Nick Wright\u2019s quarterback hierarchy saw a handful of names tumble this week but one signal caller stayed at the top of the mountain: Patrick Mahomes is alone at the summit. Jalen Hurts falls again, Dak Prescott drops after an underwhelming Thursday night, and Matthew Stafford actually climbs despite a loss \u2014 while a trio of backups quietly moved up the board. Here\u2019s how Wright sees the league\u2019s quarterbacks this week: Injured: Wright’s thoughts: “Off the mountain, injured and off the mountain because of performance. Injured: Lamar should be back, Caleb should be back, Baker should be back. Jaxson Dart won\u2019t be back.” Off the mountain: Wright’s thoughts: “Cam Ward, Malik Willis, Tyson Bagent \u2014 yikes. And Justin Herbert, who I don\u2019t see, how, right now, he\u2019s not one of the 28 best quarterbacks in the league. They got the ball back down six, and I felt like they had no shot whatsoever. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s wrong. We\u2019ll talk about him later.” 7th Row: Wright: “Bottom of the mountain. Jalen Hurts has to fall again. I understand there\u2019s a lot working against him, the injuries, the retirement [of offensive tackle Lane Johnson], the head coach \u2014 I get it. But the offense is also not functional. His whole thing had been, hey, the stats might not be pretty, but we\u2019re winning. You don\u2019t have that either on a three-game losing streak. He tumbles a bit. “Daniel Jones, Deshaun Watson drop a bit. Bo Nix, Geno Smith and Jacoby Brissett, Jameis Winston \u2014 they\u2019re probably bottom-row guys at this point in their careers. Not a problem, probably not going off the mountain, but bottom-row guys.” 6th Row: Wright: “Sixth row, fair is fair, move them up. Kyler finally got a little juice in that offense \u2014 nice touchdown pass to Justin Jefferson, looked good for his first time in a Vikings uniform. He moves up. Tyler Huntley, maybe he needs to take the mantle as the best backup quarterback in the league. They went about half the games with him, and they didn\u2019t look like a knee-capped operation that had no chance of moving the ball. He moves up. “Sam Darnold has not looked great yet this year, and the benefit of the doubt he\u2019s built up is shrinking just a bit. He drops. Tyler Shough \u2014 maybe it turns out a lot of the optimism was from playing the Lions, and playing Detroit can do a lot for whoever\u2019s on the other side. “Shout out to Jalon Daniels for Thursday night and Jalon Daniels’ delightful interview with his mother that I liked a lot. “Jayden Daniels is back on the mountain because you’re healthy again. The stuff you did with your legs in this game was actually really dynamic, and there were a lot of positive moments. I can’t get over the ending. I understand. All probably David Blough’s fault. I like my quarterbacks to have you know an idea of what quarter it is, what the rules are, if you have timeouts.” 5th Row: Wright: “Look at Drake Maye \u2014 back in, back. That\u2019s the steady climb back up the mountain. He almost got row four after a five-touchdown performance. Aaron Rodgers is playing really well \u2014 fair is fair, two of his last three games, he\u2019s been excellent. C.J. Stroud stays where he is, even though they finally got a win. It took three quarters against the Titans, but he\u2019s been consistent all year, playing really well. “Penix got hit in the ribs \u2014 I don\u2019t know if he\u2019ll miss time, so he\u2019s not off the mountain for injury, but after a shaky early part of that game I thought he looked really sharp against Baltimore. And Kirk Cousins falls to the fifth row. Feels fair.” 4th Row: Wright: “Fourth row \u2014 Bryce had a bye week, so he stays where he is. Stafford moved up in a loss \u2014 I thought Stafford was really good. Dak moves down after an awful Thursday Night Football performance \u2014 well, he wasn\u2019t awful, but he wasn\u2019t great. “Jordan Love, holy moly, how about that possession \u2014 chucking it deep, offensive pass interference, chucking it deep again, dropped, doing it again, touchdown. Jordan Love looked really good. He moves up.” 3rd Row: Wright: “The prince made it onto the ballot but drops on the mountain. I didn\u2019t think Trevor (Lawrence) was great in that game \u2014 the fourth-and-five throw to Parker Washington was awesome, an unbelievable catch, but there\u2019s no shame in being on row three. “Look who he\u2019s with: Josh Allen, who, despite only completing 12 passes, was dynamic in the fourth quarter and overtime and deadly with his legs all game, and Joe Burrow. An interesting year where he hasn\u2019t made terrible mistakes and has obviously been good, but by his standards the numbers are just good, not great. Three of the six best plays in the NFL this season are by his receivers in the last few weeks, so Higgins and Chase are doing a lot this year. Burrow\u2019s still great. The team\u2019s good, not great yet.” 2nd Row: Wright: “A change in row two: Jared Goff. They\u2019re scoring more points than anyone in the league, they have one of the most efficient offenses ever. He’s not turning the ball over. He\u2019s been fantastic; they have to score these kinds of points. “Brock Purdy almost moved up to the top \u2014 he was brilliant late in that game. However, it was also the lowest passer rating he\u2019s had this year, the fewest yards, and the first time he\u2019s been intercepted this year. I thought it was not his worst performance of the year, but I\u2019d rather it be next week, when he takes the all-time passer rating lead.” 1st Row: Wright: “Still atop the mountain, because unlike Brock Purdy, he was not intercepted this week. Patrick Mahomes.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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