A week ago, I asked the following question:
If all things were equal on every NFL team, who would be the best NFL quarterback now? Is that the quarterback you would choose to start an NFL franchise with right now, and if not, who would it be and why?
Unfortunately, it was one of those painfully slow nights on the site, but we still got a few solid answers.
PA phinphan goes with the Commanders’ dynamic soon-to-be second-year starting quarterback.
That’s a tough question. My first thought is Josh Allen but he makes some dumb plays. Then there is Lamar, however he seems to choke in the big moments. Mahommes might be the most obvious choice but I just can’t. It is as if he gets lucky pretty often. Burrow is injured too often or he would probably be my pick. So where does that leave me. I know he was a rookie but I might just have to go with Jayden Daniels.
TBH, I am most intrigued by what Arch Manning is going to do. Since he is not in the league yet I can’t choose him. I do have a feeling he might just be the best Manning. ♂️
glen55, in response to PA phinphan is not sold on the newest edition of a Manning. I was pretty impressed with him in the limited playing time that he did have.
I think Arch would’ve started by now if he was going to be better than Archie and Peyton.
JKBMia chose an AFC East rival as his top dog.
Allen would be my #1. Jayden Daniels would take that spot if he has a year 2 like he did his Rookie year. Unfortunately, as Yarg mentions below – it’s more likely he’s CJ Stroud than MVP candidate – but who knows.
cyberflea would start his new franchise with Daniels, giving him his second nod of the night.
The question is, which QB to START an NFL franchise.
I would go with Jayden Daniels. Daniels is young, mobile which is a nightmare for defenses and ranked as one of the top QBs in 2024 as a rookie. Daniels had a fantastic rookie season and one of the big reasons the Commanders got to the NFC championship game.
Pro bowl in his first season and offensive rookie of the year. 5416 total yards and 37 TDs in regular and post season as a rookie which is an NFL record. One season doesn’t make a career however, Daniels is looking like he will be the next superstar QB in the NFL.
Yarganaught couldn’t choose.
IDK, one could argue that Jim Kelly was better than Marino… While he never won, he did make it to the Super Bowl more often. In that vein, of the current QBs, Josh Allen seems to motivate his team pretty well. Mahomes too. Hurts seemed to turn things around this year, and has been fairly solid the past few years. I see below the Daniels comments, and they are legit. But we might have been saying the same thing about CJ Stroud this time last year.
Thomas23059, in reply to Yarganaught doesn’t care which one from his short list.
I recall a lot more hype about Stroud in here last year.
Where Marino fit in was always a good question. Nobody threw the ball like he did. But when you start figuring in the other parts of being a QB, players like Kelly, Montana, and Elway certainly came into the conversation.
I am going to go with everyone’s favorite executive, Chris Grier. When asked about Herbert and Tua, his response was you should be able to win with either. So I would have to think, all other things being equal, if I needed a QB for an NFL team, give me any of these guys, and I don’t care which:
Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow
Well I’m not sure there is any such consensus with so few comments on this post. All were solid choices, but like some others, I am eager to see what Daniels manages to do in his sophomore season. Allen is also a solid choice, even if he is our Dolphins’ kryptonite. If you missed our original post, please throw your choice in the comments below. Thank you, as always, to each of you who took the time to participate and answer our questions of the day.