Rank our QB (2018)

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(07-02-2018, 03:07 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I just looked at Alex Smith's number last year and saw something incredible.

In Smith's first 4 years as a starter in KC ('13-16) he did almost nothing downfield.  On passes thrown at least 20 yards past the line of scrimmage (not 20yd completions) for those for years Smith completed a combined 35 for 1161 yds, 7 tds and a 67.5 passer rating.  Last year alone he completed 27 for 1179 yds, 11td, and a 133.9 rating.  Those are sick deep ball numbers.

So Alex goes ahead of Andy.  I now have Dalton at #10.  I am really not that far off of the 11-15 vote.

Here are the names I see people putting ahead of Dalton that I don't.

Stafford.   Amazing arm.  Has large totals because he is a much higher volume passer than Dalton but their "efficiency number" (comp%, td%, int%, yds/att) are almost identical.  Stafford also fumbles a lot more than Dalton.

Carr.  He has only had one really good year and it was not close to Dalton's best year (96.7 to 106.2) and Dalton's career rating is also better (88.7 to 87.5)

Newton.  Probably has one of the strongest cases for being ranked ahead of Dalton, but most people here don't like him because of his personality.  Not as good of a passer as Dalton, but he is a freak one-of-a-kind weapon running the ball.

Wentz, Preskott, Goff, and Watson are all good looking QBs but they are also just "one year wonders" at this time.  Remember when RG3 finished 3rd in the league in passer rating as a rookie? Remember when Josh Freeman was 6th his second year?  Remember when Brian Griese led the league in second season? I have nothing against any of these current young guys, but I have to see them do it longer before I rank them among the best in the league.

Anyone else getting a lot of mentions that I have missed?

I can only hope that John Ross can provide that kind of deep ball number impact as Tyreek Hill has done for the Chiefs.