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Ranking the Seahawks opposing quarterbacks from yecch to yass

By Todd Vandenberg

GREEN BAY, WI - SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks reacts to a play during the second half against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on September 10, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI - SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks reacts to a play during the second half against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on September 10, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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9. Jimmy Garoppolo. The kid looks more like Broadway Joe than Broadway Joe did. He’s getting paid way too much for a guy with seven starts under his belt, and he didn’t exactly set the 49ers minicamp on fire. Then again, there’s another guy further up the list who waited a few years for his shot – three, exactly – and did pretty well once he got a chance to start.

I’m not saying we’ll see the same outcome for Garoppolo, but the similarities are there. He also has the benefit of a pretty good cornerback telling him what he’s doing wrong right now. Jimmy G doesn’t have any lousy seasons against him, at least not yet, so he makes the middle tier.

8. Dak Prescott. The Cowboys fans will love this, I’m sure. Right now Prescott reminds me more of Daunte Culpepper or Matt Cassel than Troy Aikman or Tony Romo. Between them, Culpepper and Cassel played for 24 years, so that isn’t exactly a terrible thing. But both had a few excellent seasons scattered among years of mediocrity. Of Prescott’s five worst games last year, two were with Ezekiel Elliott in the lineup, so no excuses there. I’m not saying Prescott’s bad, but he has something to prove after 2017.

7. Cam Newton. He did win the league MVP for the Panthers just three years ago. Take away that one phenomenal season, and you have a career passer rating of about 83. Throw in that his lowest ratings have been in the past two years, and you can see why Newton isn’t in the in the top tier. He could probably do with a few less concussions, and the refs could start calling cheap hits on him while they’re at it.

6. Kirk Cousins. The Vikings new signal caller is pretty decent. Not great, but he did beat the Seahawks last year with Washington. He’s only had one bad season, and that was in his five game sophomore season. And that campaign was largely killed by one terrible game against the Giants. That being said, Cousin’s passer rating has dropped for three straight years. He definitely has some weapons in Minnesota, but I can’t rank him with the league’s best.

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