AFC West

[joemcrugby]

I thought that I'd create this catch-all thread to post Adam Schein's most recent NFL.com column:

Ranking divisions by quarterback: AFC West, NFC West top list
By Adam Schein
NFL.com Columnist
Published: May 23, 2019

Everyone and their mother has a list ranking NFL quarterbacks. For the record, my mom loves Peyton Manning.

So, here's a list with a twist. We're ranking the divisions based on their collection of QBs, from best to worst. One other important detail that needs to be stressed: While history serves as a backdrop, this ranking is based on my projections for these signal-callers in 2019.

It's rather interesting to look back at last year's version of this list. The quarterback position is stronger than ever in many ways, thanks in part to the emergence of young stars. In other ways, it's become akin to a closer in baseball -- there seems to be more performance variance year to year than ever. What will Jimmy Garoppolo look like in 2019? Jared Goff? Cam Newton? Josh Allen? There are new coordinators, new coaches and new systems. It all adds up to tons of excitement!

Last year after perusing my list, NFL Media colleague and former Colts great Reggie Wayne suggested on NFL Network that I might have been distracted by binge-watching a TV show when I was asked to put the rankings together. Let the record show I did return to watching "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" after I finalized this year's edition.

NOTE: Quarterbacks listings within each division are presented alphabetically by team. I picked the QB for each club based on whom I expect to make the biggest mark on the season.

1) AFC WEST

Denver Broncos: Joe Flacco
Kansas City Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes
Los Angeles Chargers: Philip Rivers
Oakland Raiders: Derek Carr

This is the only division that features two of the league's five best quarterbacks (Mahomes and Rivers). Mahomes is majestic, and last year's MVP season (5,097 yards and 50 TD passes!) was just the beginning for him. He's a flat-out superstar. Rivers is still playing like a Hall of Famer at 37 years old. I think Carr is going to thrive in his second season with Jon Gruden. With massive upgrades to his weaponry -- he'll be throwing to trade acquisition Antonio Brown and free-agent signee Tyrell Williams, and now he has the top back in this year's draft, Josh Jacobs, running the ball for him -- I'm expecting big things from him in 2019. Flacco holds the last rung in this division, but he is a former Super Bowl MVP and has a chance for a career renaissance in Denver. Mahomes and Rivers carry this division to the top, though.

For the rest: www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001031777/article/ranking-divisions-by-quarterback-afc-west-nfc-west-top-list

[frozendisc]

Mahomes certainly had a very special year last year, but let's see how far back to earth he falls after teams (defences) make adjustments.

Rivers has been doing high level play for many years.....certain HOF'er.

Carr is hot and cold over his career, God only knows what we will see from Carr.

Flacco is on his last team, hope he plays well, but not expecting it.

[chargerfreak]

May 25, 2019 19:56:15 GMT -7 frozendisc said:

Mahomes certainly had a very special year last year, but let's see how far back to earth he falls after teams (defences) make adjustments.

Rivers has been doing high level play for many years.....certain HOF'er.

Carr is hot and cold over his career, God only knows what we will see from Carr.

Flacco is on his last team, hope he plays well, but not expecting it.

I shockingly agree with your post. I would add that MyHomies MVP year is really hard to duplicate. We'll see, but I see a fall off from those numbers.