I thought it might be fun to put together a top ten list of quarterbacks in the NFL today and see what happened. Here’s my list and I’m hoping it will spark quite a bit of debate and controversy here on BR. That’s pretty much why I ever go on this site, so please feel free to post any comments, no matter how nasty and rude they are.
10. Chad Pennington
At this point you might be saying: Whuh??? Chad Pennington?
Well let me explain. First of all, he’s sixth in the league in yards per attempt at 7.92. If you look at the Dolphins, they have improved from 1-15 to a potential playoff team and one of the biggest changes that they have enacted is a new quarterback in Pennington. His top wide receivers are Greg Camarillo and Ted Ginn Jr. That’s not exactly Harrison-Wayne or Moss-Welker. Obviously, the Dolphins are a run-first team, but Pennington has been very effective and mistake prone when he needs to throw the ball. This is a different player than the one that we had seen with the Jets over the past few years.
9. Jay Cutler
The Vandy Dandy exploded at the beginning of the year and looked like one of the top quarterbacks in the league. Since the first few games, he cooled off, but he is still one of the top ten in my book. The guy has a rocket arm and is a major reason for the development of guys like Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal.
Right now, I think he’s a poor man’s Brett Favre. He has the ability to win games, but he can also lose games with mistakes. If the Broncos ever get a defense around him, look out.
8. Philip Rivers
This Bolts leader has been very effective this year. He’s second in QB rating and first in touchdowns. He’s also had to carry an offense that has regressed with an aging LaDanian Tomlinson. Rivers is a gutsy leader who has shined despite a disappointing season for the Chargers.
7. Brett Favre
Now a lot of folks would put Favre higher up on this list. Not me. Favre has certainly been good this year, good enough to be the number seven quarterback. But there seems to be an argument out there that he is the sole reason behind the Jets’ improvement. He certainly has had a big effect; their offense is averaging about 50 yards more per game.
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Nick Lilja 7 months ago
Wow.
Tomlinson is "aging" and Brett Favre is a "very good" quarterback.
Ya'gots some cajones, my friend.
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Andrew Stephan 7 months ago
Tomlinson is aging. He's nowhere near the player he used to be.
As for Favre, he was great over his whole career. But right now, I would say that he's very good, not great.
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Bing Wang 7 months ago
Tomlinson has put up mediocre numbers, and thats all Favre ever was. He was a gunslinger who could throw it but he lost too many games for his team.
Tom Brady could come back and play now and still play better than probably 2/3rds of the starters in the league haha
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Andrew Stephan 7 months ago
Agreed.
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Paul Augustin, Jr. 7 months ago
I think Brees and Romo are interchangeable at 5 and 6 so I'm not going to argue even though I'm a Saints' fan.
I'm a little surprised that he hasn't won many big games for the Saints. He's got the one playoff win and that's about it. I think, though, that he would have more wins if the Saints had a consistent defense OR a reliable run game.
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Andrew Stephan 7 months ago
I really like Brees and I think he's been great this year. I'm also surprised he hasn't won more. He seems like a guy who would be pretty clutch to me, but I just don't think he has ever had the talent around him.
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riley starrs 7 months ago
Bing
Favre lost to many games for the PACK yea rite, yea know that during his entire career in GreenBay the had ONE count em ONE losing season, thats an amazing feat from 1993-2008 thats 15yrs and only one losing season he's a great QB and 39 at that and has taken a 4-12 team to a team with 8 wins and on pace to make the playoffs and most likely do well.
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Andrew Stephan 7 months ago
I agree, with the Packers, Favre was a great QB for most of his career. I think that he has dropped over the past few years though. I don't think we should overstate his effect on the Jets, however. The Jets went from one of the worst QBs in the league to Brett Favre. If Favre played even average this year, the Jets would be at .500. And let's not forget, basically this same Jets team was 10-6 in 2006 with Chad Pennington.
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Steve Carroll 5 months ago
Ring or no ring, right now Donovan McNabb is better than Eli (way overrated, should NOT have been SuperBowl MVP), Romo (choker), Favre, Pennington (please, why is he even on this list), Big Ben(though he is really good), and Cutler.
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T.A 5 months ago
Good article Andrew, nice work. Can't wait for Brady to come back next year
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Isaiah Davis 5 months ago
all yall stupid the top Qbs.
1. Tom Brady(3 rings)
1b. Peyton Manning(1 ring)
3.Donovan Mcnabb( been to the superbowl and 5 NFC championship games with no WR)
4. Big Ben( 2 rings but he got a #1 defense and a running and passing game.
5. Drew Brees( He get stats only, can't win.)
6. Eli(1 ring but he had a #1 defense and a running and passing game)
7. Tony Homo( Can't get out the 1st round)
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