Execs, coaches, scouts rank top NFL quarterbacks for 2026

[Rockport]

Dak comes in at #6. That’s what I’ve been saying. He’s the 6th or 7th best Qb in the league.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...top-10-quarterbacks-2026-execs-coaches-scouts

 

[817Gill]

Makes sense, I can see him anywhere from the 6-9 range.

Issue is, outside of maybe 1 or 2 guys, you need a complete team and high end coaching staff to win big. There are little to no instances of good QB’s taking flawed rosters and average coaching to the promise land.

So unless you get some generational QB that allows you to cut corners, organizations need to be built correctly to win the big one.

He’s had some stinkers in the playoffs, but I don’t think he’s had more than a team or two in his time here built and coached well enough for deep playoff runs. Except for maybe two of those McCarthy/Quinn years we’ve had good but not great rosters and coaching, that’s just not going to cut it.

Unless you’re a top 2/3 guy you’re going to need the whole organization to be top tier to win big consistently in this league. Can try to replace Dak all we want, and I do want to see more from him in the postseason, but we aren’t going to break through without a sound roster and top tier coaching.

The odds of finding a top 2/3 QB are way slimmer than the odds of building a strong roster and coaching staff. Once you have a top 8-12 type guy, you focus on building the right team and coaching staff.

Darnold/Seahawks, Nix/Broncos, Hurts/Eagles, and Purdy/Niners are all examples of 8-12ish talent with elite coaching staffs and strong rosters able to make a AFCCG/NFCCG run. This is a much more replicable formula than hunting for a Mahomes or Allen and asking them to deliver us to glory.

 

[Rockport]

Makes sense, I can see him anywhere from the 6-9 range.

Issue is, outside of maybe 1 or 2 guys, you need a complete team and high end coaching staff to win big. There are little to no instances of good QB’s taking flawed rosters and average coaching to the promise land.

So unless you get some generational QB that allows you to cut corners, organizations need to be built correctly to win the big one.

He’s had some stinkers in the playoffs, but I don’t think he’s had more than a team or two in his time here built and coached well enough for deep playoff runs. Except for maybe two of those McCarthy/Quinn years we’ve had good but not great rosters and coaching, that’s just not going to cut it.

Unless you’re a top 2/3 guy you’re going to need the whole organization to be top tier ti win big consistently in this league.

Spot on. There are 53 players, 26 coaches and 52 FO folks on the team. It takes ALL of them to be on the same page and in sync to go all the way. THEN, you need a lot of luck with injuries, favorable matchups, etc.

Just need some good defensive play and the sky’s the limit.

 

[gtb1943]

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?

 

[Rockport]

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?

Yet you’re one of the ring leaders blaming all loses on Dak. Weird.

 

[Whirlwin]

Spot on. There are 53 players, 26 coaches and 52 FO folks on the team. It takes ALL of them to be on the same page and in sync to go all the way. THEN, you need a lot of luck with injuries, favorable matchups, etc.

Just need some good defensive play and the sky’s the limit.

If we can fix special teams, Redzone penalties, that would be huge in itself

 

[Rockport]

If we can fix special teams, Redzone penalties, that would be huge in itself

Yeah, penalties in general. I’m hoping the coaches will be emphasizing that during training camp.

 

[GMO415]

Dak haters are not going to like this.

 

[Rockport]

Dak haters are not going to like this.

I’ve been telling them for years. Maybe now, they’ll understand ……..

 

[LouBrown]

"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."

Tough to read for the people who formed an opinion on Dak in 2017 and never came off of it lol

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

That’s about it right honestly.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Dak comes in at #6. That’s what I’ve been saying. He’s the 6th or 7th best Qb in the league.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...top-10-quarterbacks-2026-execs-coaches-scouts

what do NFL execs, coaches and scouts know about QBs...the idiots

 

[Praxit]

..all we need, is Parker to do his thing this year. Get the ball back to offense.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

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?

what!? this made zero sense. your logic fails, badly.

 

[Havic]

With all the talent surrounding Dak, he should be higher. Has 2 #1 receivers, a good offensive line, and a running game. I think his playoff failures attribute to the lower ranking

 

[AmericasTeam81]

Hopefully this ranking helps us win some playoff games

 

[TheSport78]

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.

 

[Streifenkarl]

Hopefully this ranking helps us win some playoff games

This. Who the **** cares lol. It counts in January. See you then.

 

[shabazz]

One of the constants with this orginization has been that when the offense is up the defense is down and vice versa.

Alot of good to great players haven't gotten to the promised land here unless they went to other teams

Continue debating, arguing and lactating until we get there.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Tough to read for the people who formed an opinion on Dak in 2017 and never came off of it lol

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.