Hypothetical 2021 #1 pick

[Nicomo Cosca]

(08-05-2020, 04:33 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: By what possible QB metric?


2019-2020
Drew Brees (26 starts): 74.7% Completion... 6,971 yards (8.0 YPA)... 59 TD/9 INT... QB Rating roughly 116.0
Lamar Jackson (22 starts): 63.7% Completion... 4,324 yards (7.6 YPA)... 42 TD/9 INT... QB Rating 104.7

Sure if you asked someone who you'd want over the next 3-5 years then Jackson is the choice due to age, but right this second Drew Brees is playing QB at just an absurd level. Dude is completing essentially 3 out of every 4 passes he attempts and he's doing it with a good-not-great defense and running game.

That's not even touching the concerning difference in performance Jackson's turned in the last two playoffs.
51.1% Completion... 3 TD/3 INT... 6.4 YPA... 68.3 QB Rating

Using Lamar’s rookie numbers is a bit unfair. We’re talking about who’s better right now, not 2 years ago. And are you seriously going to just throw out passing stats like that tells the whole story here? Lamar led his team in rushing and was 6th in the entire league. 1200 yds. As a QB. That’s just insane. Add in the 36 passing TD’s to only 6 INT’s and that’s equals an MVP. He had a season for the ages.

Brees wasn’t even in the top 10 on the NFL 100 that just came out. Not that it’s a perfect list, I had plenty of issues with it, but I do agree with them that Mahomes, Lamar, and Wilson are all better QB’s right now.