The NFL's top 10 quarterbacks by SI's Doug Farrar

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5. Tony Romo, Cowboys: Romo has never finished higher in FO's cumulative and per-play metrics than he did in 2014, and that's reflective of a few things. Yes, he had the best offensive line and rushing attack he's ever had in his career—Dallas faced more strict run defenses than it had since Emmitt Smith's glory days—and Dez Bryant has turned himself into the best receiver in the NFL: a determined, tough matchup nightmare on just about every play. But Romo has also reduced the tendencies that once made him a boom-or-bust player.

He's reduced his interception rates over the last few seasons without losing his knack for the big play, which is how he led the NFL in completion percentage (69.9%), touchdown percentage (7.8%), yards per attempt (8.5) and passer rating (113.2) in '14. Can he keep that up with a more run-of-the-mill rushing attack, as the Cowboys are likely to have in '15? It would be unwise to bet against him.

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I have no problem with Aaron Rodgers at number one. Also good not to see Peyton Manning top five on based reputation.
 
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Don't get the hate on Luck at all. Yes he throws INT's but he's all they have, similar to Romo before last year. He is tough sob I know that!
 
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Aven8 said:
Don't get the hate on Luck at all. Yes he throws INT's but he's all they have, similar to Romo before last year. He is tough sob I know that!
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He plays in a weak division. There is little to no competition in that division every year he has been in the league. When he plays the top teams he is usually not as good. His playoff wins have been against some weak competition and he and his team got a huge break facing a broke down Peyton Manning. He's good but I need to see more.
 
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robjay04 said:
Disagree---not the biggest Luck fan but Peyton just slows down more and more every season as the season progresses. Denver probably should've moved on after last season.
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The year before last he had the greatest season a quarterback ever has.

Last year he was having a tremendous year throwing for 36 touchdowns in his first 12 games before getting injured. He still finished withtds tdswhich was more than Rodgers threw for and good for second most in the league. And outside of his record breaking year when he threw 55tds the 39 tds represented his most thrown for in over a decade.

Rumors of Peyton's demise are greatly exaggerated.
 
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Aven8 said:
Don't get the hate on Luck at all. Yes he throws INT's but he's all they have, similar to Romo before last year. He is tough sob I know that!
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Yet, I don't recall Romo EVER sniffing the top 5 (barely top 10 if at all in most cases). And I would say nobody defines toughness at the QB spot the way Romo has. Because Romo was an UDFA as opposed to the #1 overall pick and he plays for the Cowboys, Romo has never had the benefit of the doubt the way Luck has. In all fairness, Luck should have been ranked similar to where Romo was ranked early in his career OR, Romo should have been ranked where Luck is now...if they wanted to be consistent.
 

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Staubacher said:
Luck's career playoff rating: 70.8

9 TDs, 12 INTs

Yeah he has a lot of playoff games for a young guy, 6. He can thank that horrible division he plays in for that.

He's a good young QB but overrated at this point.
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Luck also has led the Colts to three consecutive playoffs and one game away from the Super Bowl with virtually no running game and a porous defense. Of course, he's going to throw a lot of interceptions if everything's on his shoulders.

No, he's not overrated.
 
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tyke1doe said:
Luck also has led the Colts to three consecutive playoffs and one game away from the Super Bowl with virtually no running game and a porous defense. Of course, he's going to throw a lot of interceptions if everything's on his shoulders.

No, he's not overrated.
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It's quite amazing how you equate team success to individual brilliance.

You were just given his pedestrian passing numbers in playoff contention and you simply cover your eyes and wag your tongue.
 
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tyke1doe said:
Luck also has led the Colts to three consecutive playoffs and one game away from the Super Bowl with virtually no running game and a porous defense. Of course, he's going to throw a lot of interceptions if everything's on his shoulders.

No, he's not overrated.
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Have you looked at the AFC South recently? Other than the Colts it's been a whole lot of nothin'.
 
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I watched the Colts/Broncos playoff replay yesterday. Manning has no arm strength anymore. He cant throw a deep out at all. The Colts played tight bump and run. Payton was throwing 5 yard passes all second half when down by 14. His wobblers were all late. He's done. Reduced to a game manager now. Bet they run70 pass30 this year.
 

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coogrfan said:
Have you looked at the AFC South recently? Other than the Colts it's been a whole lot of nothin'.
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So? Luck isn't playing against college teams. These are professional teams. And when the Colts got to the playoffs they've had to beat playoff teams, largely behind the play of Andrew Luck.

Again, he's not overrated. The guy has led the Colts to the playoffs every year he's been in the league. He has virtually NO running game and no defense.

And I seem to remember Cowboys fans fawning over Romo FOR THE VERY SAME REASON!!

Give him (Romo) a running game and see how far he goes.
Give him (Romo) a defense and see how far he goes.

Romo is making mistakes because he has no help.

Luck is taking the Colts to the brink of the Super Bowl with limited help. I'd say that's elite. And the interceptions are a product of 1.) him having to do too much (much like Romo did earlier in his career) and 2.) him not being a seasoned veteran (remember, Luck is in the beginning of his career).

No, he's not overrated.
 

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Toruk_Makto said:
It's quite amazing how you equate team success to individual brilliance.

You were just given his pedestrian passing numbers in playoff contention and you simply cover your eyes and wag your tongue.
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Because there's a story behind numbers. And you have to analyze the story behind numbers. A quarterback may have 400 yards passing, but it may be because his team is so far behind that he has to pass to catch up. Conversely, a quarterback can have 201 yards passing, but his team has run the ball and chewed up the clock, thus reducing his need to throw the ball much.

If you are your team's sole offensive weapon, of course, you're going to be pressed to do more, that's going to be reflected in your numbers.

As for his playoff numbers, Luck is facing better teams. But he's still the man, still the person through whom his offense runs. And guess what? In two playoff seasons, he's found a way to win. His team was in a huge hole against KC last year, and he passed them back to a victory. He also beat both the Bengals and the Broncos to advance to the AFC Championship Game. They don't win those games without him.

I'll take wins over stats any day.
 
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