What NFL QB rankings say about Seahawks and the NFC West

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Russell Wilson is No. 4 within the Professional Soccer Focus QB rankings for 2021. (Getty)

For years at ESPN, I used to be requested yearly to rank the 32 beginning quarterbacks within the NFL.

With Seahawks’ drama with Russell Wilson over, does he have a regret?

Now, I sit again and watch others try this. Pro Football Focus did an excellent job of score the quarterbacks final week. It is a quarterback-driven league, so the higher the quarterback, the higher the staff. And it’s no shock how PFF rated the highest quarterbacks for this 12 months.

Patrick Mahomes is No. 1. He’s been to back-to-back Tremendous Bowls. Tom Brady left the New England Patriots and gained a Tremendous Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He’s No. 2. Aaron Rodgers has had back-to-back 13-win seasons and was final 12 months’s MVP. He’s No. 3. The Seahawks’ Russell Wilson dropped from No. 3 to No. 4 however that’s due to Brady moved up. Deshaun Watson is No. 5.

What’s attention-grabbing is that Rodgers and Watson wish to be traded from their groups. A Rodgers commerce may change the ability construction of the NFC, which has already been impacted by the New Orleans Saints, who ought to have a drop due to Drew Brees’ retirement and roster losses as a consequence of a smaller wage cap. The Packers gained’t be a playoff contender with out Rodgers. Do not forget that when he acquired harm acquired harm in 2017 and performed solely seven video games, the Packers completed 7-9. That was after a 4-3 begin, so that they have been 3-6 with out him.

That is time of the 12 months when all the pieces will get rated – groups, positions coaches, you title it. What was attention-grabbing have been the rankings of the quarterbacks within the NFC West. Everybody agrees the NFL West is the most effective division in soccer, as you may argue all 4 groups are playoff contenders.

PFF weren’t as enamored with NFC West quarterbacks, nonetheless. It did give a very good overview for the Los Angeles Rams’ commerce for Matthew Stafford, who got here out because the No. 11 quarterback. That’s a giant enchancment from Jared Goff, who was rated No. 26. The shock was the low score for Arizona’s Kyler Murray. He got here out No. 17 though he appears like one of many higher younger quarterbacks within the league.

It’s price noting what number of groups made the playoffs final season with quarterbacks ranked within the high 14. The Raiders’ Derek Carr (13) and Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins (14) didn’t make the playoffs. Matt Ryan got here out with a No. 9 score on a foul Atlanta Falcons staff. Dak Prescott is No. 7 however his harm destroyed the Dallas Cowboys’ season. He was 2-3 earlier than getting harm and the staff was 4-7 with out him. Prescott’s anticipated return ought to put the Cowboys again within the playoff race, although.

Then there’s the PFF score that the 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo acquired. He’s No. 22, rated one behind Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence, the No. 1 total draft decide who hasn’t performed a recreation. Even Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Washington Soccer Workforce was rated No. 19, three forward of Jimmy G.

So many staff rankings have the Seahawks at No. 3 within the division behind the Rams and the 49ers though they’ve the most effective quarterback in Wilson. Say what you need – Wilson and the Seahawks gained 12 video games and the division final 12 months. Their roster didn’t worsen. We’ll should see the way it performs out.

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