ANNOUNCING THE TOP TWENTY QUARTERBACKS IN THE NFL TODAY! (According to Extremeskins)

[NLC1054]

So we have the NFL Top 100. Sometimes they get it right, sometimes they get it wrong. We know what the players think, but what do we, the humble fans think? That's what I'm going to try to find out. Right here, we're going to compile the Top 100 players in the NFL. And first, we're going to break it down by position.

The rules are pretty simple:

1.) NO NFC EAST BIAS. Seriously, guys, I know we have pride for our team, but not artificially inflating Redskins rankings or deflating those of our NFC East rivals. Let's try and keep it fair and even.

2.) THIS IS NOT A CAREER RETROSPECTIVE. The list we eventually compile will be made of the best player's in the NFL TODAY. Prior years experience should have no baring on the list; think last year and only last year.

3.) NO RECENTLY DRAFTED PLAYERS; you can't put RGIII on the list. Any and all players drafted in 2012 can NOT be on the list. They haven't played a down yet.

That said, anything else goes.

So, with that in mind...who are the best NFL quarterbacks in the NFL today in the NFL? Ranked 1-15 (i.e the best quarterback is ranked number one and so on and so forth.)

In about a week (or when this slows down), I'll tally on the rankings and come up with a definitive top 15, and then we'll move onto the next position group. Good?

Alright then, here we go---who are your top 15 quarterbacks in the league? You can explain each if you want, but you don't have to.

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ALRIGHT! We've got the Top 21 Quarterbacks in the NFL based on the votes of Extremeskins.com!

In fancy Excel form!

Out of Excel Form:
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1.) Aaron Rodgers






2.) Tom Brady






3.) Drew Brees






4.) Eli Manning






5.) Ben Roethlisberger





6.) Philip Rivers
7.) Peyton Manning
8.) Matthew Stafford
9.) Matt Schaub
10.) Tony Romo
11.) Matt Ryan
12.) Jay Cutler
13.) Michael Vick
14.) Cam Newon
15.) Joe Flacco

16.) Tim Tebow**
17.) Alex Smith*
18.) Andy Dalton
19.) Josh Freeman
20.) Carson Palmer

21--TIE) Bradford, Matt Hasselbeck

Those who were left off people's list were given an automatic ranking of 16 to help with the averages.

Tim Tebow and Alex Smith technically tied. The average of their ranked scores without factoring the times they were not ranked be higher led to Tebow being ranked higher.

[Califan007]

1) R
2) O
3) B
4) E
5) R
6) T
7) G
8) R
9) I
10) F
11) F
12) I
13) N
14) the
15) 3rd

[airs0ft3r]

1) Aaron Rodgers
2) Drew Brees
3) Tom Brady
4) Peyton Manning

[hail2skins]

Funny NLC......we were just doing this at work earlier in the week

I guess most everyone's top 4 will be Brady, Peyton (even post-injury), Rodgers, and Brees.......don't know which order

After that I think its easier to get to 15 more by exclusion than inclusion. For example, going thru the divisions, Griffin/Grossman, Ponder, Freeman, Newton (not totally proven yet IMO), Flynn, Bradford, Kolb, Sanchez, Fitzpatrick, Tannehill/Moore, Dalton, whatever stiff Cleveland has, Hasselback/Locker, Gabbert, Luck, and Cassel get thrown off my list.

Guess I'll go: 1) Brees 2) Rodgers 3) Brady 4) P. Manning 5) E. Manning 6) Ben 7) Schaub 8) Cutler 9) Rivers 10) Stafford 11) Romo 12) Ryan 13) Vick 14) A.Smith 15) Flacco

[NLC1054]

Going to be interesting to see how many people put Peyton Manning in their list...

[hail2skins]

Yeah, putting Peyton on the list somewhat goes in contradiction to your #2 rule, but I think it'd be extremely difficult to leave him off completely, especially given how many stiffs are in the league.

[Santana_89]

Here's my list:

1) Rodgers

2)Brees

3) Brady

4) P. Manning

5) Roethlisberger

6) Rivers

7) Schaub

8) Cutler

9) Stafford

10) E. Manning

11)Ryan

12) Romo

13) Vick

14) Palmer

15) Flacco

[Mr. Nostril]

1. Brady
2. Brees
3. Rodgers
4. Rivers
5. E. Manning
6. Roethlisberger
7. P. Manning (The truth is that nobody, including Peyton himself, really has any clue where he ranks right now. So, he get's a ranking here that I admit is really dopey.)
8. Schaub
9. Ryan
10. Stafford
11. Romo
12. Cutler
13. Vick
14. Freeman
15. Newton

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

GHH's top 15 QB's of 2011 (Regular Season):

1. Aaron Rodgers. Packers.
2. Drew Brees. Saints.
3. Tom Brady. Patriots.
4. Matthew Stafford. Lions.
5. Tony Romo. Cowboys.
6. Eli Manning. Giants.
7. Matt Ryan. Falcons.
8. Philip Rivers. Chargers.
9. Ben Roethlesberger. Steelers.
10. Cam Newton.(R.). Panthers.
11. Alex Smith. 49ers.
12. Matt Schaub. Texans.
13. Andy Dalton.(R.). Bengals.
14. Michael Vick. Eagles.
15. Matt Hasselbeck. Titans.

Hail.

*Edit* Peyton can't possibly be ranked when he never played a single down last year.

*Double Edit* I'm a little confused. The thread title say's 'today', yet I'm getting the impression this is based off last season. Did I screw up?

[NLC1054]

1.) Rodgers
2.) Brees
3.) Brady
4.) Eli
5.) Big Ben
6.) Rivers
7.) Stafford
8.) Schaub
9.) Ryan
10.) Vick
11.) Newton
12.) Flacco
13.) Romo
14.) Cutler
15.) Dalton

EDIT: Had to take Peyton off. Didn't sit right in my gut having him in there.

[Riggo-toni]

1. Rodgers
2. Brady
3. Eli Manning (based solely on last year, when he finally was truly elite)
4. Brees
5. Roethlisberger
6. Schaub (if he ever makes it thru an entire season? I hope so.)
7. Peyton (he was slipping the year before he got injured. Who knows now)
8. Cutler
9. Stafford
10. Rivers (last year dropped him down several notches)
11. Romo
12. Vick (will he ever make it thru an entire season? I hope not.)
13. Ryan
14. Flacco
15. Newton

[pjfootballer]

That's why I don't watch those top 100 lists for each year. I think one year is too small a sample. A guy can have a career year (Brandon Lloyd) and then totally stink it up. I also think comparing careers is bad, because ultimately the "Championship" thing comes up. I'd like to think in a smaller sample size, say last 3 years. I think it's a good enough sample size without going too much or too little.

[MLSKINS]

1.Rodgers
2.Brady
3.Brees
4.Eli
5.Rivers
6.Ryan
7.Cutler
8.Romo
9.Big Ben
10.Cam
11.Schaub
12.Stafford
13. Vick
14.Freeman
15.Flacco

[Koolblue13]

Please, who cares if he didn't play last year. Peyton has been the best QB league wide for over a decade. Even if he doesn't snap back to form, he is still going to be top ten.

[roanoker]

Please, who cares if he didn't play last year. Peyton has been the best QB league wide for over a decade. Even if he doesn't snap back to form, he is still going to be top ten.

Lol- I guess the same can be said for McNubbs. Wait a minute, he did play last year.