Dawgs By Nature
Patrick Mahomes leads the list but the Browns look to the NFL draft, NFL free agency for their next answer
As the Cleveland Browns prepare to play out the rest of the games in the 2024 NFL season, the questions around the quarterback position are back. For a few fleeting moments, Browns fans thought things were squared away with Baker Mayfield and, shortly after the shock wore off, when the trade was made for Deshaun Watson.
As we have already started our look at a few quarterbacks in the upcoming NFL draft, including placing three in different categories, and what NFL free agency looks like at the most important position, it is important to note what the rest of the league has going on at QB.
For this exercise, a party of one took a look at each team in the NFL and gave a yes/no answer on whether that team has certainty at the position for the future. For this exercise, certainty was as simple as a “QB good enough to lead his team to playoffs for the next three years.” As teams look to the future, three to four years is about how far out they go.
You could argue with some of these decisions but it is important to note the word “certainty.” Not “possible” or “likely” but “certain” that they have their quality quarterback for the future.
With that in mind, the number of yeses below vacillated between 11 and 14 before ending up at the high end. You could certainly argue a number of cases for the answers below to be switched:
Bills - Josh Allen - Yes
Dolphins - Tua Tagovailoa - No: Injuries
Jets - Aaron Rodgers - No: Age, performance
Patriots - Drake Maye - No: Not enough games
Bengals - Joe Burrow - Yes
Ravens - Lamar Jackson - Yes
Steelers - Russell Wilson - No: Age
Browns - Deshaun Watson - No: Performance, injuries
Texans - CJ Stroud - Yes
Colts - Anthony Richardson - No: Performance, not enough games
Titans - Will Levis - No: Performance, not enough games
Jaguars - Trevor Lawrence - No: Performance, injuries
Chiefs - Patrick Mahomes - Yes
Chargers - Justin Herbert - Yes
Broncos - Bo Nix - No: Not enough games
Raiders - Aidan O’Connell - No: Performance
Eagles - Jalen Hurts - Yes
Commanders - Jayden Daniels - Yes: Not enough games but performance is MVP level already
Cowboys - Dak Prescott - Yes: Injuries piling up as a concern however
Giants - Daniel Jones - No: Performance
Lions - Jared Goff - Yes
Vikings - Sam Darnold/JJ McCarthy - No
Packers - Jordan Love - Yes: Rocky second year starting however
Bears - Caleb Williams - No: Not enough games, performance
Falcons - Kirk Cousins - No: Age
Bucs - Baker Mayfield - Yes...
