LeGOATski Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Rivers Dalton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Rivers and it’s not close 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 58 minutes ago, KD in CA said: It counts more than Mahomes, who has played one year. Flacco is higher on the list than most want to admit. 100 percent agree on Flacco. He was a really good QB with ice water in his veins in playoff games for a solid stretch. I think his bad years have overly changed the perception of his CAREER. Mahomes. Agreed that it's too early to put him up there, but man; the sky is the limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 No Aaron Rodgers? Oops... Said AFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I’m not sure if I think Rothlisbuger is the 3rd best. I think Rivers is. Rothlisburgers teams have won more but switch their teams and I bet Pittsburgh still wins Super Bowls with Rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 6 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: Rivers Luck Flacco in that order I'd say.........that's 40% of AFC teams that had some degree of stability(or in the Broncos case a brief run of dominance) at the position during those 19 seasons. I expect that % to be much higher over the next 20 years..........it's getting easier to play the position and the incoming talent level has been high in recent years and the salaries are making it worthwhile for players on the fence about baseball/football to choose football. I have this order too. It is easily Rivers for me but I also have Luck and Flacco as the next two. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 4 hours ago, GunnerBill said: I have this order too. It is easily Rivers for me but I also have Luck and Flacco as the next two. I'm with ya. But after those three there is no dominance just good, solid QB play for fringe playoff teams who made a few deep playoff runs and one Super Bowl. The top three dominated with perennial playoff teams who went deep and WON multiple Super Bowls. And all three are nearing the end or finished their careers. The question is who is the next BIG THREE. I hope its Allen, Mahomes and..... Maybe Mayfield, but could be Lamar if Baltimore continues to ascend. I just think Lamar goes the way of Cam and his legs fall off within 5 years and I'm not on the Browns bandwagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, BillsRdue said: I'm with ya. But after those three there is no dominance just good, solid QB play for fringe playoff teams who made a few deep playoff runs and one Super Bowl. The top three dominated with perennial playoff teams who went deep and WON multiple Super Bowls. And all three are nearing the end or finished their careers. The question is who is the next BIG THREE. I hope its Allen, Mahomes and..... Maybe Mayfield, but could be Lamar if Baltimore continues to ascend. I just think Lamar goes the way of Cam and his legs fall off within 5 years and I'm not on the Browns bandwagon. Deshaun Watson. Mahomes is ahead of the pack but in terms of judging what guys have done on the field Watson is way ahead of 3rd place among the young guys. Again there is a question about him protecting himself and making sure his career is a long one - as there is for Allen actually - but Watson's level of performance since he has been in the league has been incredible. The way Mahomes has played as kind of overshadowed it but Watson's performance has been outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I would say Rivers. Mahomes will move into that spot if he maintains his trajectory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayoffsPlease Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 hour ago, El Guapo said: I would say Rivers. Mahomes will move into that spot if he maintains his trajectory. On his current trajectory top 3 is in reach for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Flacco. He won a SB and was SB MVP. Rivers is a great QB but he has come up small in the playoffs. He is the AFC version of Matt Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) I think 5th best is an interesting question. Rivers is 8th all-time in yards, 6th all-time in TDs, 9th all-time in passer rating, 8th all-time in completions, and 10th all-time on completion percentage. He’s, without question, the 4th best AFC QB this century. There is not a debate to be made for anyone else. 5 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: Flacco. He won a SB and was SB MVP. Rivers is a great QB but he has come up small in the playoffs. He is the AFC version of Matt Ryan. Flacco’s good run doesn’t overshadow Rivers’ decade and a half of dominance. Edited September 14, 2019 by Kirby Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 45 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: I think 5th best is an interesting question. Rivers is 8th all-time in yards, 6th all-time in TDs, 9th all-time in passer rating, 8th all-time in completions, and 10th all-time on completion percentage. He’s, without question, the 4th best AFC QB this century. There is not a debate to be made for anyone else. Flacco’s good run doesn’t overshadow Rivers’ decade and a half of dominance. I respect your opinion Kirby and Rivers was my first thought. But... Flacco is 10-5 in playoff games (11-4 if Lee Evans holds onto a pass with at least one more SB appearance), 25-10 TD-INT , and 88.6 rating. Rivers is 5-6 in playoff games, 14-10 TD-INT, and 84 rating. Flacco's performance as a QB is underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: I respect your opinion Kirby and Rivers was my first thought. But... Flacco is 10-5 in playoff games (11-4 if Lee Evans holds onto a pass with at least one more SB appearance), 25-10 TD-INT , and 88.6 rating. Rivers is 5-6 in playoff games, 14-10 TD-INT, and 84 rating. Flacco's performance as a QB is underrated. I think Flacco is overrated because of his playoff performances. He's been average and even below average in the regular season. To me you have to consider the entire package, not just the playoffs, not just the big games, but everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayoffsPlease Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 Just now, MJS said: I think Flacco is overrated because of his playoff performances. He's been average and even below average in the regular season. To me you have to consider the entire package, not just the playoffs, not just the big games, but everything. The scariest part is both are ultimately disappointing. I think sustained success means you may need to have a QB in that ultra-upper echelon, Rivers/Flacco level ultimately falls short. Among the young QBs i think Mahomes will be one of those guys. I also think Josh Allen will be. Don't see the potential in any of the other young AFC QBs (not even Watson) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 17 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: He would probably crack the top 15 AFC QB's for the period for his two excellent seasons in SD at a time when QB'ing was a lot harder. He had excellent seasons in SD- I have not looked it up but all I remember I he got benched for Flutie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, MJS said: I think Flacco is overrated because of his playoff performances. He's been average and even below average in the regular season. To me you have to consider the entire package, not just the playoffs, not just the big games, but everything. That is a fair argument. Ask yourself, which would you rather have. Rivers or Flacco and a SuperBowl win? No doubt in overall QB play Rivers is better. But I'm looking at the entire package and the SB win means a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: I respect your opinion Kirby and Rivers was my first thought. But... Flacco is 10-5 in playoff games (11-4 if Lee Evans holds onto a pass with at least one more SB appearance), 25-10 TD-INT , and 88.6 rating. Rivers is 5-6 in playoff games, 14-10 TD-INT, and 84 rating. Flacco's performance as a QB is underrated. I agree and have always been a Flacco defender (at least until the last 2 or 3 years). He’s been underrated and tough in the playoffs. Even still his 15 game playoff career doesn’t put him on par with Rivers. Rivers is a HOF QB. Flacco is Nick Foles in a lot of ways (and I mean that as a compliment). He is a guy that rises in big moments. Rivers is historically great. He will retire top 5 in most, if not all, major categories. I know that we are in a passing era but that doesn’t take away from how effective he has been. If I’m ranking AFC QBs since 2000 it is: - Brady - Peyton - Ben - Rivers - Luck - Flacco - Carson Palmer - Gannon - Pennington - Alex Smith - Dalton - Schaub Obviously, there are some young guys now that will almost certainly break into that list. A couple year sample size though isn’t enough for me (which is also why Brees isn’t on my list). Edited September 14, 2019 by Kirby Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: That is a fair argument. Ask yourself, which would you rather have. Rivers or Flacco and a SuperBowl win? No doubt in overall QB play Rivers is better. But I'm looking at the entire package and the SB win means a lot Winning the Superbowl takes more than just a QB. Flacco was good in the playoffs, but he wasn't the only (maybe not even the primary) reason they won a Superbowl. I'd take Rivers 10/10 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: I agree and have always been a Flacco defender (at least until the last 2 or 3 years). He’s been underrated and tough in the playoffs. Even still his 15 game playoff career doesn’t put him on par with Rivers. Rivers is a HOF QB. Flacco is Nick Foles in a lot of ways (and I mean that as a compliment). He is a guy that rises in big moments. Rivers is historically great. He will retire top 5 in most, if not all, major categories. I know that we are in a passing era but that doesn’t take away from how effective he has been. If I’m ranking AFC QBs since 2000 it is: - Brady - Peyton - Ben - Rivers - Luck - Flacco - Carson Palmer - Gannon - Pennington - Alex Smith - Dalton - Schaub Obviously, there are some young guys now that will almost certainly break into that list. A couple year sample size though isn’t enough for me (which is also why Brees isn’t on my list). Luck ahead of Flacco? Luck's sample size is smaller, has 12K less yards, and 30 less TDs. Also played small in the playoffs. 4-4 record, 12-13 TD-INT ratio and a QB rating of 74. Obviously I'm putting more emphasis on playoff performance than others. But if the goal is to win a championship shouldn't performance in big moments count a bit more than throwing for 300 yards in a losing effort in a regular season game ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 16 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: Luck ahead of Flacco? Luck's sample size is smaller, has 12K less yards, and 30 less TDs. Also played small in the playoffs. 4-4 record, 12-13 TD-INT ratio and a QB rating of 74. Obviously I'm putting more emphasis on playoff performance than others. But if the goal is to win a championship shouldn't performance in big moments count a bit more than throwing for 300 yards in a losing effort in a regular season game ? Luck to me is tricky but appeared to be on his way to greatness despite the injuries. I guess that I look at it as if I was starting a franchise, knowing what we know now, in what order would I draft the QBs? To me, Flacco was clutch when he got to the playoffs but was rarely, if ever, the reason that his team got there. I did go back and forth on those 2 (in part because of career length) but I just think Luck was a better player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 You can't put a guy that has had 1 stellar season, as someone that has dominated ...in this century. It's ridiculously short sighted and the very definition of putting the cart before the horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 20 hours ago, RiotAct said: Rivers 100% and it’s not even close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 19 hours ago, PlayoffsPlease said: Question in intended to be about actual results , not potential. I think Rivers is the right answer. Results? Then it's Flacco over Rivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 9 hours ago, GunnerBill said: Deshaun Watson. Mahomes is ahead of the pack but in terms of judging what guys have done on the field Watson is way ahead of 3rd place among the young guys. Again there is a question about him protecting himself and making sure his career is a long one - as there is for Allen actually - but Watson's level of performance since he has been in the league has been incredible. The way Mahomes has played as kind of overshadowed it but Watson's performance has been outstanding. Yes, I thought about Watson too. Maybe I underestimate him, but I just don't see Houston as a perennial contender. I'm being a homer for the Bills of course. It's all hope there. I think Watson ends up like Palmer. A good QB on a so-so team that cracks the playoffs once or twice during his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, BillsRdue said: Yes, I thought about Watson too. Maybe I underestimate him, but I just don't see Houston as a perennial contender. I'm being a homer for the Bills of course. It's all hope there. I think Watson ends up like Palmer. A good QB on a so-so team that cracks the playoffs once or twice during his career. Watson is going to be a lot better than Carson Palmer. He has already shown that I think. I am not sure Houston is a perennial championship contender under its current leadership. But they will be in and around the playoffs every year while Deshaun is their QB. Even as a rookie we saw how he elevated a so-so team - Watson started 6 times as a rookie and went 3-3. In the remaining 10 games the Texans went 1-9. Edited September 14, 2019 by GunnerBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 3 hours ago, PlayoffsPlease said: The scariest part is both are ultimately disappointing. I think sustained success means you may need to have a QB in that ultra-upper echelon, Rivers/Flacco level ultimately falls short. Among the young QBs i think Mahomes will be one of those guys. I also think Josh Allen will be. Don't see the potential in any of the other young AFC QBs (not even Watson) Watson will be. 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Rivers and it's not close. If it wasn't for Big Ben's SB victories you could argue that Rivers did more with less. Roethlisberger stats - 56,470 yards, 363 TD's, 191 INT's, 64.4% completion percentage, 94.1 passer rating Rivers stats - 54,989 yards, 377 TD's, 179 INT's, 64.6% completion percentage, 95.7 passer rating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Rivers and it's not close. If it wasn't for Big Ben's SB victories you could argue that Rivers did more with less. Roethlisberger stats - 56,470 yards, 363 TD's, 191 INT's, 64.4% completion percentage, 94.1 passer rating Rivers stats - 54,989 yards, 377 TD's, 179 INT's, 64.6% completion percentage, 95.7 passer rating Yea Rivers is Ben without 3 SB appearances and 2 rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 9/13/2019 at 7:22 PM, MassHog said: Rivers for sure. Luck comes after him, then after that I guess its Maholmes? After that I guess its Flacco? Flacco has a ring and a historical run in the playoffs. What does Mahomes have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, formerlyofCtown said: Kurt Warner. Thats a tough one but again, people are forgeting kurt warner. Brett Favre also played for 10 years of it. If you discount SBs as a team accomplishment then you are forget Romo as well. Kurt Warner and Romo played in the NFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Brett Farve was a jet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Gardner Minshew, drops mic ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassHog Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, formerlyofCtown said: Flacco has a ring and a historical run in the playoffs. What does Mahomes have? One of the single best QB seasons of all time. In his first season. Flacco also has the last few years where he was not good. Edited September 15, 2019 by MassHog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 59 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: Kurt Warner and Romo played in the NFC Oh duh I missed that. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bills Fan Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 9/13/2019 at 7:15 PM, ChevyVanMiller said: Peterman. Can there be any debate? Preseason Champ! 8 hours ago, MJS said: I think Flacco is overrated because of his playoff performances. He's been average and even below average in the regular season. To me you have to consider the entire package, not just the playoffs, not just the big games, but everything. Flacco is inconsistent to put it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 34 minutes ago, MassHog said: One of the single best QB seasons of all time. In his first season. Flacco also has the last few years where he was not good. A lot of QBs do. Most do not ride off into the sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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