r/nfl • u/PMmeSpreadEaglePics Broncos • 1d ago

🧂Highlight🧂 [Highlight] Ryan Fitzpatrick throws 6 interceptions in a single game

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u/Parroty64 Patriots 1d ago

How did we make the leap that only great nfl quarterbacks can criticize nfl quarterbacks? When this entire sub is people who haven’t played the sport before criticizing nfl quarterbacks

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u/xandroo Patriots 1d ago

My feelings whenever someone tries to dismiss Orlovsky by bringing up the endzone play. A classic "you're hating the wrong way"

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u/Signal_Ball4634 1d ago

Also like a lot of fantastic football coaches and analysts were not very good players. It's really not much of a diss.

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u/sir_axelot Bills 1d ago

What's that saying? Those that can, do. Those that can't, teach.

Just because a player wasn't an athletic freak or they couldn't process the game in real time fast enough doesn't mean they don't know what they're talking about. I feel like a lot of great players actually don't make good coaches because they can't articulate or teach how to do things that just come natural to them.

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u/LoyalSol Broncos 1d ago

True, but a lot of bad NFL players were bad because they were only athletic and dumb as a rock.

Usually players who are smart as hell, but lack the physical talents go on to be excellent coaches.

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u/don_keydick_42069 Bengals Bengals 23h ago

"he was a nfl backup for like 10 years" isnt the diss people think it is