Execs, coaches, scouts rank top NFL quarterbacks for 2026

[thunderpimp91]

That’s only if you ignore Brady won 7 rings.

7/23 =30.4% of seasons were rings

4/14=28.6% of seasons were rings

Bradshaw never lost a Super Bowl because he wasn’t good enough to make it to more than 4

Good post. I’ve never understood why losing super bowls counts against a players greatness. Like losing in the divisional round is better?

 

[Rockport]

And you falsely accused Lou of being a Dak hater, which outside of 2 or 3 true Dak bashers on this forum is what you do all the time.

Still waiting on your response to the 2-5 comment on the other thread….or was that just another false BS post to slander me?

Anytime someone uses the 2-5 comment to crap on Dak, I write them down as not having a clue.

 

[ChuckA1]

people worship Brady but out of 23 season he only got 6 rings
Terry Bradshaw played 14 seasons and has 4 rings and no losses in the SB while Brady has 3

so by percentages one could say Bradshaw was better
Does ANYONE even a squealer fan think Bradshaw was anywhere near the QB brady was?

The teams Bradshaw played on were outstanding, probably better than New England's teams. Defenses were much more physical in the 60's and 70's also and I remember Pittsburgh was always at the top of the league in that category.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

You were on to something until that last statement/sentence. Bradshaw was never good enough but his OL, skill players, and more importantly his defense was. Add a little help from the Zebras and you have a 4 time SB winner.

Yeah, but a QB’s ability is heavily based on the team around him as well. Like Dak isn’t the 6th best QB in the world if he was a Panther or a Raider, and he may be even higher if he were a Ram. Imagine if Brady got drafted by Washington or Jacksonville, where would he be right now.

So when I say “Bradshaw wasn’t good enough, yes I’m implying him and his offense or him and his team.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Good post. I’ve never understood why losing super bowls counts against a players greatness. Like losing in the divisional round is better?

It’s the anti-Lebron argument. I don’t care if he lost a record amount of finals, the dude made TEN

 

[thunderpimp91]

Anytime someone uses the 2-5 comment to crap on Dak, I write them down as not having a clue.

Yet you were the one who brought it up….

 

[GINeric]

Anytime someone uses the 2-5 comment to crap on Dak, I write them down as not having a clue.

That whole 2-5 thing placed on one player is so comical. People really expose themselves as being horribly uninformed as to how the game of football is played.

According to their logic, Trent Dilfer and Kaepernick are better quarterbacks in the post season than the top quarterback on this list, Josh Allen.

So ok... Dak is 2-5. But make sure we make it known that Trent Dilfer, Rex Grossman and Colin Kaepernick are better quarterbacks when it matters the most than Josh Allen until further notice.

Again... I don't create the narratives, I just want to respectfully abide by them.

 

[rags747]

people worship Brady but out of 23 season he only got 6 rings
Terry Bradshaw played 14 seasons and has 4 rings and no losses in the SB while Brady has 3

so by percentages one could say Bradshaw was better
Does ANYONE even a squealer fan think Bradshaw was anywhere near the QB brady was?

Brady is better but Bradshaw could play during any generation, his arm was just too good.

 

[GINeric]

The teams Bradshaw played on were outstanding, probably better than New England's teams. Defenses were much more physical in the 60's and 70's also and I remember Pittsburgh was always at the top of the league in that category.

Just imagine if "Jefferson Street" Joe Gilliam would have gotten a fair chance to lead the Steelers AFTER he beat out Bradshaw in camp in 1974.

The Steelers won 4 Superbowls under Bradshaw's watch.... they may have won 6 under Gilliam's.

 

[AmericasTeam81]

Trust the “experts” and not your own eyes

 

[Hawkeye0202]

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Just imagine if "Jefferson Street" Joe Gilliam would have gotten a fair chance to lead the Steelers AFTER he beat out Bradshaw in camp in 1974.

The Steelers won 4 Superbowls under Bradshaw's watch.... they may have won 6 under Gilliam's.

You think Joe Gilliam was that much better than Bradshaw?

 

[Acceptablename]

people worship Brady but out of 23 season he only got 6 rings
Terry Bradshaw played 14 seasons and has 4 rings and no losses in the SB while Brady has 3

so by percentages one could say Bradshaw was better
Does ANYONE even a squealer fan think Bradshaw was anywhere near the QB brady was?

Only 6 huh

 

[shabazz]

You think Joe Gilliam was that much better than Bradshaw?

I've seen Bradshaw dance "The Griddy"..........no way Joe "Soft Shoe" Gilliam can be any worse.

 

[shabazz]

Only 6 huh

It would have taken a Bakers Dozen to move the needle.

 

[Vtwin]

I'd be willing to bet that the first 4 were pretty consistently chosen in that order by the 70ish "experts" they polled.

I'd be willing to bet the other six were much less consistently chosen in the order presented here.

You could change the order of 5 through 10 any way you wish and not be wrong.

On another note. "Top 10" out of 32 really doesn't mean much. Top 10% means something. Top 30%... eh.

 

[Vtwin]

Trust the “experts” and not your own eyes

I think the case could be made that many here are as much experts on Prescott than the "experts" in this poll. Most of us have followed Prescott since day one and have seen every snap he's taken at least once if not multiple times.

The "experts" in this poll very likely have nowhere near that level of experience with Dak specifically as they have to be focusing on their own circus.

Like you're alluding too, though, people will trust any expert that validates what they want to believe.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Dak’s mental makeup is why he folds in the playoffs. He doesn’t have the mental toughness and fortitude to handle those high pressure situations.

The guy has battled depression, lost his mother to cancer and his brother before 30….this whole mental toughness thing is a farce. No one questions other guys who have been failing….he just hasn’t been good enough.

 

[5Stars]

That whole 2-5 thing placed on one player is so comical. People really expose themselves as being horribly uninformed as to how the game of football is played.

According to their logic, Trent Dilfer and Kaepernick are better quarterbacks in the post season than the top quarterback on this list, Josh Allen.

So ok... Dak is 2-5. But make sure we make it known that Trent Dilfer, Rex Grossman and Colin Kaepernick are better quarterbacks when it matters the most than Josh Allen until further notice.

Again... I don't create the narratives, I just want to respectfully abide by them.

Everyone knows, or should know, that the record of a team is a team stat. The thing is, if anyone mentions Dak, there are maybe one or three that go into epilectic fit because someone mention their man crush. Those are the trolls, and there is one specific one named Rockport.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

It’s the anti-Lebron argument. I don’t care if he lost a record amount of finals, the dude made TEN

Ehhh it does speak to the greatness of guys like MJ when he’s been compared to to LeBron. Kobe too. NFL with 53 players is much harder to prove.