We're still deep in the heart of Rankings SZN, which will only get worse before it gets better. With training camps still three weeks away, outlets all over the internet are ranking, sorting, and listing every NFL player on every NFL roster to pass the time. The latest comes from ESPN, who published a piece on Monday morning titled 'Ranking the NFL's top 10 quarterbacks for 2021: Execs, coaches, players make their picks.'
Since it's stashed behind the ESPN+ paywall, you'll be excited to learn that, if you can believe it, Pat Mahomes is generally considered to be the best QB in football. It's true! Here's what Fowler had to say about the Chiefs' star:
"The clear-cut No. 1 for the second consecutive year gave up a little ground. Mahomes earned 64% of the first-place votes, compared to nearly 100% in 2020. Aaron Rodgers' MVP campaign and Tom Brady's championship run in Tampa swayed some voters. Many remain undeterred.
"Still causes more problems than just about anyone," an AFC exec said. "You've got to keep him in the pocket and make him go through his progressions, but that's so hard to do. Once he gets on the move, you're done.
"There's zero drop-off in Mahomes' performance on paper. He has produced a passer rating of 105 or higher in each of his three years as a starter, averaging 307.7 yards per game.
"According to ESPN Stats & Information research, since becoming the Chiefs' full-time starter in 2018, Mahomes leads the NFL in Total QBR (80.6) and passing touchdowns (114), trailing only Matt Ryan in passing yards (13,868 to Ryan's 13,971)."
If you have ESPN+, you can read the entire rankings right here.
