ESPN Updates Rankings - Top 90 QBs since 2000 (Baker 1st, Vince 3rd and Colt 12th)

[Bevo92]

https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/39584775

 

Curious what others think about the updated rankings of Top 90 QBs over past 25 years.  No real changes at the top.     

A couple of things that stood out when looking at the ilst.

1) Wow, forget how crazy Case Keenum's stats were when he threw for 5000 yards and 40 TDs in 3 consecutive seasons with 19,217 total yards completed and 69% completion rate.  That's 2000 yards more than any other QB in history.  Art Briles had that offense humming before he jumped to Baylor.   

2) Hoping Arch outperforms his Uncle Eli who threw for 10,119 yars, 81 TDs, 35 INTs and 61% completion rate. 

3) How is Eric Crouch at #50 among all QBs with only 4481 yds passing, 29 TDs, 25 INTs and only 52% completion rate.  Clearly the 3434 rushing yards and 59 rushing TDs outweighed his far below average arm.  Hard to compare running QBs to pure passers side by side.  

4) Looking back through the list, there have been some really fun seasons with incredible QB play.  Even though I root against many of these teams, these QBs were impressive for what they did on the field.  Joe Burrow (#5), Deshaun Watson (#6), Lamar Jackson (#8), Trevor Lawrence (#11), Manziel (#13), Matt Leinart (#17), Bryce Young (#20)   

[Austalgia]

I don’t even think this is a homer take. Vince Young is the best college QB to ever play the game.  He should be number one.  He willed a team to a championship against a star studded team with 2 Heisman players and 28 NFL players that was probably one of the greatest dynasties ever in college football at its height. 

[Bobbers]

There is not a coach or player alive that would take Baker Mayfield over Vince Young.

That is just silly.

[Jc Dobbs]

1 hour ago, Austalgia said:

I don’t even think this is a homer take. Vince Young is the best college QB to ever play the game.  He should be number one.  He willed a team to a championship against a star studded team with 2 Heisman players and 28 NFL players that was probably one of the greatest dynasties ever in college football at its height. 

Agreed! I've been watching CFB since 1969 and VY is the best I've seen.

[Bevo92]

1 hour ago, Austalgia said:

I don’t even think this is a homer take. Vince Young is the best college QB to ever play the game.  He should be number one.  He willed a team to a championship against a star studded team with 2 Heisman players and 28 NFL players that was probably one of the greatest dynasties ever in college football at its height. 

Agree.  VY should be #1.  

[thatdude2]

1 hour ago, Austalgia said:

I don’t even think this is a homer take. Vince Young is the best college QB to ever play the game.  He should be number one.  He willed a team to a championship against a star studded team with 2 Heisman players and 28 NFL players that was probably one of the greatest dynasties ever in college football at its height. 

I’ll say Newton 1, and VY 2. I think VY had a better team, but we’re still just talking about 1 season for Cam. 

[HookedOnTF]

22 minutes ago, Bobbers said:

There is not a coach or player alive that would take Baker Mayfield over Vince Young.

That is just silly.

Nor Baker over Burrow, at minimum.

Would Sooners even pick him at #1?!

 

[Tuco Ramirez]

A) It’s espn so you know this list is stupid.

B) Baker at no.1 so yeah, it’s stupid.

[TexasMDcoach]

3 hours ago, Bevo92 said:

 

3) How is Eric Crouch at #50 among all QBs with only 4481 yds passing, 29 TDs, 25 INTs and only 52% completion rate.  Clearly the 3434 rushing yards and 59 rushing TDs outweighed his far below average arm.  Hard to compare running QBs to pure passers side by side.  

  

He was a helluva QB and gamer. He led his offense flawlessly.  They were dominate.

[Shane]

40 minutes ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

A) It’s espn so you know this list is stupid.

B) Baker at no.1 so yeah, it’s stupid.

Exactly what I was thinking 

[qaertyisthatdude]

Hot take but I would take Sam Bradford before his injuries over Baker Mayfield.  His ‘08 statline was insane and that was during a time where targeting and defenseless receiver penalties were rare.

[Tuco Ramirez]

3 minutes ago, qaertyisthatdude said:

Hot take but I would take Sam Bradford before his injuries over Baker Mayfield.  His ‘08 statline was insane and that was during a time where targeting and defenseless receiver penalties were rare.

Plus Sam Bradford is a good person. Baker is a douchebag who is suing his father, or getting sued by his father or is his father’s brother or something like that.

[Blake Munroe]

19 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

his father’s brother

You mean his uncle? 😉

[harveycmd]

Arch is going 1/1 when he comes out. No GM with the first pick is gong to try to explain why he didn't draft a Manning.

[Bobby Burton]

How many national championships did Baker Mayfield win?

[CGG]

Baker Mayfield lost to a 5-7 Texas team in 2015.  That alone should have moved him down a few notches on the list. 

[Bevo92]

18 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

How many national championships did Baker Mayfield win?

Agree.  Several other QBs should come ahead of Baker, most notably VY.  

[harveycmd]

48 minutes ago, Bevo92 said:

Agree.  Several other QBs should come ahead of Baker, most notably VY.  

That's true, but the greatest QB in CFB in history is Joe Burrow in 2019. That's a one year deal, but it's the truth. I'm betting Arch surpasses that this year or next.