An elite quarterback may not be the only ingredient in a championship recipe, but it sure goes a long way. Just ask the last two Super Bowl contenders in the Chiefs and Eagles, who went head to head with the MVP (Patrick Mahomes) and the MVP runner-up (Jalen Hurts) after respectively edging other star signal-callers, like Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow, in the playoffs.
Football will always be a team sport, which means it’s still possible to make a run with a supporting cast that elevates the QB, rather than the other way around. It’s just a lot harder to win, let alone sustain success, that way.
It’s with that in mind we decided to reassess the best of the best NFL QBs going into the 2023 season. Not all of these would necessarily qualify as “elite” in our book, and yet they represent 10 of the best at their position entering the new year:
The inclusion of Cousins on any list of “top QBs” inevitably evokes some scoffing, namely because of the lackluster big-game resume (he’s won just a single postseason appearance in eight years as a full-time starter). He may well be entering…
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Author : Cody Benjamin
Publish date : 2023-08-28 16:57:14
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