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Yes, but I think NFL teams are still expecting to get pocket passer life expectancy out of QBs who are meant to last at most 5 years. These kind of QBs should be put through the ringer with running the ball, just like running backs. We've seen these quarterbacks see a lot of success in the systems that are designed for them, Colin SackOrPick was a good example of this.
The problem that pops up (besides potential injury) is that teams are like "well hey, this guy is showing us a lot of success, let's have him run less, and see if we can stretch him out a few more years" and then we see a decline in performance because forcing them to be a pocket passer isn't playing to their strengths.
Imagine if teams kept cycling through QBs who are like Russell Wilson in their prime every few years, and not try to keep a single QB on the team for 10 years and force them be a pocket passer. It becomes less forcing a square peg through a round hole, and there's a larger supply of those QBs coming out of college, more-so than reliable pocket passers.
It would have to start with changing the perspective and expectations of NFL team management because the reliable pocket passer scarcity isn't going to be fixed anytime soon.
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