ESPN’s Ron Jaworski has been doing 2013 NFL Quarterback Rankings called the “Jaws’ QB Countdown”, ranking each starting quarterback in the NFL.Jaws clearly knows a lot about quarterbacks, but I’m not sure I agree with most of his rankings. With that, I took it upon myself to make my own QB rankings. These rankings are based off a combination of things, such as arm capability, winning, leadership and the eye test.
Without a further ado, here’s the third part to my 2013 NFL Quarterback Rankings (here’s part 1 and part 2 if you missed it):
15. Matt Stafford, Detroit Lions Stafford has one of the best arms in the game, but he hasn't proven himself to be a winning quarterback yet. He has put up some of the best stats in the league the past few years, but the game is definitely easier when you are throwing to Calvin Johnson. It'll be interesting to see how Stafford performs this year after signing a massive contract extension this offseason.
14. Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins Even though Griffin had one of the best rookie seasons a quarterback has ever had last year, his knee injury puts up a big red flag next to him in my mind. RGIII is way more than just a running quarterback, but without the ability to scramble and extend plays, he isn't the same player. There isn't a QB more exciting to watch than RGIII, so let's hope that his knee returns to full healthy.
13. Matt Schaub, Houston Texans Schaub is the perfect quarterback for the Texans. Schaub excels at running play-action plays and throwing the quick, underneath passes. He's always been more of a game manager-type of quarterback, but that's all the Texans have asked him to do.
12. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys If Romo played fourth quarters like he played the first three quarters, he'd be a top five or six-QB in the NFL. However, Romo always seems to find a way to screw up in the final quarter. Until he can prove that he can come up clutch late in the game, he will always be considered a second-tier QB.
11. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers Kaepernick is a beast. There has only been a handful of players in NFL history that have been as big and as fast as Kaepernick. Kaep did a lot of great things last year, but the one area he struggled was in his red zone passing. Just look at the last four plays of the Super Bowl as an example of this. For him to take his game to the next level, he'll need to improve in that area.
[Mike Lucas Sports]
