Final NFL reg season qbs RATINGS

Rank

RK	PLAYER
1	Peyton Manning, QB
2	Drew Brees, QB
3	Philip Rivers, QB
4	Matt Ryan, QB
5	Ben Roethlisberger, QB
6	Tony Romo, QB
7	Nick Foles, QB
8	Tom Brady, QB
9	Russell Wilson, QB
10	Carson Palmer, QB
11	Aaron Rodgers, QB
12	Andy Dalton, QB
13	Josh McCown, QB
14	Matthew Stafford, QB
15	Andrew Luck, QB
16	Colin Kaepernick, QB
17	Cam Newton, QB
18	Alex Smith, QB
19	Jay Cutler, QB
20	Ryan Tannehill, QB
21	Robert Griffin III, QB
22	Chad Henne, QB
23	Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB
24	Joe Flacco, QB
25	Matt Flynn, QB
26	Mike Glennon, QB
27	Sam Bradford, QB
28	Matt Cassel, QB
29	Christian Ponder, QB
30	Jake Locker, QB
31	Eli Manning, QB
32	Kellen Clemens, QB
33	Matt Schaub, QB
34	Jason Campbell, QB
35	EJ Manuel, QB
36	Geno Smith, QB
37	Case Keenum, QB
38	Matt McGloin, QB
39	Terrelle Pryor, QB
40	Brandon Weeden, QB

Matt Cassel a star is born?

The last 2 weeks Cassel has thrown for over 400 yards. Is he a bona fide superstar in the making, a solid NFL starter, or just plain lucky to have picked apart two of the worst pass defenses in football in Miami and the Jets? His improvement has coincided with better pass protection as New England has gotten healthier on the offfensive line and a more adventurous game plan calling for more passes. Like his predecessor Tom Brady early in his carrer Cassel has been criticized for not being able to complete deep passes. He is also apt to run after his 2nd read a common problem for most 1st year starters. At this point he is past the training wheels stage and seems like a solid starting qb in the NFL. His numbers compare favorably to other starters his age and it will be a very interesting offseason as his contract is up this year.



Name Age yds td int
Matt Cassel NWE 26 2615 13 8
Aaron Rodgers GNB 25 2599 17 9
Jason Campbell WAS 27 2328 10 3
Eli Manning NYG 27 2319 18 7
Philip Rivers SDG 27 2806 23 10
Ben Roethlisberger PIT 26 2233 11 11
Trent Edwards BUF 25 2266 10 10
Kyle Orton CHI 26 2049 11 4
Tony Romo DAL 28 2228 18 7
Derek Anderson CLE 25 1505 9 8
Ryan Fitzpatrick CIN 26 1218 6 7
Matt Schaub HOU 27 1762 10 8
Dan Orlovsky DET 25 1033 5 4

Best Rookie QB Ever

Is Matt Ryan the best rookie QB ever? On ESPN's Mike and Mike show, Greenburg indicated that Ryan may be having the best rookie season for a quarterback since Dan Marino. He has benefited from an excellent running game and strong offensive line but does show poise that is rare in rookie qb's.



Let's look at some of the numbers. Since 1970 there have been 3 rookie quarterbacks to win the AP Offensive rookie of the year. Dennis Shaw was on a bad Buffalo team that went 3-8-1 in 1970 an he threw for 2507 yds, 10 td's with 20 Int's. Ben Rothlisberger was 13-0 in 2004 with 2621 yds, 17 td's and 11 int's. Finally Vince Young was 8-5 with 12 td's and 13 int's.

Among Hall of Famers who started a majority of their team's games as a rookie only Otto Graham and Dan Marino have better numbers. On the balance I would say that I would place him in the top 5 behind only Graham, Marino, Rothlisberger, and somewhere around Jim Kelly at this point of the season. Not to be forgotten is another rookie this year Joe Flacco who has done an excellent job himself of guiding a 7-4 Ravens team with 1996 yds 10 td's and 9 int's.

	Name	record	yds		td				int
.	aikman	0-11	1749		9				18
.	baugh	8-14	1127		8				14
.	bradshaw	3-5	1410		6				24
.	elway	4-6	1663		7				14
.	fouts	0-5-1	1126		6				13
.	graham	12-2	1834		17				5	age 25
.	griese	3-7	2005		15				18
.	jurgensen	4-8	470		5				8
.	kelly	4-12	3593		22				17
.	luckman	8-3	636		5				4
.	marino	7-2	2210		20				6
.	moon	3-13	3338		12				14
.	namath	3-5-1	2220		18				15
.	tarkenton	2-8	1997		18				17
.	tittle	7-7	2522		16				9
.	unitas	4-3	1498		9				10
.	Average		1837		12				12
	Ryan	7-4	2418		11				6