Matthew Stafford Ranked 20th Best QB In NFL
By: Mike Sullivan
@mikesullivan
Sporting News came out with their top 25 NFL Quarterbacks for 2015 rankings.
The top five, in order, are the following:
1. Aaron Rodgers
2. Ben Roethlisberger
3. Tom Brady
4. Tony Romo
5. Andrew Luck
Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford was not in the top 10, or the top 15.
Sporting News ranked Stafford as the 20th best QB in the NFL. Here's their reasoning:
"Detroit made the playoffs in 2014 despite Stafford, not because of him. On one hand, he was rattled by a shaky line. But then again, the Lions installed an offense under Joe Lombardi with the intent of making him more efficient. The results should have been better with two top receivers in Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate, but his big arm was a little out of sorts in the system. This is a critical season to see if he can ever reach the Top 10."
The QB's ranked 15-19, just ahead of Stafford, are Teddy Bridgewater (15), Alex Smith (16), Colin Kaepernick (17), Carson Palmer (18), and Andy Dalton (19).
Stafford threw for 4,257 yards, 22 TD and 12 INT in 2014 while completing 60.3% of his passes. He made the Pro Bowl and was named the Offensive MVP of the game.
Does Matthew Stafford deserve to be ranked higher than 20? If so, who would you put him ahead of?
