Where Does Teddy Bridgewater Rank on Chris Simms' Top 40 QB List?
As the days go by, Chris Simms of NBC Sports has been releasing his top 40 quarterbacks of the 2020 season one by one. The list is not complete as Simms still has to release the top five, but I've got to admit this list is a little...odd to say the least.
Simms has Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater ranked 29th, which places him behind Daniel Jones (22nd), Drew Lock (25th), Joe Burrow (26th), Andy Dalton (27th), and Ryan Fitzpatrick (28th).
I'm not surprised to see Bridgewater be toward the bottom of this list considering he hasn't been a full-time starter since 2015. However, ranking him below guys like Daniel Jones and Drew Lock who have barely played and Joe Burrow who has yet to play a single snap in the NFL..
Here is the full list so far:
40. Tua Tagovailoa -MIA
39. Dwayne Haskins - WAS
38. Mitchell Trubisky - CHI
37. Justin Herbert - LAC
36. Taysom Hill - NO
35. Jarrett Stidham - NE
34. Tyrod Taylor - LAC
33. Jameis Winston - NO
32. Case Keenum - CLE
31. Nick Foles - CHI
30. Gardner Minshew II - JAX
*29. Teddy Bridgewater - CAR
28. Ryan Fitzpatrick - MIA
27. Andy Dalton - DAL
26. Joe Burrow - CIN
25. Drew Lock - DEN
24. Jared Goff - LAR
23. Sam Darnold - NYJ
22. Daniel Jones - NYG
21. Baker Mayfield - CLE
20. Jimmy Garoppolo - SF
19. Derek Carr - LV
18. Josh Allen - BUF
17. Philip Rivers - IND
16. Drew Brees - NO
15. Tom Brady - TB
14. Ben Roethlisberger - PIT
13. Kirk Cousins - MIN
12. Kyler Murray - ARI
11. Ryan Tannehill - TEN
10. Cam Newton - FA
9. Matthew Stafford - DET
8. Dak Prescott - DAL
7. Matt Ryan - ATL
6. Carson Wentz - PHI
My immediate thought after viewing the entire list is how is Ryan Tannehill above the likes of Kyler Murray, Ben Roethlisberger, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, and Jimmy Garropolo? Also having former Panthers quarterback Cam Newton at No. 10 after missing 16 games over the last two season and not having a team at the moment seemed questionable.
Bridgewater should be able to play well above that 29th overall ranking due to the offensive weaponry that he will have at his disposal.
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