What is Peter King On?He ranks his top starting quarterbacks from 1-32. Now this guy knows football, but
this list is a joke. It's insane.
Let's start at the top. Peyton Manning is a heckuva player, but Tom Brady is still Tom Terrific. Nobody would rank Manning above Brady without the Colt's comeback against New England, and one game does not topple the leader of the Pats. Brees and Palmer there's not an ounce of difference between, Bulger and Hasselbeck are both quality players and....
Vince Young? Now I'm sorry, but Vince Young is not the seventh best quarterback in the NFL right now, and his selection in that spot is embarrassing. Young has the lowest yards per attempt among the QBs ranked from 1-29. He has the lowest completion percentage among anybody ranked from 1-31. Yeah, he ran for 552 yards last year. So what? We've been through this who thing before, with Michael Vick, remember? Heck, Vick had better stats than Young last year, why is it that he ranks #21 compared to Young's #7?
Obvious answer: Because everybody's caught onto the fact that Vick's a bust. Not a terrible player, but nothing like what we expected from him. If the media want to push a good black QB, how about Byron Leftwich, who's still only 27 and a better player than either of them, and ridiculously underrated at #28 based on an injury last season.
Ben Roethisberger at #17? That's just plain silly. There are no reasons to rank Roethlisberger behind Jay Cutler and Tony Romo; I'd put him in the top 5 easily. Favre at #14? Puh-lease! One of my favorite players of all time, but he's washed up.
Here's my top ten:
1. Tom Brady
2. Peyton Manning
3. Ben Roethlisberger
4. Carson Palmer
5. Drew Brees
6. Matt Hasselbeck
7. Jake Delhomme
8. Marc Bulger
9. Donovan McNabb
10. Byron Leftwich
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