Some of the biggest plays in football happen after the original play falls apart. When protection breaks down, receivers are covered, and timing is lost, great quarterbacks turn broken plays into scoring opportunities.
On film, quarterbacks like Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, and Joe Burrow show how ball security, vision, and creative movement allow them to buy time and find open receivers downfield.
These plays require not only elite physical talent, but quick processing, spatial awareness, and precise accuracy while throwing off-platform. What looks like backyard football is often the result of advanced mechanics and decision making.
Broken plays aren’t in the playbook, but the ability to create when everything breaks down is one of the most valuable traits in elite quarterback play.
