QB rankings : Suspension drops Roethlisberger by Jason Cole - May 18 The offseason’s biggest story has had an immediate ripple effect on the ranking of quarterbacks. Ben Roethlisberger’s(notes) six-game suspension (which could be reduced to four) to open the 2010 season and the subsequent uncertainty it creates have dropped Pittsburgh from having a top-four quarterback situations to No. 7.Of course, some people might blink at the idea that Roethlisberger and the Steelers would be ranked in the top four. While his style of play is unorthodox (he holds the ball way too long by modern standards and takes a lot of hits), he gets amazing results. Roethlisberger’s career average of 8.0 yards per attempt ties his fifth all time with Steve Young. However, his behavior could put the Steelers in a precarious situation for the entire season as they decide on a replacement starter between Byron Leftwich(notes), Dennis Dixon(notes) and Charlie Batch(notes).“If it ends up being four games like we all expect, the Steelers will probably be OK,” an AFC executive said last week. “They should split the first four, then they get a bye week to get [Roethlisberger] ready for Cleveland and Miami. They could be 4-2 after six games and really be in pretty good shape. “But if it’s six games, it’s totally different. No bye week and his first three games back are [at] New Orleans, [at] Cincinnati and then New England. Have fun playing that schedule after sitting out almost half the season and then not having your best receiver.”The executive was referring to the loss of wide receiver Santonio Holmes(notes), who was traded to the Jets right before being suspended by the NFL for four games for violation of the substance abuse policy.Ultimately, just as with any team (check the rankings for Washington and Philadelphia after their offseason maneuvers), the presence of an accomplished starter is everything . . . rest of article : > http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AtMsQUD7sJombzsxIgmaBMxDubYF?slug=jc-qbrankings051810
So some folks at yahoo thinks lowly of Sanchez. Got a problem with that? *Gee. Off-season can't end soon enough...*
In 2 years It won't surprise me to see Sanchez in the top 10 with the way he trains and studies. But right now it's hard to put him anywhere but the bottom half until he comes out of his shell and turns into that Elite QB we all hope and know he can be.
Based on his regular season performance, I think that's about right for him. But going off what he showed in the playoffs, I think you can make the argument he'll be as good or better than Kolb, Smith, Campbell, Henne, and Stafford, considering he's just as unproven as that group.
He was a rookie, he struggled in the middle of the year. I'm a gigantic Sanchez supporter, but if he was in the top 20 I'd have a problem. 24th is fine. It doesn't matter anyway, it goes off of last years rankings. Last year doesn't matter anymore.
Wow, two hushed up rapes will only knock you down 3 spots in the QB rankings, good thing he wasn't involved in dog fighting, that can really hurt your career.
he's better than 90% of the league, he will miss 4-6 games. Do you want him 33rd? If he was out for 8 games, I can imagine he'd be put around 12th. If he didn't miss any games, but still had the raping problem, he'd be ranked 4th.
Its kinda disturbing to see Vikings QB at #6 when they don't even have a QB and guys like Kevin Kolb ahead of Sanchez. Kevin played three games last year.
Horrible article. Anybody who thinks the SF 49ers or Jacksonville Jaguars have a better QB situation than the Jets going into 2010 just doesn't understand football. I'd put Sanchez and the Jets maybe 15th, 16th or something like that and there's no way I'd put Stafford ahead of Sanchez at this point. They both had poor years in terms of accuracy but for one of them that performance reflected expectations based on their college performance and it wasn't the one who only started for one season.
Frankly I don't give it a rat's ass. Those who write these article do not play a single down come NFL season. Does their opinion matter? Not in the least. So be on your merry way. OK?
