It’s always interesting to see how NFL coaches and executives view certain quarterbacks around the league. The Athletic’s Mike Sando does an annual article (that I’d absolutely recommend checking out) where he polls coaches and executives around the NFL to put the quarterbacks in the league in specific tiers, and Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams landed in the second tier.
Altogether, there are 50 executives and coaches that are asked to rank the quarterbacks in the NFL. Stafford received 18 first-tier votes, but he ended up being the highest-ranked quarterback in tier two following his first year with the Rams.
The six quarterbacks that made it into tier one over Stafford were Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, and Joe Burrow. An anonymous offensive coach that was part of placing the quarterbacks into tiers wasn’t surprised by Stafford’s success a season ago.
