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He ranks Ben #7 overall. He still hasn't ranked Flacco, Ryan, Brady, Brees, Peyton, and Rogers.
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Sean O'Hara was on NFLN the other day and was asked if Ben is a lock for the HOF. His comment was something along the lines of he needs to win one more SB, maybe two to be considered a lock. Really?? It takes four rings to get in? Some people just can't see through their own ridiculous biases.
At least we don't have to listen to those who tout Rivers and Romo anymore.
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Once Jaws put Matt Schaub in his list of top 10 QBs, I stopped paying attention to it.Comment
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He is probably right because many QBs are putting up gaudy statistics that Ben hasn't matched in his career. Ben therefore has to blow them away with championship rings. Plus Ben will always deal with the "Bad ben" reputation for the accused missteps that many will never forgive Ben for.Sean O'Hara was on NFLN the other day and was asked if Ben is a lock for the HOF. His comment was something along the lines of he needs to win one more SB, maybe two to be considered a lock. Really?? It takes four rings to get in? Some people just can't see through their own ridiculous biases.
At least we don't have to listen to those who tout Rivers and Romo anymore.
Plus Ben has to deal with the anti-Steelers bias that seems to be part of the current voters psyche who believe there are "too many" Steelers in the HoF. Just look at Dermintti Dawson's journey. Hines Ward and Bettis will face the same problem along with any future Steeler not named Troy Polamalu who has become a media icon immediately recognizable because of the hair and commercial success. IMO Ben, Jerome and Hines may not get in until voted in by the veterans."My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"Comment
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Ben doesn't get the respect because he is so unconventional, we all know that. But, ex Qbs and talking heads always steer towards the the more conventional pocket passer standing tall in the saddle and delivering the perfect throwing motion. The new wave of Qb's, at least from last years draft and the future will start to change some attitudes. But the older traditionalist will always lean toward the Mannings and such. Not saying Ben is before his time, guys like Tarkington, Flutie lead the way. But Ben is the only one like them that stands 6'5" and does what they did, so nobody knows how to rate him. Just my .5 sense worth.Comment
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If I recall it is the best QBs in the NFL...NOW! Not over the past 5-7 years. So far I think his list is pretty accurate. If Ben keeps missing 3-4 games per year I wouldn't put him Top 5 either. Ben needs to get a whole lot smarter about how he plays because when he is out it hurts his team and as we saw last year he doesn't come back from injuries and perform to the same level he use to."My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"Comment
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If it's ranked strictly on last season, then it's a dumb list. If that were the case, RGIII and Kapernick would be top 4. If you're ranking the best QB's in the NFL, Roethlisberger is absolutely better than Ryan and Flacco and I can make an argument as him being better than Brees. For me, I'd be fine with Ben ranked 4th overall behind Rogers, Brady and Peyton.
Jaws is a South Jersey guy, and has always loved Flacco and Ryan (who are both not-coincidentally from South Jersey). I call BS.Comment
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Well, Jaws' career as an analyst isn't exactly ascending...who cares what he says?Comment
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Ben played in 13 games behind another porous line with no running game. He recorded 26 TDs, 8 INTs, 251 YPG, and a 97.0 QB rating.
Flacco played all 16 games, with a top line after they re-shuffled, and one of the best backs in the game taking the heat off of him. He recorded 22 TDs, 10 INTs, 239 YPG, and a 87.7 QB rating
Don't tell me about the SB ring, if Rahim Moore catches an EASY pick then they don't win a thing. Flacco threw balls up all playoff long that could easily have been picked, especially in that Denver game. IMO the biggest mistaken signing this off-season will be the Ravens tying up Flacco for huge dollars. I see them disappointing many this upcoming season...just not Steeler fans.
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They were talking about this list on DC radio this morning. The thought was that Jaws was ranking how he thought the QBs are, going into this season, based on what they did last season.
In the end, it's just a list and just a guess from a guy that knows a decent amount about QBs. Nothing to get too excited over. Any one of these QBs can get on a hot streak and prove the list wrong.Comment
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Jaws LOL
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Brady, Ben, and Eli are the only ones with multiple rings. I disregard Brady's cause of spygate. That leaves either Ben or Eli as the #1 QB in my book. Ben and Eli are so different, it's nearly impossible to compare the 2.
What's really interesting about the rankings is there are hardly an bad QBs anymore. Nearly every team except for about 5 or 6 have a decent QB. To me, this says the NFL should start slanting some rules in the favor of defense to help the QBs separate their play a little.
Jaws had Ponder at 27 and Bradford at 22. I'd be happy as a fan of a team with one of those guys as my QB. I only saw one game of Ponder's but he looked like he had the clutch gene in him from what I could tell. And I've seen Bradford a couple times and he looks like a natural at QB with 0 talent around him. I think Jeff Fisher was really smart going to St Louis and they can turn that thing around quick.sigpicComment
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