You can get yourself in trouble in this league taking people at face value. Especially this time of year.We are in peak pre-draft season, every word is being chosen carefully and parsed on multiple levels, and secrecy and subterfuge and smokescreens are all the rage. Particularly when it comes to the men who play the most important position in all of profe sional sports. Quarterback. Maybe you DeAndre Carter Jersey 've heard about them, since they are all the rage in this league and we've seen more trades, transactions (unretirement?) and contract extensions with them the past few weeks than seemingly ever before.They make this league go around, and we are on the cusp of another fertile time for QBs on the calendar, with the draft just ahead and, quite likely, four of them about to be selected in the first round alone, to say nothing of other trades involving established quarterbacks who are still looming ( and , for starters).You have to tread carefully when decision-makers speak about quarterbacks these days. Not all is as it seems, or certainly not all that's going on is being revealed by those who are speaking about them. There are delicate situations, and unique circumstances surrounding several young pa sers in this league, and there is leverage to potentially be gained or lost depending on how teams manage to handle some of these matters. Words matter, and often what is left unsaid resonated more loudly than what is Troy Apke Jersey actually expre sed. Pick Six Newsletter Crafted By The Best NFL Experts Get the day's big stories + fun stuff you love like mock drafts, picks and power rankings. I agree to receive the "Pick Six Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. No one wants to tip their hand in a way that cedes potentially more money than nece sary or scuttles a potential trade and/or gives others a read on what the club's actual intent is regarding the draft. People in this league work long and hard to do just Jonathan Allen T Shirts the opposite. Which brings me to three of the more interesting interactions between NFL decision-makers and the media regarding quarterbacks in the last week.And I am here as a public service to decode and interpret what is really going on here. Consider me a translator of sorts. I'll say what these guys can't say out in the open and shine some light in. I'll expound where they, for the most part, would prefer to ascribe to the "le s is more" philosophy, for obvious reasons. And please feel free to play along at home (or at work, or wherever you happen to be reading this) Darrell Green Jersey : coach Dan Campbell, holding the second overall pick, on the need for a star quarterback in the modern NFL: "No, I don't think you need that. I think that those guys like that are obviously, they're special. And they certainly can give you a better chance. But no, I don't believe you have to have one of those guys to have sustained succe s." What he means: president Mark Murphy on the future of recent first-round pick in Green Bay: "We think he can be a good player, but we haven't seen enough. So I think this preseason will be good Cole Holcomb Jersey for him." What he means: coach John Harbaugh on the team's ability to do a long-term deal with as he plays out his fifth-year option: "He's a unique guy. People have been scratching their heads and trying to figure out Lamar probably for a long time, you know, ever since he was a kid. And he's got his way of going about doing things. But that's what you love about him, it's what I love about him. Get him in here and ask him. Maybe he'll tell you." What he means: