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  • ESPN has come out with a Tier system for ranking the QBs in the NFL.  Unfortuneatly, in order to get their full list, you have to be a part of their insider program and pay just to read their bullshite. Fuyuck them on that.   But they did give their list of the Top 4 who were:

    1. Aaron Rodgers

    2. Tom Brady

    3. Drew Brees

    4. Ben Roethlisberger

    Notice this fact:  of these top 4....Their respective ages when the season start are:  Rodgers 34, Brady 41, Brees 39, and BR  36.

  • Here is the list of the other projected starters to begin the season.  Of course, as we know some of these may get beat out in training camp...and other may start but not finish the season.  Still, these are the projected starters for all the other teams except for the 4 above.  I have grouped them by age classification, oldest to youngest:

    Josh McCown  Jets   age 39

    Eli Manning  Giants  age 37

    Phillip Rivers  Chargers ag 36

    Alex Smith  Redskins  34

    Joe Flacco Ravens  33

    Matt Ryan Falcons 33

    Case Keenum Broncos  30

    Sam Bradford Cardinals  30

    Kirk Cousins  Vikings 30

    Matt Stafford Lions 30

    Andy Dalton  Bengals 30

    Ryan Tannehill Dolphins 30

    Russell Wilson  Seahawks  29

    Andrew Luck Colts   29

    Tyrod Taylor  Browns 29

    Cam Newton Panthers 29

    Nick Foles  Eagles 29   (Wentz= 25)

    AJ McCarron  Bills  28

    Derek Carr  Raiders  27

    Jimmy Garropolo  49ers   26

    Blake Bortles  Jaguars  26

    Dak Prescott Cowboys 25

    Jameis Winston  Bucs  24   (even though suspended at first)

    Marcus Mariota  Titans  24

    Mitch Trubisky  Bears  24

    DeShaun Watson  Texans 23

    Patrick Mahomes  Chiefs 23

    Jared Goff  Rams 23

    For these last 3....Patrick Mahomes is the youngest of all.....but he is only 3 days younger than DeShaun Watson

    (in fact....both Mahomes and Watson are younger than Baker Mayfield by about  5 months)

  • Going back to the tier ranking.    As noted, they have Brady/Rodgers/Brees/BR at 1-4.

    Here are my picks for  Tier 2 , positions 5-10,  no order:

    Phillip Rivers,  Russell Wilson,  Cam Newton, Matt Stafford, Matt Ryan,  Eli Manning

    Here are my picks for Tier 3, positions 11-17:

    Joe Flacco, Kirk Cousins, Derek Carr, Andrew Luck,  Alex Smith,  the Wentz/Foles combination, Andy Dalton

    Picks for Tier 4:

    Tyrod Taylor, Mariota,  Keenum, Bortles, Goff, Prescott,  

    Picks for Tier 5:

    McCarron, McCown, Winston, Mahomes, Trubisky, Bradford, Garrapolo, Tannehill, Watson  

  • I guess I can go a little Ghoolie  braggadoccio here....and note that since no one has argued with my QB rankings here, that I must be the perfect genius on this board...as every one of my opinions have gone completely unchallenged.

    😂

  • ummm....there is no foles/wentz combination.

  • T Tacosman

    ummm....there is no foles/wentz combination.

    @tacosman said:

    ummm....there is no foles/wentz combination.

    Then tell us who is going to be the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles come opening dayThen tell us who is going to be the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles come opening day

    The GipperT 1 Reply

  • the most recent reports have indicated wentz will be healthy enough to start then...regardless, who cares whether he isn't deemed healthy enough to go until week 2 or even week 3.  for the purpose of your post(assigning tiers in qb), it only makes sense to list the player who will start the great majority of the year.

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    @tacosman said:

    ummm....there is no foles/wentz combination.

    Then tell us who is going to be the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles come opening dayThen tell us who is going to be the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles come opening day

    @the-gipper said:

    Then tell us who is going to be the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles come opening dayThen tell us who is going to be the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles come opening day

    @tacosman said:

    the most recent reports have indicated wentz will be healthy enough to start then...regardless, who cares whether he isn't deemed healthy enough to go until week 2 or even week 3.  for the purpose of your post(assigning tiers in qb), it only makes sense to list the player who will start the great majority of the year.

    Yes, I suppose, but I am NOT convinced that Wentz will be ready to go full bore until about midseason.  

  • Tyrod will be Tier 2 

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