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The 15 Best Quarterbacks In The NFL This Season
The NFL is at the beginning of a changing of the guard at the quarterback position.
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Manning and Brady are aging, and a crop of young guys led by Luck and Griffin are hoping to fill their shoes.
But the 2012 NFL season proved that the old guys are still the best.
By averaging three very different statistical metrics — traditional QB rating, ESPN's Total QBR, and Football Outsiders' DYAR — we came up with our own ranking of the best 15 QBs in the league in 2012.
Average ranking: 14.66
QB rating: #22
Total QBR: #15
DYAR: #7
Average ranking: 11.66
QB rating: #9
Total QBR: #14
DYAR: #12
Average ranking: 11.00
QB rating: #14
Total QBR: #10
DYAR: #9
Average ranking: 9.66
QB rating: #10
Total QBR: #13
DYAR: #6
Average ranking: 8.33
QB rating: #3
Total QBR: #7
DYAR: #15
Average ranking: 7.66
QB rating: #7
Total QBR: #3
DYAR: #13
*Small sample size
Average ranking: 6.66
QB rating: #4
Total QBR: #8
DYAR: #8
Average ranking: 6.66
QB rating: #8
Total QBR: #9
DYAR: #3
Average ranking: 6.66
QB rating: #3
Total QBR: #6
DYAR: #11
Average ranking: 4.66
QB rating: #5
Total QBR: #4
DYAR: #5
Average ranking: 3.33
QB rating: #1
Total QBR: #5
DYAR: #4
Average ranking: 3.00
QB rating: #6
Total QBR: #2
DYAR: #1
Average ranking: 1.66
QB rating: #2
Total QBR: #1
DYAR: #2
17. Joe Flacco
18. Andy Dalton
20. Andrew Luck
21. Christian Ponder
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