I am ranking them by division, I like trying to predict the divisions then look at the playoff picture, then going on to who will cash in those NFL futures...
I do believe the NFL is a QB league and that the teams with the best QB's have a huge advantage. Just look at the QB's who make the playoffs and those who don't over the last 2 or so years... Brady, Manning, Manning, Favre, Rivers, Romo, Mcnabb, Big Ben etc. etc. etc. You don't see the Tavaras Jackson, Jermarcus Russell, Jason Campbells of the world in the playoffs.
I give a * to guys I believe in and an F for a fade.
NFC East
1. Mcnabb *
2. Romo *
3. Eli *
4. Jason Campbell F
I think the top 3 really aren't THAT different, Romo MIGHT surpass Mcnabb this year but I have to favor the Vet that has been there before and done it for years. I like all of the top 3, I believe in them, and I do think Eli is underrated.
Jason Campbell on the other hand is what is holding his team back, he throws with a slow release, thinks slow, and isn't a natural leader. The Redskins run the 2 min drill like a joke, and it's funny to see Baby campbell walk back to the sidelines to see Papa Zorn try and coach him up and tell him to get rid of the ball faster after every snap. Daniel M. Snyder looked at replaceing the big dumb ass this offseason and the Jason Campbell show might not last much longer until he's another Byron Leftwhich/Charlie Batch/Dante Culpeper type guy that was supposed to be " the franchise QB for said team" but then plays out his career as a journey man/backup/spot starter. The funny thing is how the media trys to front run this clown but people aren't buying the hype anymore.
NFC Central
1. Rodgers ( could earn a * this year)
2. Cutler
3. Lions QB F
4. Terrible Tavaras Jackson F
I list Rodgers as #1 with his fat 28 TD-13 INT in his first season and in a very pressure filled role. He had to do the encore for Brett Favre and if the Packers had a better record he might get the same praise Matt Ryan got last year. I do think Cutler has had a better career and is a better player thus far but he does have to adjust to a brand new offense and will play in the cold windy Chicago. I don't think he will post the same numbers this year in that new offense and think Rodgers will have a better year as I expect him to continue to mature. It wouldn't shock me if Cutler plays BAD, but I certainly think he will underperform expectations this year and especially early on... I mean come on, the Bears are at 6/1 to win the super bowl, that's a joke! Cutler in Denver probably gets a *, but now he has to re-prove himself with his new surroundings. I think Aaron Rodgers is one of the best young QB's in the league and I expect him to continue to mature.
Tavaras Jackson sucks and will get his coach fired. I'm not going to mention BF at this point, but I'd put him right up there at 1A with Rodgers if he does come back.
Lions QB, who knows what the heck they are going to do but Stafford might get the most "starts" this year. In most divisions he'd probably get dead last, but when you have a 5th round running QB who was picked in the 2nd round and going to get his bald " don't let your dog shit on my lawn" coach, then you don't finish dead last. I'll believe in Matt Stafford when I see it, until then, he'll have to prove it to me.
NFC South
1. Drew Brees **
2. Jake the snake
3. Matt Ryan
4. Josh Freeman F ( will he be the starter)
1. Drew Brees gets two *'s because he's the best QB in the NFC. If there was no such thing as Tom Brady or Peyton Manning, he'd clearly be the best QB in the NFL. The scary thing is that Brees doesn't even have THAT much talent around him, he's had so many injuries, I'd love to see what he could do with a stacked roster around him. Ragina Bush lining up 7 yards deep and taking carries isn't ideal.
2. Jake can be a good QB but then he could pull a Jake Plummer and make the dumbest thows you wouldn't believe. It must be something about that part of the country down there where you have to be a gun slinger. With that being said, I am still not a beliver in Mat Ryan, it looked like they coddled him some, and Matt Ryan could certainly pass him this year, but you have to do it again to win my respect.
3. Matt Ryan: Nice rookie season, do it again.
4. Josh Freeman: If that smiling shit grinning rookie coach who is in way over his head starts Josh Freeman, he will have the worst starting QB in the NFL and he will instantly build a chorus of doubters.
NFC West
1. Kurt Warner *
2. Matt Hasselback ( lost a star)
3. Marc Bulger
4. Shaun Hill F
Warner: The funny thing to me is how quickly people are to write off a Brett Favre or Kurt Warner because they are "old", but after they are old and have good seasons then people talk about them like top 5 QB's again. Yes, Warner should be the best QB in the West again, but if his line doesn't give him enough time, look for the fumbles. Kurt Warner is the ultimate "over" quarterback. If he gets time, then he's throwing TD passes, if he doesn't it is turnover city. I like him, I think he's smart, I think he's a good guy, I like his coach, I don't like that he has a new OC, I think the offensive line should get better, but I don't think the Cards are going back to the SB next year. I was on the Arizona bandwagon for a couple of years and it finally hit.
Hassellback: Hassellback and Bulger are two guys that have had good careers thus far but all you ever hear about is how they are "old" now. Well, if Hassellback comes back and throws 24 TD's and 11 INT's next year you won't hear about that anymore, you will hear about how he's a top 10 QB. If the guy's healthy, I'd back him.
Bulger: I amso quick to dismiss Bulger yet either. I know how well he can do with Mike Martz, he was in a touch situation last year, and I'd rather bet on a guy who could prove he can do a lot of right things, than some young guy who has proven nothing. I'd say a lot of it is the situation, but with that being said I'd still have to peg Bulger behind Hasselback and Warner.
Shaun Hill: I'm not a believer.
I do believe the NFL is a QB league and that the teams with the best QB's have a huge advantage. Just look at the QB's who make the playoffs and those who don't over the last 2 or so years... Brady, Manning, Manning, Favre, Rivers, Romo, Mcnabb, Big Ben etc. etc. etc. You don't see the Tavaras Jackson, Jermarcus Russell, Jason Campbells of the world in the playoffs.
I give a * to guys I believe in and an F for a fade.
NFC East
1. Mcnabb *
2. Romo *
3. Eli *
4. Jason Campbell F
I think the top 3 really aren't THAT different, Romo MIGHT surpass Mcnabb this year but I have to favor the Vet that has been there before and done it for years. I like all of the top 3, I believe in them, and I do think Eli is underrated.
Jason Campbell on the other hand is what is holding his team back, he throws with a slow release, thinks slow, and isn't a natural leader. The Redskins run the 2 min drill like a joke, and it's funny to see Baby campbell walk back to the sidelines to see Papa Zorn try and coach him up and tell him to get rid of the ball faster after every snap. Daniel M. Snyder looked at replaceing the big dumb ass this offseason and the Jason Campbell show might not last much longer until he's another Byron Leftwhich/Charlie Batch/Dante Culpeper type guy that was supposed to be " the franchise QB for said team" but then plays out his career as a journey man/backup/spot starter. The funny thing is how the media trys to front run this clown but people aren't buying the hype anymore.
NFC Central
1. Rodgers ( could earn a * this year)
2. Cutler
3. Lions QB F
4. Terrible Tavaras Jackson F
I list Rodgers as #1 with his fat 28 TD-13 INT in his first season and in a very pressure filled role. He had to do the encore for Brett Favre and if the Packers had a better record he might get the same praise Matt Ryan got last year. I do think Cutler has had a better career and is a better player thus far but he does have to adjust to a brand new offense and will play in the cold windy Chicago. I don't think he will post the same numbers this year in that new offense and think Rodgers will have a better year as I expect him to continue to mature. It wouldn't shock me if Cutler plays BAD, but I certainly think he will underperform expectations this year and especially early on... I mean come on, the Bears are at 6/1 to win the super bowl, that's a joke! Cutler in Denver probably gets a *, but now he has to re-prove himself with his new surroundings. I think Aaron Rodgers is one of the best young QB's in the league and I expect him to continue to mature.
Tavaras Jackson sucks and will get his coach fired. I'm not going to mention BF at this point, but I'd put him right up there at 1A with Rodgers if he does come back.
Lions QB, who knows what the heck they are going to do but Stafford might get the most "starts" this year. In most divisions he'd probably get dead last, but when you have a 5th round running QB who was picked in the 2nd round and going to get his bald " don't let your dog shit on my lawn" coach, then you don't finish dead last. I'll believe in Matt Stafford when I see it, until then, he'll have to prove it to me.
NFC South
1. Drew Brees **
2. Jake the snake
3. Matt Ryan
4. Josh Freeman F ( will he be the starter)
1. Drew Brees gets two *'s because he's the best QB in the NFC. If there was no such thing as Tom Brady or Peyton Manning, he'd clearly be the best QB in the NFL. The scary thing is that Brees doesn't even have THAT much talent around him, he's had so many injuries, I'd love to see what he could do with a stacked roster around him. Ragina Bush lining up 7 yards deep and taking carries isn't ideal.
2. Jake can be a good QB but then he could pull a Jake Plummer and make the dumbest thows you wouldn't believe. It must be something about that part of the country down there where you have to be a gun slinger. With that being said, I am still not a beliver in Mat Ryan, it looked like they coddled him some, and Matt Ryan could certainly pass him this year, but you have to do it again to win my respect.
3. Matt Ryan: Nice rookie season, do it again.
4. Josh Freeman: If that smiling shit grinning rookie coach who is in way over his head starts Josh Freeman, he will have the worst starting QB in the NFL and he will instantly build a chorus of doubters.
NFC West
1. Kurt Warner *
2. Matt Hasselback ( lost a star)
3. Marc Bulger
4. Shaun Hill F
Warner: The funny thing to me is how quickly people are to write off a Brett Favre or Kurt Warner because they are "old", but after they are old and have good seasons then people talk about them like top 5 QB's again. Yes, Warner should be the best QB in the West again, but if his line doesn't give him enough time, look for the fumbles. Kurt Warner is the ultimate "over" quarterback. If he gets time, then he's throwing TD passes, if he doesn't it is turnover city. I like him, I think he's smart, I think he's a good guy, I like his coach, I don't like that he has a new OC, I think the offensive line should get better, but I don't think the Cards are going back to the SB next year. I was on the Arizona bandwagon for a couple of years and it finally hit.
Hassellback: Hassellback and Bulger are two guys that have had good careers thus far but all you ever hear about is how they are "old" now. Well, if Hassellback comes back and throws 24 TD's and 11 INT's next year you won't hear about that anymore, you will hear about how he's a top 10 QB. If the guy's healthy, I'd back him.
Bulger: I amso quick to dismiss Bulger yet either. I know how well he can do with Mike Martz, he was in a touch situation last year, and I'd rather bet on a guy who could prove he can do a lot of right things, than some young guy who has proven nothing. I'd say a lot of it is the situation, but with that being said I'd still have to peg Bulger behind Hasselback and Warner.
Shaun Hill: I'm not a believer.
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