Ranking NFL starting quarterbacks

[CC.SD]

Originally Posted by CC.SD

The Pats have had success with traded/free agent players though, so chalk up a point for the bad drafting argument.

Originally Posted by abaddon41_80

Ones that were already good, though. Dillon, Moss, Stallworth, and Welker were already known commodities when they went to the Patriots.

Right. they were known commodities because they were or had been good, and they did well in NE, unlike their drafted players, because their drafted players sucked.

[yourfavestoner]

A little something from Bill Simmons' new article ranking QBs. He's not a football guy, but he understands the basic concepts of the game. He's an opinion writer, not an analyst, and I always enjoy his observations, even if they are off-base at times in regards to football (dude is a basketball genius, though).

3. Tom Brady, Patriots
Seems a little high? Know that Football Outsiders had him ranked first in its adjusted rankings -- on top of the yearly reality that he doesn't get eight home games in a dome like Brees or Manning, FO calculates that he played the hardest schedule of pass defense opponents of any QB since 1993 -- and remember that it takes two years to fully recover from reconstructive knee surgery. The Patriots also spruced up their tight end spot (remember this name: Rob Gronkowski) and go four-deep at receiver with Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Julian Edelman (last year's find) and Brandon Tate (this year's find). Throw in their potentially lousy defense, the nonstop Brees/Manning/Favre/Rodgers hype and Bob Kraft's miserly refusal to extend his contract … and yes, all signs point to a monster Brady fantasy season. We'll see if it translates to a playoff appearance. Or a better hairc-.
(Crap, I slipped. Sorry.)

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...simmons/100902