When Josh Allen is questioned about his accuracy or lack thereof…
When Josh Rosen is queried about his love of the game…

We can look back years from now and remember what they said today and how it led to them being a star in the NFL. Just like we did this year thinking back to the Texans quarterback who was the third of three first round quarterback selections in 2017. I'll never forget that Friday.The quarterbacks are coming! The quarterbacks are coming! Friday at the Combine is typically the day that the quarterbacks meet with the media and that's true today as well. The difference this year than many others is that a group of five (or six depending on your love of Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph) will step to the podium with a shot to go in the first round. Sam Darnold, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, Josh Rosen and Josh Allen could end up making some history come the last week in April.

Since the fabled 1983 Elway-Kelly-Marino draft when six quarterbacks were selected in the first round, only one draft class (1999) has produced five quarterbacks in the first round. You remember that draft, the one with Tim Couch at the top of the draft, right? The inaugural selection of the new Cleveland Browns franchise? Of course, Cleveland missed on that pick and watched Philadelphia picking number two select Donovan McNabb. All five quarterbacks were taken in the top 12 of that draft, concluding with Cade McNown in Chicago. As excited as we all were back in the day to see those five quarterbacks become stars, only McNabb had sustained excellence. Daunte Culpepper had a few solid years, but never to the level the Vikings hoped when they made that selection the draft following a 15-1 season.

So, here we are in a similar situation with a group of five (or six) with first round dreams. However, just as in 1999 and 1983 and any other year really, two or three will pan out and three or four will bust. I've probably known that down deep, but it really crystallized when we talked to Pete Prisco of CBS Sports on Thursday. When I asked him about this group, he said…

"Look, let's be honest, half will succeed and half will fail."

He's right. History is not only our guide, but it's undefeated on this one. In 1983, three became Hall of Famers, three became afterthoughts. In 1999, two became solid starters, three became footnotes in history.

Prisco finished with this…

"Trying to figure out what half will succeed is the hard part."

It seems obvious, but it's the truth, no doubt about it. So, years from now, we'll look back at this potentially historic class of quarterbacks and think back to what we heard today.

When Baker Mayfield is asked about his off the field antics…
When Lamar Jackson is asked about moving to receiver…
When Sam Darnold is asked about not throwing at the Combine…
When Josh Allen is questioned about his accuracy or lack thereof…
When Josh Rosen is queried about his love of the game…

We can look back years from now and remember what they said today and how it led to them being a star in the NFL. Just like we did this year thinking back to the Texans quarterback who was the third of three first round quarterback selections in 2017. I'll never forget that Friday.

The quarterbacks are coming! The quarterbacks are coming!

Friday at the combine is typically the day that the quarterbacks meet with the media and that's true today as well. The difference this year than many others is that a group of five (or six depending on your love of Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph) will step to the podium with a shot to go in the first round. Sam Darnold, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, Josh Rosen and Josh Allen could end up making some history come the last week in April.

Since the fabled 1983 Elway-Kelly-Marino draft when six quarterbacks were selected in the first round, only one draft class (1999) has produced five quarterbacks in the first round. You remember that draft, the one with Tim Couch at the top of the draft, right? The inaugural selection of the new Cleveland Browns franchise? Of course, Cleveland missed on that pick and watched Philadelphia picking number two select Donovan McNabb. All five quarterbacks were taken in the top 12 of that draft, concluding with Cade McNown in Chicago. As excited as we all were back in the day to see those five quarterbacks become stars, only McNabb had sustained excellence. Daunte Culpepper had a few solid years, but never to the level the Vikings hoped when they made that selection the draft following a 15-1 season.

So, here we are in a similar situation with a group of five (or six) with first round dreams. However, just as in 1999 and 1983 and any other year really, two or three will pan out and three or four will bust. I've probably known that down deep, but it really crystallized when we talked to Pete Prisco of CBS Sports on Thursday. When I asked him about this group, he said:

"Look, let's be honest, half will succeed and half will fail."

He's right. History is not only our guide, but it's undefeated on this one. In 1983, three became Hall of Famers, three became afterthoughts. In 1999, two became solid starters, three became footnotes in history.

Prisco finished with this:

"Trying to figure out what half will succeed is the hard part."

It seems obvious, but it's the truth, no doubt about it. So, years from now, we'll look back at this potentially historic class of quarterbacks and think back to what we heard today.

When Baker Mayfield is asked about his off the field antics…
When Lamar Jackson is asked about moving to receiver…
When Sam Darnold is asked about not throwing at the Combine…
When Josh Allen is questioned about his accuracy or lack thereof…
When Josh Rosen is queried about his love of the game…

We can look back years from now and remember what they said today and how it led to them being a star in the NFL. Just like we did this year thinking back to the Texans quarterback who was the third of three first round quarterback selections in 2017. I'll never forget that Friday.