New York Yankees have best quarterback in the state
Other teams may have quarterback questions, but not the New York Yankees. With their trade yesterday, they have the best quarterback in the state.
Quarterback is one of the more important positions in the NFL. Typically, those teams who have a top signal caller do better in the standings, while other teams struggle. Just look at the problems that the Jets and Giants had this season, doomed by their erratic quarterback play.
That quest to improve the quarterback position has extended beyond the NFL, at least in the state of New York. Last offseason, the New York Mets acquired Tim Tebow, who may well be better than everything else that the Jets put on the field. On Wednesday, the New York Yankees jumped into that arms race, adding Russell Wilson from the Texas Rangers for future considerations.
At this point, the Yankees have to be considered to have the best quarterback in the state. Tebow may have won a postseason game, and somehow found ways to win despite his scattershot arm, but he has been a joke as a quarterback. Eli Manning may have two Super Bowl rings, but is past his prime and was benched for Geno Smith. The Jets? The less said about their quarterback situation, the better. The Bills, the one New York team to make the postseason, are in flux at quarterback, with Tyrod Taylor‘s future with the team in doubt.
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Meanwhile, the Yankees have quite the established quarterback in Wilson. He is a four time Pro Bowler, and won the Super Bowl in 2013. Wilson has been a winning quarterback, making the playoffs in five of his six seasons in the NFL, and making two appearances in the Super Bowl. He may well have had a second ring had Pete Carroll ran the ball in 2015, instead of running that inexplicable passing play.
It makes sense that the Yankees, a team known for winning, would add another proven winner to the franchise. He is another player with championship experience on a team that is aiming to add yet another World Series title. Wilson is the type of player that the Yankees like having on the roster.
Yes, his impact may only come during Spring Training. He does not have any desire to become another Deion Sanders or Bo Jackson, a two sport player who builds a career on the diamond as well as the gridiron. However, if the Yankees turn their attention to football, or if they have an intra-squad football game, they will be set at quarterback.
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The New York Yankees have the best quarterback in the state of New York. That speaks volumes as to the state of the position on the actual NFL teams in that state.