The old saying goes that the most popular player on a football team is the backup quarterback. He usually holds the allure of the unknown, a sense of hope and possibility.
That is … unless it is Christian Hackenberg.
The Jets’ second-year quarterback seems to have already been written off by many fans and media members. It is odd to see how Hackenberg is being viewed before he even throws a pass in an NFL game that counts.
Typically, quarterbacks are not viewed as poor players until they actually play. It is the NFL version of innocent until proven guilty.