The Best Quarterbacks In Football

At most, I only can see five quarterbacks being considered on the elite level in 2010. There are plenty of good quarterbacks in the league, but need to be held at a much different standard than we normally hold them to.

Point blank: Everyone has a different belief of the top quarterbacks in football. In today's world, the term elite is used more often than not, and it shouldn't be that way.

Matt Ryan jersey had a sophomore slump (battled injuries) and should return strong in 2010. Matt Schaub is my biggest sleeper of them all. I can see him as a dark horse MVP candidate this year. With Andre Johnson in his corner, he will find success in the passing game.

The next three look to be among the league's elite in a few years, but not right now. Joe Flacco is taking more control of the Ravens offense, especially with his new weapons.

Romo, Rivers, and Eli Manning need to have more success in the playoffs, period. Yes, Eli has a ring, but has not played anything like he did a few years ago when he led the Giants to victory.

Heading into the year, my views have changed on Brett Favre. He isn't in the elite category anymore. He is a very good quarterback, and a top one for sure. However, Father Time is catching up to number four this pre-season.

Now this is where my list gets bigger, and for good reason. These quarterbacks listed right above are either near elite status in the league right now, or are continuing to make progress as quarterbacks right now.

Very Good: Brett Favre, Tony Romo, Philip Rivers, cheap Eli Manning jersey, Joe Flacco, Matt Ryan, Matt Schaub

I am also becoming Aaron Rodgers's biggest fan. Sitting on the sidelines for the first few years of his career has helped him greatly. He also has all the great weapons to succeed. Biggest question will be if he can finally beat Brett Favre and have success in the playoffs.

Roethlisberger is probably elite in most people's minds. I just want to see how he responds after all the turmoil in the offseason. Bottom line: Big Ben makes the case of being the most clutch quarterback in the league right now.

On the cusp of being elite: Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers

They are my only elite quarterbacks in the league. All have earned a ring, and have been near the top of the league statistically in recent years. Though guys are catching up to them, they are still cream of the crop, and ahead of the competition by a decent margain.

Elite: Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Tom Brady

In a short, simple summary, here is how I would label my quarterbacks.

They are on their way for sure, but have plenty of work to do before being considered elite.

Yes, it is a very long list. I am not ripping Clayton in any way. In fact, he is one of the handful of journalists I still respect in this business. In my opinion, half of these quarterbacks aren't ready for the elite stage.

I am not going to share his entire article with you, but he does seem to see every quarterback as an elite one in this league: Both Manning's (Peyton and Eli), Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Joe Flacco, cheap Carson Palmer jersey, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Brett Favre, Philip Rivers, Tony Romo, Donovan McNabb, Matt Ryan, Matt Schaub.

When I took a look at the list, my thoughts were simple. He has an idea of who the best quarterbacks in the league are, but has a completely different viewpoint of the list.

Having never seen a list from Mr. Clayton, I came upon his for the first time today, as the leading story in the NFL section of ESPN.

In recent months, I have heard people criticize ESPN's own John Clayton for using the term elite way too much.

Many people consider all of the top ten quarterbacks as elite. In my opinion this is a ridiculous assumption.

When analyzing a quarterback, the term "elite" is being thrown around way too much nowadays.

Lately, I have been seeing an issue with the rankings of these quarterbacks. In fact, I'll even admit that I have been too generous with rankings.

The biggest topic of them all? Ranking the top quarterbacks in football. Who are the top ten quarterbacks in the league? That is one question constantly being asked.

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