NFC starting QB power ranking: Where Seahawks Russell Wilson stands
. Jameis Winston. 8. player. 48. .
I don’t want this guy within a country mile of my football team. I don’t like him off the field, he is too reckless with the football, has mediocre accuracy at best, and hasn’t won anything significant at the NFL level. Have fun Tampa.
7. player. 51. . . . Jared Goff
One thing I’m not afraid to say is that I don’t think Jared Goff is all that good. He is, in my opinion, a middle of the road starting QB being propped up by an amazing supporting cast and one of the 5 best head coaches in the game. He played in an all-time great offense last season and his numbers were meh by comparison.
He is easily rattled and crumbles when facing any pressure in the pocket. We all saw it in the Super Bowl. And now he comes out in 2019 and is currently leading the league in interceptions? Yeah, I can’t say I am surprised. He’s fine when everything is going right. Forgive me for not trusting that guy to get it done when it matters.
player. 50. . . . Matthew Stafford. 6
Matthew Stafford is fun to watch. He has a great arm, is tough as nails, makes amazing plays, and maybe the closest thing to Brett Favre currently playing. And that’s part of the issue. Stafford trusts his arm too much and can make some truly terrible decisions because of it.
He can function in any offense and keep the train on the tracks, but let’s face it: Stafford is playing in his 11th season and has appeared in a total of 3 playoffs games… and lost them all. Stafford is fine. Maybe even good. But he will never be great and the team employing him could face a long stint in quarterback purgatory as a result.
Matt Ryan. 5. player. 44. . .
I like Matt Ryan. I don’t love him. He has a long track record of success, plays pretty well in the post-season, checks all the franchise QB boxes, and has led the league in game-winning drives twice.
He is a 4-time pro bowler, an All-Pro, an MVP, completes more than 65% of his passes, and generally keeps the trains running on time. And yet, he leads me wanting more. Ryan is the NFC version of Phillip Rivers, which is to say he is a really good player. But is he elite? I’m not so sure.