It occurs to me I don't LAMP enough. SO, from the morning email blast:
BY JAY HART
Five weeks into the NFL season and quarterback play has been, well, all over the map. We've had good quarterbacks be good, good quarterbacks be bad and bad quarterbacks be good.
We've had castoffs light it up, high-priced veterans stink it up and a quarterback controversy (not really, until Dak throws his next INT) emerge in Dallas.
So what are we to do? Rank 'em, of course. (And then you email us and tell out how wrong we are. That's how it works).
Let's have at it ...
MVP candidates
1. Josh Allen: Only one thing left to bring to Buffalo.
2. Patrick Mahomes: Consistently amazing.
3. Jalen Hurts: So good, even Eagles fans like him.
Elite-ish
4. Lamar Jackson: Playing his way into a monster payday.
5. Tua Tagovailoa: Most unfortunate injury in the league so far this year.
6. Justin Herbert: The Chargers will screw this up somehow.
7. Tom Brady: Playing through just a few distractions
8. Aaron Rodgers: It’s clear he misses Davante Adams …
Really?
9. Geno Smith: Playing better than Russ.
10. Jared Goff: Playing better than Stafford.
11. Jimmy Garoppolo: Playing better than Trey.
12. Cooper Rush: Playing better than Dak.
Underperforming
13. Kirk Cousins: He's been OK, but he does have the Vikings at 4-1.
14. Joe Burrow: He’ll right the ship in Cincy, right?
15. Kyler Murray: There may have been a reason for that study clause.
16. Matthew Stafford: Is he hurting, getting old, or just no time to throw?
Good and bad
17. Trevor Lawrence: When he’s good, he’s good … but there’s too much bad.
18. Ryan Tannehill: Titans fans can’t wait for Malik Willis.
19. Derek Carr: … and other than last night, it’s clear Davante Adams misses Aaron Rodgers.
20. Russell Wilson: Is this what’s left of Russ?
21. Jacoby Brissett: Holding his own until Deshaun Watson returns.
22. Daniel Jones: Brian Daboll is making lemonade out of lemons.
Kissing your cousin
23. Carson Wentz: Numbers aren’t terrible, just makes terrible decisions at the wrong times.
24. Davis Mills: Nope, not it in Houston.
25. Zach Wilson: Still a huge question mark.
26. Marcus Mariota: The only thing keeping Atlanta from going to Desmond Ridder is the Falcons’ tiny window of hope.
27. Jameis Winston: Same as he ever was.
Bad
28. Matt Ryan: Got old real quick.
29. Mac Jones: What the hell happened?
30. Kenny Pickett: No clue yet, but gotta be better than Trubisky.
Really Bad
31. Justin Fields: OK, he wasn’t gawd awful Sunday, but that’s a pretty low bar.
32. Baker Mayfield: Hurting his ankle may have saved him from being benched.
Josh: You are correct, sir.
Tua: Seems an ideal "Good & Bad" candidate this year. As in, good for one quarter and one nice throw against the Bills, and a bad headache ever since.
Zach: Shouldn't that be "Kissing Your Mom"?
Mac: We know.