This is the first in a series of what NFL teams look for in each respective position. Of course we had to begin with quarterback.
When a team invests an early draft pick in a quarterback, they absolutely must dedicate pretty much all of the rest of their roster building to that player. It takes a village to raise a quarterback.
The team must identify what their new quarterback does best and how to best make his transition to the NFL as smooth as possible. That is of the utmost importance and even if the quarterback has all the discussed traits below, if his team and environment isn’t conducive to that specific player, the chance of failure skyrockets.