Execs, coaches, scouts rank top NFL quarterbacks for 2026

DeaconMoss said:
If he could read a defense pre snap and make throws with anticipation alot of the pressure wouldn't exist. Dak became less valuable the second the team changed from a read offense with Zeke. The simple college offense provided Dak 2-3 reads. In a regular O, defenses can bring out the stargazer Dak too often, and especially in the playoffs. Dak got hurt. Zeke got old. And Dallas should have walked and drafted a new guy. Jerry made him a billionaire instead. If Dak played for the Bears, 49ers, Pats, Bills (among others) last year they probably dont make the playoffs. Those QBs are athletic. Dak is not.
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Such bs. Everyone around the league talks about how well he reads before the snap but now he can’t read a defense despite being one of the best QBs in the league….nuts.
 
NotForLong said:
2 #1s numerous 1st Rd picks on the o line and a running game and playing the NFC e as t up until the last 3 years has allowed him to stat pad
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btw, NFC east hasn't been the worst division in NFL as often as you claim. check facts before you say stuff you have no clue about.

because Gawd knows only Dak has garbage time stats (and what's that anyway? can you even define it or just parroting what you read somewhere?).
all and I mean all other QBs, have prime time stats against top defenses and when they lose, its becasue the players on the team screwed up, not the QBs whose boots you tend to lick.
 
CowboysFaninHouston said:
so excuses for herbert keeps rolling on...but God forbid anyone saying anything of the sort for Dak...DDS Cult will explode.
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I was responding to a post that explicitly said Herbert had had good line play other than one year of his career. Simply offering the facts for those who are interested.
 
DeaconMoss said:
If he could read a defense pre snap and make throws with anticipation alot of the pressure wouldn't exist. Dak became less valuable the second the team changed from a read offense with Zeke. The simple college offense provided Dak 2-3 reads. In a regular O, defenses can bring out the stargazer Dak too often, and especially in the playoffs. Dak got hurt. Zeke got old. And Dallas should have walked and drafted a new guy. Jerry made him a billionaire instead. If Dak played for the Bears, 49ers, Pats, Bills (among others) last year they probably dont make the playoffs. Those QBs are athletic. Dak is not.
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Yet he’s praised for how he reads defenses. From the NFL experts:

"He's a true, acute progression passer," an NFL coordinator said. "There are only so many of those types. He can read the whole field, from pre- to post-snap. He's just really a good commander of the offense."

But I guess you know better. :lmao2:
 
TheMarathonContinues said:
* 2020: 32nd
* 2021: 10th
* 2022: 17th
* 2023: 16th
* 2024: 15th

These rankings don’t represent the horror you guys pretend he has had blocking for him Stroud and Burrow have had worse.


For most of his career he’s had Ekeler, Mcconkey, Allen, Quentin Johnson…throughout his career…..drafted Tre Harris last year.

It’s wild the same people who argue against excuses for Dak will find them
For Herbert lol. Nuts.
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I provided an AI summary not my opinion. I'm not making excuses for anyone. Your comments paint the picture that his situation has been equal to Dak's, I'm simply saying that isn't remotely true. Yet, he's put up historic numbers. Logic dictates that he (Herbert) is playing at a very high level to put up that production given the adversity.
 
McKDaddy said:
I provided an AI summary not my opinion. I'm not making excuses for anyone. Your comments paint the picture that his situation has been equal to Dak's, I'm simply saying that isn't remotely true. Yet, he's put up historic numbers. Logic dictates that he (Herbert) is playing at a very high level to put up that production given the adversity.
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You got owned again and moving the goal posts as usual. Can’t wait for the next spin.
 
McKDaddy said:
I provided an AI summary not my opinion. I'm not making excuses for anyone. Your comments paint the picture that his situation has been equal to Dak's, I'm simply saying that isn't remotely true. Yet, he's put up historic numbers. Logic dictates that he (Herbert) is playing at a very high level to put up that production given the adversity.
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I never said anything about Dak lol. Never compared their weapons. You made the claim his line was hindering him. You keep using AI but you’re asking the wrong questions. They’ve been middle of the pack. He’s had a plethora of 1st and 2nd round picks around him. You guys are creating a BS narrative. You’re creating excuses. He’s put up historic numbers but does it matter when you’re 2-5 in the playoffs? Oh I’m sorry 0-3?

In 2024 the Chargers had the best defense in the league….was that a hindrance too?
 
TheMarathonContinues said:
You made the claim his line was hindering him
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I made no claim. YOU claimed Herbert has had a good OL his entire career (other than one year). I provided evidence refuting this. Now you are trying to make out like this is some sort of made up info. Exactly why the term Truth Haters came to be.

They just signed Tyler B to be their Center. They think he's an upgrade. LOL

Good God man, you don't have to change your QB rankings just recognize what you said isn't true. Exactly why the term Truth Haters came to be.
 
Hawkeye0202 said:
This isn't the opinion or evaluation of some yahoo or Joe Blow. I know many will disagree but I honestly believe his command and knowledge of the game are now on an elite level similar to Romo's last few years, when he was like an offensive coordinator playing QB.
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I agree and he's not giving enough credit for working even harder as he gets older to keep his body right he looks like he's in the best shape of his life that doesn't mean he's going to play the best I know this is going to trigger people by saying he looks like he's in the best shape he does I mean he literally looks like he's lowering his body fat and he's working on muscle groups that seem to help quarterbacks not just being a bodybuilder but he's getting himself in peak shape for his age...

That shows that he cares he's in way better shape than Romo ever was even when Romo was a rookie right now 2026 Dak looks like he's The rookie as far as the way his body looks right now...

That lead to more winning, I don't know I'm not saying it does, but people are discounting out hard this guy works and how much he cares they act like it was just all about the money and the contracts and that's not even true..

he's one of the only players that's played on the tag bet on himself didn't threaten a holdout showed up for every practice Had extra practices for him and his teammates that wanted to practice with him in his backyard or wherever they decide to fly out and practice this man was at every training camp every OTA everything he didn't have to be at that was voluntary he was there even when he didn't have a contract renewed, He did this twice and this is what happens when you faffo as a front office...

he said OK I'll play the game and then I'm going to take the most money I can bleed out of you because you made me wait because you put me through what I didn't need to go through It made me bet on myself well now I'm going to get the reward at the end.

So at least he's setting himself up to make sure he's in really good shape to try to avoid injuries you can't avoid all injuries but at least he's working on making sure He's showing the young guys and his other teammates how you're supposed to work to try to remain on the field.

Nothing else he will go down as a player that gave his best whether that was enough who knows but he worked hard and he was a leader when they say a leader those are the things I'm talking about up at the top he showed what a professional should act like no holdouts didn't create any drama working really hard behind the scenes was there no matter what for his teammates..
 
CowboysFaninHouston said:
btw, NFC east hasn't been the worst division in NFL as often as you claim. check facts before you say stuff you have no clue about.



because Gawd knows only Dak has garbage time stats (and what's that anyway? can you even define it or just parroting what you read somewhere?).

all and I mean all other QBs, have prime time stats against top defenses and when they lose, its becasue the players on the team screwed up, not the QBs whose boots you tend to lick.
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1st off, I don't parrot anything. Unlike many, I no longer read any articles nor do I watch any sports talk shows. My critique of Dak is untainted and has been consistent. There is no malice. I am a Football Fan 1st and foremost. I am a die hard fan of the Cowboys, who I equate with football

What the game has morphed into combined with Jerry and the Dak situation has caused me to sour on the NFL but I am still here because it is the only game in town

I will answer the barrage of statements and arguments you spew so easily

1st off I will address this:
btw, NFC east hasn't been the worst division in NFL as often as you claim. check facts before you say stuff you have no clue about.

Your statement is accusatory and makes claims I never made. I know you have crafted it in this way because you got some "stats" in your back pocket. (I am sorry "Facts" not "Stats")

I never claimed the East was the worse I claimed that they were weak as a whole for the 1st 8 years of Dak's carear and I claimed playing them has been a factor in Dak's Stats

2nd I will address this:
because Gawd knows only Dak has garbage time stats (and what's that anyway? can you even define it or just parroting what you read somewhere?).

Weather or not Other QBs play in garbage time is not a factor in Dak's stats. Although it should go without saying. I felt like that needed to be said

For me garbage time is 2 fold

1. When you are up by multiple scores on the bottom feeders in the league and continue to throw the ball

2. When you struggle against the top teams to open the game and then "make a comeback" by throwing against soft prevent defenses

This has been the MO of Dak is entire carear which has lead to a cornucopia of stats. He either beats up on the weak teams and plays like he is un the best shape of his life.

Or he struggles to begin a game againstthe top tier teams which consists of multiple 3 and outs with the occasional fumble or interception. After a deficit in the high teens "Mr. Comeback" Accumulates multiple "Stats" which his Apologists use as "Facts" to defend His greatness and lofty rankings

Meanwhile real football fans who happen to be Cowboy fans are patiently awaiting for all the madness to end. We made it this far "what is a couple more years of our live?"

He will be gone soon and at least then we can have some kind of actually hope instead of the delusional kind of hope Dak Obsessers have
 
McKDaddy said:
I was responding to a post that explicitly said Herbert had had good line play other than one year of his career. Simply offering the facts for those who are interested.
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but if people do the same for Dak, the response is always....but $60M

and they call those same explanations for Dak, excuses.
 
CowboysFaninHouston said:
but if people do the same for Dak, the response is always....but $60M

and they call those same explanations for Dak, excuses.
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A lot of people TRY to talk specifically about HIS play. The defenders immediately deny any mistakes & start with any & every excuse they can make up. If they could\would just admit his failures and his contributions to the team failures, the conversation would be simple. Then we could have conversations about the other issues on the team.

Instead, it's all excuses, narrative flip flops and name calling.

So, do you think the information I provided about Herbert's Oline issues was accurate \ fair or a made up excuse?
 
McKDaddy said:
I made no claim. YOU claimed Herbert has had a good OL his entire career (other than one year). I provided evidence refuting this. Now you are trying to make out like this is some sort of made up info. Exactly why the term Truth Haters came to be.

They just signed Tyler B to be their Center. They think he's an upgrade. LOL

Good God man, you don't have to change your QB rankings just recognize what you said isn't true. Exactly why the term Truth Haters came to be.
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You asked AI was the Chargers offensive line good….how is this an example of evidence lol? Why don’t you ask AI what were their rankings? Why are you being lazy?

It’s ironic coming from you that you think you are a truth teller. I’ve caught you on numerous occasions. You made the claim guys like Malik Hooker and Goodwin were all pros and Dak has played with 28 All Pros. You can’t be a truth teller if the only information you know is from AI.
 
NotForLong said:
1st off, I don't parrot anything. Unlike many, I no longer read any articles nor do I watch any sports talk shows. My critique of Dak is untainted and has been consistent. There is no malice. I am a Football Fan 1st and foremost. I am a die hard fan of the Cowboys, who I equate with football

What the game has morphed into combined with Jerry and the Dak situation has caused me to sour on the NFL but I am still here because it is the only game in town

I will answer the barrage of statements and arguments you spew so easily

1st off I will address this:
btw, NFC east hasn't been the worst division in NFL as often as you claim. check facts before you say stuff you have no clue about.

Your statement is accusatory and makes claims I never made. I know you have crafted it in this way because you got some "stats" in your back pocket. (I am sorry "Facts" not "Stats")

I never claimed the East was the worse I claimed that they were weak as a whole for the 1st 8 years of Dak's carear and I claimed playing them has been a factor in Dak's Stats

2nd I will address this:
because Gawd knows only Dak has garbage time stats (and what's that anyway? can you even define it or just parroting what you read somewhere?).

Weather or not Other QBs play in garbage time is not a factor in Dak's stats. Although it should go without saying. I felt like that needed to be said

For me garbage time is 2 fold

1. When you are up by multiple scores on the bottom feeders in the league and continue to throw the ball

2. When you struggle against the top teams to open the game and then "make a comeback" by throwing against soft prevent defenses

This has been the MO of Dak is entire carear which has lead to a cornucopia of stats. He either beats up on the weak teams and plays like he is un the best shape of his life.

Or he struggles to begin a game againstthe top tier teams which consists of multiple 3 and outs with the occasional fumble or interception. After a deficit in the high teens "Mr. Comeback" Accumulates multiple "Stats" which his Apologists use as "Facts" to defend His greatness and lofty rankings

Meanwhile real football fans who happen to be Cowboy fans are patiently awaiting for all the madness to end. We made it this far "what is a couple more years of our live?"

He will be gone soon and at least then we can have some kind of actually hope instead of the delusional kind of hope Dak Obsessers have
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this was interesting. you clearly chose to compare dak in a silo to himself (or to your expectations of what he should be and why he failed) to make a case. anyone can do that and draw a line anywhere they want, call it their opinion and make a case for their opinion.

you may not have directly said NFC east is worst, but then you turn around and say NFC east is weak, therefore Dak has better stats. there are 6 games against NFC east, 10 games against other opponents. so his stats are accumulated in those 6 games, negating his games outside the division?

yet, lets not look at that. further, lets look at it in a silo, and just knock Dak's stats, because doing the same comparing other weak divisions and the QBs playing those divisions paints a different picture...right? like I said, put it in a silo, make a statement without presenting any facts and draw a line of expectations, based on your perceptions and make a case.

and same thing with garbage time stat (yet to be defined). and its knocking Dak in a silo, yet again. if you actually compared to all QBs, then you will see a general trend across all of NFL. all QBs collect garbage time stats....but doing that will negate your garbage time stat perception and the case you are trying to make about garbage time. the way you outlin it and

and you claim that he collects most of his stats against teams by trying late come backs. yet his record is 85-60-1.... is that record because of NFC east? so all those garbage time stats stats collected in those 60 gameshe lost ? or are you going to qualify which games? or are you saying everyone of those games were blow outs, with late come backs making it look close? again, define garbage stats.

the OP posted opinion of execs, coaches and scouts, who live and work in NFL. they are experts, with 100s of years of experience and many have even played the game. do you not credit them about their knowledge and place yourself and your untrained eye above them? there was another thread, where it posted Dak's ratings against playoff teams being among top level QBs in the league. so where is the struggle against top tier teams with consistent multiple 3 and outs. are there games he has been bad? yes. I have said that multiple times. how is it possible to have that rating, against playoff teams, yet struggling against better teams at the same time. his record is 15-20 against playoff teams. are the 15 wins attribute to the garbage time stats? are the 20 games lost all blow outs, with late comebacks and garbage time stats?

just a simple comparison...Sam Darnold who was darling of this board after superbowl is 9-28 against playoff teams (see what happens when you get out of silo).

so everything you outlines seems like a perception given you have provided exactly zero evidence, zero facts and made generalizations, most of which seemingly your perception. taking a game here or there and then generalizing it, because actual data. actual facts, say a different story.

and again, I repeat you just want to compare in a silo, Dak against what your expectation is for a QB.... and you choose to set your expectations, followed by supporting your assertions with your perception of reality (actual data is the opposite of your perception).

I am sure your response will say, its your opinion of what things should be...therefore you can't challenge what's my opinion that I am entitled to.
 
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