Ranking the NFC East QB's
1. Eagles- McNabb is healthy again and also no longer has to fight TO so that distraction should no longer weigh heavy on him. But what could weigh heavy on him is the fact that he doesn’t have a playmaking receiver like TO and how much trust would you put on Westbrook being healthy a full year. He is the best quarterback in the division but it mostly has to do with McNabb not being too old or too young rather than actual skill.
2. Cowboys- Bledsoe has the weapons, with TO, Glenn, Witten, Fasano when a 2-te set is used, two young running backs. The concern is if he has the line. If he does, the type of year Bledsoe and the Cowboys in general could have would put Bledsoe, for this year only, above McNabb for best division quarterback. He isn’t mobile, hangs on to the ball too long, seems to slow down as the season progresses, and has a reputation for those “what the hell was that” plays. If the line plays well, he would get sacked less, and throw less, which means that he should not be completely worn out by the end of the season. As far as the dumb plays, you can only pray.
3. Redskins- The reason why I put Bledsoe above Brunell is because you can see as the season progressed that the Redskins won despite Brunell. He would make either 2-3 game changing passes or one of those scrambling first downs that would prove to be vital in a Redskins victory. Despite that, I would pick Bledsoe over Brunell because I would always be afraid when the other shoe would drop for brunell. He has plenty of weapons that should take some pressure off him and with new OC Al Saunders, Brunell will be protected within the new scheme that should maximize his effectiveness.
4. Giants- If this was which quarterback would you choose to lead your team for the nest 5 years, obviously Eli wins hands down. But for just one year, I would take the leadership and experience that the above three quarterbacks have than picking Eli. By years end the case might be different, Eli might just be the leader the Giants hope he can become and he has gained enough experience that you won’t see to many repeat performances of that horrible playoff game against the Panthers. I think Eli will have a good season and probably have better numbers than both Brunell and McNabb, but I also believe that Eli will be more prone to being forced into mistakes than the other quarterbacks, and in a division has hotly contested as this one will be every mistake can be critical.
2. Cowboys- Bledsoe has the weapons, with TO, Glenn, Witten, Fasano when a 2-te set is used, two young running backs. The concern is if he has the line. If he does, the type of year Bledsoe and the Cowboys in general could have would put Bledsoe, for this year only, above McNabb for best division quarterback. He isn’t mobile, hangs on to the ball too long, seems to slow down as the season progresses, and has a reputation for those “what the hell was that” plays. If the line plays well, he would get sacked less, and throw less, which means that he should not be completely worn out by the end of the season. As far as the dumb plays, you can only pray.
3. Redskins- The reason why I put Bledsoe above Brunell is because you can see as the season progressed that the Redskins won despite Brunell. He would make either 2-3 game changing passes or one of those scrambling first downs that would prove to be vital in a Redskins victory. Despite that, I would pick Bledsoe over Brunell because I would always be afraid when the other shoe would drop for brunell. He has plenty of weapons that should take some pressure off him and with new OC Al Saunders, Brunell will be protected within the new scheme that should maximize his effectiveness.
4. Giants- If this was which quarterback would you choose to lead your team for the nest 5 years, obviously Eli wins hands down. But for just one year, I would take the leadership and experience that the above three quarterbacks have than picking Eli. By years end the case might be different, Eli might just be the leader the Giants hope he can become and he has gained enough experience that you won’t see to many repeat performances of that horrible playoff game against the Panthers. I think Eli will have a good season and probably have better numbers than both Brunell and McNabb, but I also believe that Eli will be more prone to being forced into mistakes than the other quarterbacks, and in a division has hotly contested as this one will be every mistake can be critical.
posted by The Gryphon at 6:18 PM
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