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    Why don't NFL quarterbacks call the plays? Hall of Famers Tarkenton, Staubach, Kelly did.

    LOS ANGELES — Chicago quarterback Justin Fields complains quietly: too much information in his ear. The crowd in Pittsburgh complains loudly: get rid of Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Through the first two weeks of the NFL season, a lot of confounded teams are groping for ways to move the football. Cincinnati, two years removed from the Super Bowl, has scored just 20 points in two ...
    by Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times Sep 23, 2023 5 minutes
    Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly looks to pass the ball during Super Bowl XXVIII against the Dallas Cowboys at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

    LOS ANGELES — Chicago quarterback Justin Fields complains quietly: too much information in his ear.

    The crowd in Pittsburgh complains loudly: get rid of Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada.

    Through the first two weeks of the NFL season, a lot of confounded teams are groping for ways to move the football.

    Cincinnati, two years removed from the Super Bowl, has scored just 20 points in two games. The longest reception by the lethal Ja'Marr Chase? Thirteen yards.

    "Take a chance," the exasperated receiver told reporters when asked about the down-the-field passing drought.

    Is it time to cut quarterbacks loose and let them call the plays?

    Once upon a time, they did.

    The relative simplicity of football in the 1960s and '70s made it far easier for quarterbacks to call

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