It's amazing what a good quarterback will do. I think the recruiting has greatly improved from that one bad stretch (2011-2012?). Last year two guys were drafted by the NFL (and one was not late rounder). That would have been unimaginable even during the Grobe years. It would not be hard to believe that Hagan and Pling could play in the NFL in the near future. Having plus performance out of the QB position has allowed the team to overcome weaknesses in other areas (eg, weaker DB play vs. UMass and generally average at best performance by WRs since Papi got hurt). This has been lacking since TT left. I actually liked the stability and leadership that Vick and Sprague provided--however, they did not seem to be able to provide big plays to cover weaknesses elsewhere.