Top Five Quarterbacks In The NFL

[ralaw]

The Chargers were 13-3 last season... with a team that was 31st in rushing. Philip Rivers went 14-2 and 11-5 in other seasons. I'm not following on this one. Sure, the Chargers always seem to struggle at the beginning, but they usually shut people up by November/December (this year excluded).

I hate Philip Rivers, but he's had arguably his best season this year and the Chargers blew this year. I would take him over Roethlisberger. I hesistate with saying I would take him over Brady, but that's more of a coaching and system thing. However, I would rank him over Brady.

What has Rivers done in the playoffs? A major point of my post was that people judge and ridicule these QBs based on their playoff performances

[manchild24]

Funny thing how so many people talk about the Post season and shit to count in their discussion. Mostly everyone has Manning as number 1 on their list and he is 9-19 in the post season but has like 140 career wins and will pass Marino and Elway next year with 8or 9 wins.

Out of all these "top 5" QBs Ben has the highest winning percentage among any of them

[Houston]

I agree, postseason and wins are stupid. I say we just go by yards in which case you gotta throw Matt Schaub into the discussion....

[Deviant]

What has Rivers done in the playoffs? A major point of my post was that people judge and ridicule these QBs based on their playoff performances

Oh, I see what you're saying... and actually, that's a really good point. He's 3-4 in the playoffs and... is actually quite mediocre in the playoffs as well.

[Deviant]

Funny thing how so many people talk about the Post season and shit to count in their discussion. Mostly everyone has Manning as number 1 on their list and he is 9-19 in the post season but has like 140 career wins and will pass Marino and Elway next year with 8or 9 wins.

Out of all these "top 5" QBs Ben has the highest winning percentage among any of them

THANK. YOU.

That's what I don't get. How can you say Peyton Manning is #1 and Roethlisberger is #3-#5 and then say that "post-season matters most". Because if the rings and the post-season matters and not so much the regular season, then there's no way that your Top 3 list shouldn't look like this:

1a. Tom Brady
1b. Ben Roethlisberger
3. Peyton Manning

[SethMode]

I think that you're slightly missing the point, at least regarding what some people, including myself, are saying.

Personally, I look at a players entire body of work. Career, regular season, post season. All things considered, under those circumstances it isn't hard for me to say something like, as of today:

Tier 1: Manning
Tier 2: Brady
Tier 3: Roethlisberger, Rodgers, Brees, Rivers

My problem is that the opinion seems to sway so vehemently from each side of the argument. Some people focus on postseason too much. Some people are too anxious to take away credit for postseason performance b/c it's a "team" game. Some people are focus too much on regular season stats. Some people are too anxious to take those away as well. There are so few people in the world, and on here as well it would seem, that are incapable of looking at these QBs and trying their best to assess fairly based on all of the available data. At least, in my opinion.

All of that said, I agree with Panda as well, a tier system is really the only fair way to do this. There is far too much shifting among 3-6 or 7 in a given season to say any are a lock for a certain spot over someone else.

[manchild24]

All i fucking know.....

If the game is on the line I want Manning with the ball. Manning could be 9-19 because the defense gave up 35 a game, I really dont know.

[manchild24]

Tier 1: Manning
Tier 2: Brady
Tier 3: Roethlisberger, Rodgers, Brees, Rivers

I think that is VERY FAIR Seth, in my opinion Ben gets left out of all these conversations because he doesnt throw for 350 a game and lets admit it the Steelers dont have a "sexy" offense. Ben just wins and makes plays.

[manchild24]

THANK. YOU.

That's what I don't get. How can you say Peyton Manning is #1 and Roethlisberger is #3-#5 and then say that "post-season matters most". Because if the rings and the post-season matters and not so much the regular season, then there's no way that your Top 3 list shouldn't look like this:

1a. Tom Brady
1b. Ben Roethlisberger
3. Peyton Manning

I dont think the post season completely matters in this conversation. See my point about Marino and his post season/super bowl wins.

If the league were to start over today and I have the first pick, Im taking Manning.

[Primetime]

I dont think the post season completely matters in this conversation. See my point about Marino and his post season/super bowl wins.

If the league were to start over today and I have the first pick, Im taking Manning.

Disregarding age I assume.

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

1. Manning - 35 fourth quarter comebacks, 46 game winning drives.
2. Brady - 23 fourth quarter comebacks, 32 game winning drives.
3. Big Ben - 19 fourth quarter comebacks, 25 game winning drives.
4. Brees - 16 fourth quarter comebacks, 25 game winning drives.
5. Rivers - 12 fourth quarter comebacks, 15 game winning drives.

Rodgers - 3 fourth quarter comebacks, 5 game winning drives.

That's the sound of the air being let out of the Godgers balloon.

[kmanharris]

1. Manning - 35 fourth quarter comebacks, 46 game winning drives.
2. Brady - 23 fourth quarter comebacks, 32 game winning drives.
3. Big Ben - 19 fourth quarter comebacks, 25 game winning drives.
4. Brees - 16 fourth quarter comebacks, 25 game winning drives.
5. Rivers - 12 fourth quarter comebacks, 15 game winning drives.

Rodgers - 3 fourth quarter comebacks, 5 game winning drives.

That's the sound of the air being let out of the Godgers balloon.

4th quarter comebacks are such a skewed stat that is calculated differently by different people but I'll let Firsttimer (I think it was him anyway) repost his view on this since he already has done it once lol.

[Primetime]

So you're basing your entire argument on 4th quarter comebacks and game winning drives?

Probably the worst argument so far in this thread.

[SethMode]

So you're basing your entire argument on 4th quarter comebacks and game winning drives?

Probably the worst argument so far in this thread.

And for this thread, that is saying something.

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

4th quarter comebacks are such a skewed stat that is calculated differently by different people but I'll let Firsttimer (I think it was him anyway) repost his view on this since he already has done it once lol.

You can't come up with your own argument? You have to ask a better poster to figure it out for you? If you don't know how the stat is skewed, and can't figure it out, then what the hell are you talking about.

So you're basing your entire argument on 4th quarter comebacks and game winning drives?

Probably the worst argument so far in this thread.

hahaha that's funny. my entire argument. not at all pimpin, just exposing Godgers to some of the fanboys who have their mouth around his cock right now.

My list doesn't match the come from behind list, but you have to admit, 3 come from behind and 5 game winning drives out of 54 games is shitty. Hell this season he lost four games by 3 points, and another by 4 pts, where were his comeback drives then? Assuredly any of the top 5 QB's on that list would have at least one of those wins.

How are comebacks and game winners not important to QB's? Shouldn't every QB be able to win games? If you're good you have to have some game winners right? Some comebacks? Something to show you're the reason the team won games. All the greats have game winning drives.

Montana - 31 comebacks, 33 game winning drives. 'The Drive'. 'The Catch'. Ring a bell? "Joe Cool"
John Elway - 35 comebacks, 46 game winning drives. "The comeback kid." Ever heard of him?
Favre - 30 comebacks, 45 game winners.

Those are just a few of my favorites that I ran down of the top of my head.

Now when it comes to the greatest QB's of all time, comeback and game winning drives are important. Obviously it isn't a "stat" per-say, considering the fact that one QB could be trailing by 2 every game in his career and have a ton of these comebacks, and another could never been in a comeback situation. That is understood and obvious. However, when you have a QB who had just 5 game winning drives on his career, and he lost 5 games by 4 or less points this season, and I hear comment's like "I wouldn't want any other QB right now" that's just irritating.

edit: 15 of Rodgers 20 losses were by a touchdown or less. 11 were by fewer than 3 points. Where were his come from behind or game winning drives then?