Anticipation. Touch. Accuracy. Vision. Chutzpah.
The best ability is availability. After that, all the abilities that truly matter are listed above, and are required for quarterbacks in today’s NFL. The era of quarterbacks having the ability to stand tall and throw strikes without the requisite ability to dissect defenses and throw receivers open are as distant as the days of building a team and just hoping luck will produce a signal caller capable of winning a championship. (In essence, you need a premium QB or a historically great defense)
The 2018 draft is an absolute enigma. The priorities that clearly define exceptional quarterback play in modern football is found throughout the class, which is one of the deepest pools of QB talent in decades.