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Joe Biden Would Be a Bridge Quarterback President
With the selection of Kamala Harris, Biden and the Democrats cement their strategy: keep the lights on long enough to hand off the keys to broader progressive change in 2024 and beyond.
In American Football, there’s a term “bridge quarterback”: a quarterback that is only meant to be around for a year or so, until a rookie quarterback can get ready to take over the franchise.
The 2019 NFL Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs revolutionized football with their freakishly-fast offense powered by young transcendent talent signal-caller Patrick Mahomes. In his second full year under center, Mahomes is on pace to smash NFL records for his prodigious play. But the decision to turn to him as their full-time QB at first appeared to be a bit odd. Why? Because the Kansas City Chiefs were already good when they made the switch.
Between 2012 and 2017, the Kansas City Chiefs racked up an impressive 50–26 under Smith. They made the playoffs each season. He was one of the top-rated quarterbacks in all of football, and made three Pro Bowls, but after being unceremoniously bounced in the postseason, and trading up to draft Patrick Mahomes in 2017, Head Coach Andy Reid made the switch to Mahomes. The new…
