Matthew Stafford In Second Tier Of ESPN QB Rankings
By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc
People in Detroit either think Matthew Stafford is an amazing QB or they think he is lousy -- There really isn't any in between.
ESPN.com ranked all the starting QBs in the NFL in four separate tiers.
The first tier has only has 3 QBs and they are: Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger.
Stafford is coming off one of his better seasons, in which he threw for 4,262 yards, 32 touchdowns and 13 interceptions and put up a QB rating of 97.0.
Here is what the article says about Stafford:
"They have changed a lot of the protection stuff that didn't make any sense, and it looks like they are going to let Stafford push it down the field more," an offensive coach said. "You are going to see Stafford play really damn well."
A GM called Stafford an erratic decision-maker and a late decision-maker, but he also thought the Lions had failed to support Stafford sufficiently through the offensive line and running game.
Tier two is when there is room for debate.
4. Cam Newton
5. Drew Brees
6. Russell Wilson
7. Andrew Luck
8. Philip Rivers
9. Eli Manning
10. Carson Palmer
11. Tony Romo
12. Joe Flacco
13. Matt Ryan
14. Matthew Stafford
15. Andy Dalton
Tier Three
16. Derek Carr
17. Jameis Winston
18. Alex Smith
19. Marcus Mariota
20. Kirk Cousins
21. Jay Cutler
22. Blake Bortles
23. Teddy Bridgewater
24. Ryan Tannehill
25. Ryan Fitzpatrick
26. Tyrod Taylor
27. Brock Osweiler
28. Sam Bradford
Tier Four
29. Colin Kaepernick
30. Blaine Gabbert
31. Mark Sanchez
32. Robert Griffin III
33. Case Keenum
Do you think this list has Stafford rated too high or too low?
