Yeah, I think one thing we would get out of this discussion if we took today's list and looked at what this list would have looked like in 2011 or 2012 is that, as fun as it is to laugh at the cap crippling contracts guys like Flacco and Romo get (and its fun and Im a prime offender here), finding a consistently above average QB is really hard and your QB situation, when you have one is pretty good relative to league average and hard to let go of. Like its obviously best to have Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson/Andrew Luck on a rookie deal, but there's a tendency to look at Jacksonville, Minnesota, and Cleveland and put them somewhat high on this list because they have high draft picks at QB. There's a good chance we sit here two years from now, one or two of those QBs really sucks (looking at you Johnny Football), and Dallas goes into 2016 as a playoff contender because Romo is still a good QB while the Browns and Raiders have fired everyone in their organization and are waiting for a new great hope to develop.
Since this is a Pats centric site, Im curious where the Pats end up on this list. Id clearly take the Pats QB situation over Dallas, but I have a feeling the rankings difference is going to overrate the gulf between the two given Brady and Romo are probably locked onto their respective teams for the next three seasons (most likely as the starter), Brady's age compared to Romo's, the recent performance of Brady/Romo, and the fact that even though I join most people here in being bullish on Jimmy G there's still a pretty sizeable chance that he's not going to be a good NFL QB and the difference between the two situations comes down to Brady's slightly friendlier cap number in a rising cap environment and Jimmy G's potential as Im not sure Id bet on Brady being the better QB going forward. Both matter, of course, but that's not the difference between like the 7th best QB situation in the league or w/e and the 30th.