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I tried to do a breakdown from 2011-2020 with QBs, OTs and edges, and I learned a couple things.
-There were some terrible QB years that drag that position down.
-It's a low-key nightmare to grade OTs. If you're a top-16 draft pick and an OT, you're gonna start basically every game and probably make a random pro bowl a shocking percentage go the time. And since OL is always a mess to fill, even so-so guys just start forever.
-Edge is interesting because you have some clear hit/bust types and then some interesting compiler vs bright star kind of guys. Like Robert Quinn was a stud early, then fell off, bounced around and had 1-2 random later big seasons.
OT is a unique situation, as it tends to have G to fall back on. Sort of like a 2b can be a failed SS in baseball, a guy that can't handle the pass-blocking in space aspect of OL play may be able to play in heavier traffic and just sort of be a big strong fat guy.
Plus, there's 2 of them. There's only 1 QB and pass-rushing edge tends to be on the right side of the defense, as the left DE/LB needs to be sturdy vs the run (in typing this out, this may be antiquated thinking, given that everyone runs a spread now and RBs are valued less than the water boy).
