How do you rank the NFL starting QBs?
 

Heres my take....whats yours?

Do you consider guys like Schaub, Cutler, Rivers, Romo, etc.... "Franchise QBs" ? (Basically all the guys in the Good but not yet great tier)

revised list Oct 14 2013


Top Tier:
Brady
Roethlisberger
P. Manning
E. Manning
Rodgers
Brees
Flacco


Not yet great, but have upside:

Kaepernick
Wilson
Stafford
Luck
RGIII
Ryan

Good, but have reached plateau:
Rivers
Romo
Cutler
A Smith
Dalton

Jury still out, have upside with question marks:

Wheedon
Locker
Newton
Tannehill
Bradford
Geno Smith
Pryor
Manuel
Glennon




Bottum Rung:
Schaub
Ponder/Cassel/Freeman
Palmer
Vick
Gabbert

I thik Eli Manning is the best QB right now.

Top Tier: - The Guys that won it.
E. Manning
Rogers
Brady
Brees
Roethlisberger
P. Manning

Secod Tier - Best out of the rest

Flacco
Schaub
Romo
Ryan
Rivers
Stafford
Vick
Palmer
Cutler - He's last because he's such a douche. Today's Jeff George

3rd Tier - Guys with Potential in no particular order

Ponder - Love this kid
Gabbert
Luck
Locker
RGIII
Ponder
Stafford
Newton
Wilson
Tannehill
Bradford
Gabbert
Wheedon
Freeman
Sanchez
A Smith

Bottom Tier - Reached their potential - Back up QB material

Kolb
Fitzpatrick
Cassel

Having Culter on the good list was inexcusable...

I at least have him LAST on that list.

I'd most certainly take Kolb over Kasl right now.

I can see it being Flacco and Matt Ryan in the Super Bowl this year.

OP has Stafford in two categories. So do you think he is in the "good" or the "jury is still out section?" Personally I would put him in the "jury" section. He can't stay healthy and is capable of lots of interceptions.

I don't know why Freeman wouldn't be in the "jury still out but has upside" group.

Top Tier: The elite QBs
E. Manning
Rogers
Brady
Brees

Second Tier: Battle-proven, top QBs:
Roethlisberger
P. Manning
Schaub
Flacco

Third Tier: Good QBs
Romo
Ryan
Rivers

4th Tier: Strong rookies and high-potential developing QBs:
Stafford
Newton
Bradford
RGIII
Luck

5th Tier: On their way down but still deserve to start, or up-and-coming with the jury still out
Vick
Cutler
Palmer
Sanchez
Fitzpatrick
A Smith
Kolb

6th tier: Unproven, mid-potential rookies and developing QBs
Locker
Gabbert
Ponder
Wilson
Tannehill
Wheedon
Freeman

7th Tier: QBs who aren't starting
Tebow
Quinn
McCoy
Leinart
Thigpen
Moore

8th Tier: QBs who aren't in the league
Croyle
Young
Russell
Farve
Warner
Testeverde

9th tier: Cassel
Cassel

In all fairness, since Palmer hasn't even had a full regular season with his team I think he should be higher on that list.

Elite: Brady. Rodgers. Brees. Eli Manning.

2nd Tier: P. Manning. Matt Ryan. Flacco. Roethlisberger. Schaub.

3rd Tier: Stafford. Cutler. Rivers. Romo. Alex Smith. Vick.

4th Tier: Palmer. Dalton. Newton. Luck. RG3. Bradford. Freeman.

5th Tier: Fitzpatrick. Sanchez. Locker. Ponder. Gabbert. Wilson.

6th Tier: Kolb. Tannehill. Weeden. Cassel.



My honest take.

Homers wish Cassel was 5th tier.

He's in some kind of purgatory between the 5th tier and the 7th tier.

In all honesty, I think good ole Matt is regressing in a big way with the Huard fetal concerning the passrush.

He played better football last year.

Phantom sack was fun though.