In an article in the New York Times titled Older Quarterbacks Form a New Story in the N.F.L., Jack Dempsey introduces his article by suggesting a common changing viewpoint in 2011 and 2012 of the majority of football fans in America: that the league was beginning to be lead by many of the young quarterbacks coming out of college. He references each of the more popular, skilled quarterbacks drafted from these two years. Then, Dempsey follows by stating the success that the younger generation of quarterbacks had over the next couple of years, including those drafted in 2011 and 2012. Then he contradicts this notion of success. He argues that the simultaneous downfall of many of the younger quarterbacks in the league and the success of many of the older quarterbacks in the league has changed the age of those leading in passing yards since these two years.

Dempsey is successful in his introduction. He commences his writing with a very relatable viewpoint to most football fans in America. He appeals to them immediately on the basis of pathos, exciting their emotions because whether we admit it or not, most football fans maintained a very positive outlook on the potential of the younger generation of quarterbacks. Then, he contradicts this point, providing a statement that relates to the bold reality that we currently face. He argues that there has been a failure in our ability to predict this success. Instead, older quarterbacks have regained the momentum in this battle and shifted the entirety of football’s outlook once again. As a reader, it is hard to not be interested in the proof that this statement delivers and why this has occurred. He has drawn the reader in to his writing.