Doug Flutie Reacts to the NFL Finally Respecting Mobile Quarterbacks

Before Kyler Murray and Bryce Young were drafted #1 overall, undersized, scrambling quarterbacks were treated entirely differently by the NFL. 1984 Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie joins The Athletic Show to discuss the wild evolution of the QB position. Flutie breaks down how heartbreaking it was to be treated as a draft "afterthought" despite his college dominance, simply because old-school evaluators viewed scrambling quarterbacks as undisciplined. For Flutie, winning from the pocket was always the priority—the scrambling was just a deadly bonus.