Rebuilding a franchise 101: get a quarterback

Since the offseason is finally upon us, I believe I'll take it upon myself to describe how a flailing franchise can rebuild their product into a competitor year in and year out. The obvious hurdle with such a set of articles is that my prescriptions will come off as step-by-step procedures that will produce on-field winners. It's not as easy as I'm about to make it sound, but it's a process that needs to be followed. The first step in rebuilding a team in today's NFL is to find a quarterback. There's a reason that a great quarterback is called "the man." He's irreplaceable, and it's exceedingly difficult to succeed in today's NFL without a solid passer under center. Just take a look at all of the teams in the playoffs this past season. They all have one factor in common. They have a quarterback that's above average at the very least. There's a huge debate amongst NFL commentators as to the proper process by which a team s...