Stephen Dubner

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Freakonomics Radio · 686. Why Is It So Hard to Find an NFL Quarterback? · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

If you have ever been responsible for hiring people, you may have developed a checklist of some kind, something to help you identify the perfect person for the job. voice-verified

So as you assess your candidates, you want to be sure that they are good at voice-verified

blue, Z9, sevens, blah, blah, blah, blah, et cetera, et cetera. voice-verified

You may also want to know whether they can handle chaos. voice-verified

tougher? voice-verified

And some jobs, some very specialized jobs, may even require certain key physical attributes. voice-verified

Wilson, the throw, plenty of time, deep ball. voice-verified

Can he chase it down? voice-verified

be a good quarterback and be bad at those things. voice-verified

And in the National Football League, you can't win unless you have a good quarterback or maybe a great one. voice-verified

It is the most important position in the NFL. voice-verified

And since the NFL is the world's biggest commercial sports operation, voice-verified

This means that hiring a new quarterback is a big-dollar, high-risk decision. voice-verified

So how does that decision get made? voice-verified

Every year, there is a fresh crop of college quarterbacks who enter the NFL draft. voice-verified

College football would seem to be the ultimate audition for the pros. voice-verified

It generates mountains of evidence, statistical and otherwise. voice-verified

And then the NFL holds combine auditions. voice-verified

where all 32 teams get to poke and prod the new talent, part meat market, part beauty pageant, part job fair. voice-verified

These teams are simply trying to predict which of the best college quarterbacks will succeed in the pros. voice-verified

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