NFL performances don’t happen in a vacuum. Every player has 10 teammates alongside him on the field on any given down. One single failure along that chain can blow up an entire play. One massive success can turn disaster into glory.
This doesn’t mean all positions are created equally. Every snap begins in the hands of the quarterback, and with a greater emphasis on the passing game than ever before there’s no doubt the man behind center plays the most important role on the field.
That’s why teams spend massively to assemble the brightest possible star at the center of their solar systems. Today, we’re going to look at which of those suns shined brighter in 2021 and who dimmed compared to their 2020 seasons.