The Chris Rawle Show

The future of the QB position in the NFL has never been brighter. It’s the biggest draw to the best sport in the world. It’s brightness is tied to its evolution and an increased understanding of the words of Peyton Manning: “There's a place for everybody and there are different ways to play the position.”

In football, the process of individual and organizational improvement are attached at the hip. Nowhere is this more true than at quarterback, a position dependent upon blockers, pass catchers, runners, and play calling. Over the course of 3 years, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills have worked in unison to maximize the improvement of each party. Situation is everything.

A simple and enlightening fact of life: nobody knows anything. Franchises will make both terrible and awesome picks within the same draft, and terrible and awesome signings within the same free agency period. The smartest organizations agree that roster building becomes a numbers game: asset accumulation is the best pathway to success, because all organizations will (sooner rather than later) whiff on picks, signings, and evaluations.

In the past, upsets have been the beating heart and soul of college football. With the shift towards a 4-team playoff and now conference realignment, iconic upsets (like 2007 Boise-OU or 2007 Appalachian State-Michigan) are slowly being weaned out of the sport. What are the unintended consequences of Oklahoma and Texas moving to the SEC? In the words of Nick Saban, “No one can honestly tell you what is going to happen.”

Russell Westbrook is going to the Los Angeles Lakers in the biggest move of the NBA offseason so far. Will the acquisition of Westbrook’s talent overcome the questionable fit?

Aaron Rodgers held a press conference Wednesday afternoon that laid bare his grievances with Green Bay Packers management, saying, “I’m always going to be optimistic on change being possible.” Rodgers also traced the arc of his career, fully aware that time is running out.

Rings culture would have you believe championships are the ultimate reflection of an individual’s performance. How long will people continue believing that a debate about individual quarterbacks in football, the most systemic sport in existence, can be solved simply by who wins or loses?

After a long, strange offseason, Aaron Rodgers has returned to the Green Bay Packers. It seems likely this is the final ride, a Super Bowl or bust season before Rodgers and Green Bay part ways. How do you find balance between joy and the pursuit of winning when the stakes are this high?

In conference realignment, there are far more losers than winners. Texas and Oklahoma have both announced they are leaving the Big 12 for the SEC, sending shock waves through the college football universe. Every realignment shift mirrors the butterfly effect: small change eventually begets enormous change. What is college football moving forward?

To what extent is change possible? Can you become somebody else entirely, or will you always revert back to whatever you are at your core? Golf is a game that demands constant change in order to achieve success and nobody has embodied this more over the past 5 years than Bryson DeChambeau. While he has shown a willingness to change physically, there are many questions that exist about his emotional and mental approaches to the game. Is change possible?