All 62 Starting QBs From The 2021 Season Ranked

Blitzen

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LOL they went all-in with OBJ, Von Miller and Eric Weddle.

Goff got them to a Super Bowl. How’d Goff do in Detroit?

Team sport.

True, but your posts on Dak, Stafford, and Goff avoid their pedigree. Though I think Dak goes late second or third round without the DUI prior to the 2016 draft.

He’s pretty good and based on what I see will be pretty good going forward. This team is run to be pretty good, so it makes sense they paid him market value to be pretty good.

It takes great QB play and really good overall team play to advance far in the playoffs consistently. The Rams went all in for a magical season and it paid off (trading a young first overall QB who went to a Super Bowl for a much older first overall QB who was 0-3 in the playoffs-whilst trading more 1st round picks to facilitate it).

Look at what San Francisco is willing to do to upgrade at the QB position, and look at how well they have done with Garoppolo. These are very successful regular season teams and know how important great QB play can determine playoff/SB chances.

No, there is no hotline to call for great QB play but I would rather throw lots of 1st round picks at a guy you believe has the traits of a great QB than play for pretty good results. Yep, it could backfire and you could end up picking in the top 5 if you go with someone like Rush or a journeyman QB. This team likes treading mediocrity. Enough winning to justify some hype, but not enough substance for big wins.

The best news is how absurdly bad the NFC is currently compared to the AFC. I could see the Cowboys making a deep playoff push or even a Super Bowl appearance considering this. They have the best chance to get to the SB in the past 3 decades. Very few legit contenders currently.
 

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LOL they went all-in with OBJ, Von Miller and Eric Weddle.

Goff got them to a Super Bowl. How’d Goff do in Detroit?

Team sport.
I agree. Team sport. Sure. But it is quite a coincidence, last two Super Bowl QB's. I think Tampa was a lot closer than what peopel think, just Brady's Buddy...and Brown?

Rams....decent record, winning Divisionals.

Hardly dominant! But good. Sure. But....QB changed everything.

Now...let's not forget youngster in Cinnci. NOT dominant. But the QB seemingly changed everything.

So how much really *is* on the QB?
 

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Zeke's success and Daks early success can be attributed to a offensive line that was tops or close to tops in the league in both run and pass blocking. Once that declined so has their success. This is a team game yes having a patrick or aaron helps their chances and they are the 2 best QBs in league by most metrics they have both underachieved expectations. also ill add that Dallas being a dumb team dont help anyone's case. they are undisciplined.
 

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LOL they went all-in with OBJ, Von Miller and Eric Weddle.

Goff got them to a Super Bowl. How’d Goff do in Detroit?

Team sport.
If you think both average quarterback's Goff/Stafford & not McVay got them to 2 Super bowls, (winning one) then your nuts lol.
 

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I agree. Team sport. Sure. But it is quite a coincidence, last two Super Bowl QB's. I think Tampa was a lot closer than what peopel think, just Brady's Buddy...and Brown?

Rams....decent record, winning Divisionals.

Hardly dominant! But good. Sure. But....QB changed everything.

Now...let's not forget youngster in Cinnci. NOT dominant. But the QB seemingly changed everything.

So how much really *is* on the QB?
Well, let’s see if your premise holds up, shall we?

Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes each lost to inferior QBs this postseason alone. Frankly, so did Dak Prescott.

Okay, guess your premise doesn’t hold up. Team sport.
:thumbup:

Why didn’t the QB who “changed everything” for the Rams win a damn thing in 12 years in Detroit? Because it’s a team sport.

Oh, and we wouldn’t have lost to SF if Dak had Joe Mixon in his backfield rather than Anemic Zeke.

Also helps having a rookie dominant WR who entered the NFL with ready-made chemistry with his college QB.
 

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If you think both average quarterback's Goff/Stafford & not McVay got them to 2 Super bowls, (winning one) then your nuts lol.
That’s my point. Team sport. You’re taking what I said about “getting them there” too literally.
 

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To be fair,

Lynch and Cook might have turned out just fine if their main job their rookie year was to hand the ball off to a RB that won the rushing title by 300 yards and was First Team All-Pro with the best O-Line in the NFL as protection. Then proceed to do that the next 2 seasons also.

Dak was just lucky enough to be drafted into literally a perfect situation. He was never asked to be the guy because Zeke was clearly the guy. Dak very well could've ended up like Lynch and Cook if he was drafted by anybody else besides maybe 5 teams.
ok, what about after that? Lynch continued to suck anywhere he went. he was just way too tall and his delivery was way to slow. he didn't have a compact throwing motion and he wasn't accurate. he could have improved...facts are he didn't. he iswas no longer fit to be even a backup QB in the league.

Dak got drafted into a perfect situation. and your point?
 

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Top 10, just like the OP indicates... and just like NFL players, coaches and front office personnel UNANIMOUSLY believe.

I know it hurts. Dak wins, you lose.
:laugh:
those FO, NFL coaches don't know anything about football or Dak. they should just ask @MountaineerCowboy @PAPPYDOG @khiladi...these three know more about football and QB play than all of them combined.
 

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ok, what about after that? Lynch continued to suck anywhere he went. he was just way too tall and his delivery was way to slow. he didn't have a compact throwing motion and he wasn't accurate. he could have improved...facts are he didn't. he iswas no longer fit to be even a backup QB in the league.

Dak got drafted into a perfect situation. and your point?
That means Dak being a successful NFL starting QB for 6+ years doesn’t count and Paxton Lynch gets a pass for his career-long failures!!!

DUH!!!!!!!
:lmao2::lmao2::lmao2::lmao2::lmao2:
 

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https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-qb-index-ranking-all-62-starting-qbs-of-the-2021-nfl-season

Dak finishes 9th:

Dak's play sunk after a Week 6 calf injury, but his struggles ran deeper than the injury. "I wouldn't say it lingered as long as people gave me the excuse of it," Prescott said on The Rich Eisen Show during Super Bowl week. "I went through a period of time during the season where I just didn't play my best ball."

After Prescott's fast start to the season, his inaccuracy and tentative play made for one of the most inexplicable stories in the entire league. He still mixed in enough boffo games to finish with strong stats, but the bar is higher for Prescott, considering his teammates.
I think that’s fair. I’d have Dak ranked close to that
 

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we need a new OC....I was never really impressed with Moore. he has some good moments, but hasn't been that good over all


Ironically I think the exact opposite. Moore HAS been good overall. That's the problem. The Cowboys have an amazing array of talent and as a result when they face teams that either have inferior talent or stupid DC they absolutely boat race them. This gives the appearance that Moore is "good overall." The fact that they put up such huge numbers against and actually even put up decent numbers against "good teams" generally makes it looks like Moore is doing a good job. Because the numbers say he is.. Here's the problem.. The Cowboys offensive talent is such that half the guys on this site could call plays for them and they would be okay against most teams. Where they need help from the OC is when they face good defenses.. That is where Moore fails.. and that is why in my eyes he needs to git gone. Or at least hand over play calling to McCarthy. While suspect Moore would kick Big Mike's arse in Quiz Bowl.. I firmly believe McCarthy has a better feel for in game play calling. I'd like to see him take over a game or two.. Can we get Moore some Covid for a few games? Can somebody who works at a restaurant in the area spit some Covid into his food early next year? Just so we can see for ourselves if McCarthy is better?

I know.. that was turble.
 

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He's still a top 10......easy
Let's remember, our run game stunk to high hell. Without Dak, we don't even sniff the playoffs...
fwiw
9th ranked rushing offense that also averaged 4.5 yards per carry
 

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These rankings are silly and meaningless. Not just for dak but all qb's.

Stats are for simple minded fans.
Stats are severely flawed because of the way they compile them.

every qb has a bad game now and then , but the true good ones are consistent in how they play.

Good ones dont have slumps, and they play good in big games win or lose.

Dak started off great, then slowed , then fell off a cliff and never got back to where he was, even though they blew out a few bad teams,
like atlanta, phil, nyg , wash.

But part of his slump can be blamed on kellen and mike as their game plans sucked , and play calling was poor most of the time.

If you look at the SB game, the bengals did ok when they double blocked donald, then rams adjusted to that, and the bengal coaches did not
know what to do lol.
So after that burrows was running for his life and getting sacked. All they had to do was adjust their blocking, and go max protect, keep rb and te
in to block.
That is one example of good and bad coaching, and being able to adjust mid game.

So Mahommes didn't slump early for a 5-6 week period?

Stats are the truest measure for a qb, he's only a 1/3 of the team, he's dependent on the talent around him, because unless you're privy to meetings and gameplans there's no way of making an accurate assessment by eye test alone. Tannehill was considered a bust by all measures.
 

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I'd be real curious what his ranking would be if he didn't get hurt. I also wish they would do rankings based on teams with losing records, winning records or playoff teams. That's the true test of a QB. I'm hoping Dak can take the next step in his game and be a money QB against tough defenses and in the playoffs. His yards and TD vs interceptions is were we want it. He, along with the rest of the team, has to step up against good teams.

But I wish he wouldn't have gotten hurt because who knows what would have happened. 9th seems about right to me. Seems fair.

How, when wins and losses are team stats. Qb is offense is 1/3 the team.
 
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