There’s no position more important to NFL success than quarterback. Finding a young star at the position can all but guarantee future playoff contention. Failing to do so is a recipe for lost games and longshot bids to find someone worthy of carrying an offense.
This can lead to tenuous job security for the league’s most embattled quarterbacks. Some bad passers don’t have to worry thanks to a previous track record of success. Others are entrenched thanks to massive contracts (Russell Wilson, hello).
But like the coaches set to be fired come Black Monday, there’s a subset of starting quarterbacks whose jobs are on the line this fall. Some can hide like a foundering ship in safe harbor thanks to depth charts without a better option to replace them. Others could give way to understudies following particularly uninspiring performances.
So who’s at risk? Let’s talk about this year’s bad quarterbacks, ranging from least to most susceptible to an in-season demotion in 2023.