– Why do NFL teams basically play one quarterback all/every game, while MLB teams play multiple pitchers?
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Pitching is, at its heart, a one-on-one matchup. Pitcher vs batter. It’s a series of one-on-one matchups, batter after batter. You can swap out pitchers without disrupting your entire game plan. Also the salary structure is different in MLB. You can basically spend as much money as you want on your team’s roster, and get as many great players as you want.
In the NFL, being a QB means running the whole offense. You have to be in sync with the rest of the team. It isn’t a bunch of one-on-one matchups, it’s having the same timing as your receivers and running backs. Offenses get built around quarterbacks. Also, star QBs are hard to find. There aren’t enough great ones to go around. Even the “crappy” starting QBs are in fact, really good players. However, there’s a drop off. If you are the 25th best QB in the world, you’re going to be a starter in the NFL. But people are also going to scream about how much you suck. And with the NFL salary structure, nobody can afford to have two “good” quarterbacks. If the backup was as good as the first string guy, he wouldn’t be your backup. He’d go play for some other team and replace their starter.
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