Between all the captivating trades and huge contracts handed out, the NFL offseason has been filled with intrigue.
But with a new season just a few months away, it’s time to look ahead.
On Tuesday‘s “The Herd”, Colin Cowherd did just that, and ranked his top-10 signal callers on their way into the 2022-23 season.
Derek Carr is No. 10 on Colin’s list of top NFL QBs
Derek Carr is No. 10 on Colin’s list of top NFL QBs
Colin Cowherd ranks his top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL and makes his case for Derek Carr as No. To see also : Netflix Top 10: ‘4 Strange Things’ Becomes Second Forever to Cross 1 Billion Hours. 10.
10. Derek Carr, Las Vegas Raiders
Key stats: Carr completed 68.4% of his passes last season for 4,804 yards – his fourth year in a row with 4,000 plus passing yards – and 23 touchdowns while leading the Raiders to a record of 10-7. It was their first winning season since the 2016-17 campaign.
Cowherd’s thoughts: “[He] has been leading every quarterback in the NFL [for] the last seven years – and this is with the Raiders and the shaky coaching and the chaos and bad O-lines – with 30 winning runs since joining the league in 2014. He had the highest completion rate [of] any quarterback in the league in the last four years.… He is the only quarterback last year [who was] in the top five in passing yards and completions. I do not think it is controversial. I think it is obvious. In fact. [are] arguments that he could be at No. 8, No. 9 because he had a team complete. “
9. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
Key stats: In 46 career starts, Murray is 22-23-1 with a pass rating of 93.9. He has completed 66.9% of his passes and has collected 11,480 passing yards (249.6 per game), 70 touchdowns and 34 interceptions.
Cowherd’s thoughts: “He [has] gotten better every year – a total playmaker. [He] is one of the toughest guys to defend in the league.”
8. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
Key stats: Herbert threw for a franchise record of 5014 yards last season as a second-year QB. He completed 65.9% of his passes for 38 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.
Cowherd’s thoughts: “In the history of the NFL, no quarterback has thrown so many yards or so many touchdowns in the first two years. His first year was with a terrible offensive line … and a fired coach.”
7. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Key stats: Burrow and perhaps the best pass-catching trio in the NFL – Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd – combined for 222 receptions for 3374 yards and 24 touchdowns during the regular season, which is most of a pass-catching trio in the team’s history.
Cowherd’s thoughts: “Burrow is amazing. Burrow led the NFL in completion percentage and yards per attempt last year with a poor O-line. It’s incredible.”
6. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Key stats: Stafford threw for 4,886 yards last season en route to a Super Bowl LVI victory.
Cowherd’s thoughts: “I put him ahead of Joe Burrow, who he beat in the championship game. Stafford had 50 touchdown passes last year.”
5. Russell Wilson, Denver Broncos
Key stats: Wilson ended the 2021-22 season by completing 64.8% of his passes for 3113 yards, 25 touchdowns and six interceptions for the Seattle Seahawks.
Cowherd’s thoughts: “I think he’s going to crush [that in Denver]. He’s the only quarterback in the last four years in the NFL with a passing rating of over 100. It was with a defensive coach and an unstable offensive line and an unstable defense. “
4. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
Key stats: Rodgers completed 68.9% of passes last season for 4,115 yards, 37 touchdowns and just four interceptions on his way to earning his second straight MVP (fourth overall).
Cowherd’s thoughts: “Aaron [is] not very good at crisis. He does not have many come-from-behind victories considering how many years he [has] been in the league, but he is a back-to-back MVP. “He looks different when he plays. He throws the most beautiful ball. He is wildly gifted. He is not big afterwards, and he is not big in big games.”
3. Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Key stats: Brady posted monster numbers for the 2021-22 season, completing 67.5% of his passes while leading the league in both yards (5,316) and touchdowns (43).
Cowherd’s thoughts: “I would put Brady at No. 3 out of respect. He led the NFL in passing yards and has since joining the Bucs. I think he’s the best quarterback before snapping, along with Peyton Manning, in league history. No one is cooler late in the game than Tom Brady. “
Key stats: Allen’s 4407 passing yards were the eighth most in the league last season. He connected on 63.3% of his passes for 36 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.
Cowherd’s thoughts: “I think [Allen] is actually more talented than [Patrick Mahomes], but he has not won enough big games yet. Highest passer rating in a single postseason last year. He’s bigger than Mahomes. He’s more mobile than Mahomes I think he’s a combination of Ben [Roethlisberger and] Cam Newton, but better than both.
1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Key stats: Mahomes was a draw for the fourth most touchdowns last season (37) while throwing for 4,839 yards in the regular season.
Cowherd’s thoughts: “I think Mahomes is the best. He has the highest pass rating in league history, and he [has] won the Super Bowls.”
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