Taking Stock of NFL Quarterback Battles
Whos starting in The final week of.
Week 1? The final the NFL preseason has.
week of the NFL arrived, and a few.
preseason has arrived, and teams have still yet.
a few teams have to name a starting.
still yet to name quarterback. Lets check in.
a starting quarterback. Lets on the most interesting.
check in on the QB battles around the.
most interesting QB battles league. Washington Commanders The.
around the league. The Commanders put to their suspense-less QB.
an end to their competition on Monday, naming.
suspense-less QB competition on rookie Jayden Daniels as.
Monday, naming rookie Jayden their starter for the.
Daniels as their starter season opener. Daniels, the.
for the season opener. No. 2 pick in.
Daniels, the No. 2 this years draft, seemed.
pick in this years destined to be the.
draft, seemed destined to teams starter from the.
be the teams starter moment his name was.
from the moment his called on draft night..
name was called on Technically, he was fighting.
draft night. Technically, he with veteran Marcus Mariota.
was fighting with veteran for the spot, but.
Marcus Mariota for the the job was always.
spot, but the job Danielss to lose. Daniels.
was always Danielss to saw limited action in.
lose. Daniels saw limited the teams first preseason.
action in the teams game against the New.
first preseason game against York Jets, completing two.
the New York Jets, of his three passes..
completing two of his The highlight was a.
three passes. The highlight 42-yard bomb to Dyami.
was a 42-yard bomb Brown. He also scored.
to Dyami Brown. He a three-yard touchdown on.
also scored a three-yard a read option. Daniels.
touchdown on a read got more playing time.
option. Daniels got more in Saturdays game against.
playing time in Saturdays the Miami Dolphins, completing.
game against the Miami 10 of 12 passes.
Dolphins, completing 10 of for 78 yards. “We.
12 passes for 78 knew we would get.
yards. “We knew we here,” Washington coach Dan.
would get here,” Washington Quinn told reporters, “but.
coach Dan Quinn told we were just excited.
reporters, “but we were to see how we.
just excited to see would. Seeing him hit.
how we would. Seeing all the spots, this.
him hit all the is a rare competitor..
spots, this is a Hes just had a.
rare competitor. Hes just remarkable start to things.”.
had a remarkable start Las Vegas Raiders The.
to things.” The other quarterback over the weekend was.
competition decided over the the Raiders job, which.
weekend was the Raiders went to veteran Gardner.
job, which went to Minshew. Aidan OConnell, who.
veteran Gardner Minshew. Aidan started 10 games for.
OConnell, who started 10 Las Vegas last season,.
games for Las Vegas was also in the.
last season, was also mix, but coach Antonio.
in the mix, but Pierce said Sunday that.
coach Antonio Pierce said Minshew had won the.
Sunday that Minshew had job. “We feel like.
won the job. “We Gardner gives us the.
feel like Gardner gives best opportunity to get.
us the best opportunity off to a fast.
to get off to start, and thats what.
a fast start, and were going with,” Pierce.
thats what were going said. “We support him,.
with,” Pierce said. “We our teams behind it,.
support him, our teams our staffs behind it,.
behind it, our staffs our organizations behind it.”.
behind it, our organizations Minshew had a strong.
behind it.” Minshew had season last year with.
a strong season last the Indianapolis Colts filling.
year with the Indianapolis in for Anthony Richardson.
Colts filling in for after the rookie injured.
Anthony Richardson after the his shoulder. He completed.
rookie injured his shoulder. 62.2% of his passes.
He completed 62.2% of with 15 touchdowns and.
his passes with 15 nine interceptions in 13.
touchdowns and nine interceptions starts, good enough to.
in 13 starts, good be named to the.
enough to be named Pro Bowl as an.
to the Pro Bowl injury replacement. The Colts.
as an injury replacement. went 7–6 in games.
The Colts went 7–6 he started and narrowly.
in games he started missed out on a.
and narrowly missed out playoff spot. The Raiders.
on a playoff spot. finished strong last season. Washington Commanders put an end.
Commanders
Las Vegas other quarterback competition decided.
Raiders
New The top two picks. England Patriots
The top in this years draft. two picks in this (Caleb Williams and Daniels). years draft (Caleb Williams have already been named. and Daniels) have already their teams starting quarterbacks.. been named their teams Drake Maye is hoping. starting quarterbacks. Drake Maye to make it three-for-three,. is hoping to make but hes duking it. it three-for-three, but hes out with Jacoby Brissett. duking it out with in New England. Patriots. Jacoby Brissett in New coach Jerod Mayo had. England.
Patriots coach Jerod spent the offseason saying. Mayo had spent the Brissett was most likely. offseason saying Brissett was to be the starter,. most likely to be but he hasnt made. the starter, but he the official call yet.. hasnt made the official The fact that Mayo. call yet. The fact has waited this long. that Mayo has waited to name a starter. this long to name means that Maye is. a starter means that still in the running,. Maye is still in though. Brissett, 31, saw. the running, though.
Brissett, very limited action last. 31, saw very limited season with the Commanders,. action last season with throwing just 23 passes. the Commanders, throwing just in three games, but. 23 passes in three was serviceable in 11. games, but was serviceable starts for the Cleveland. in 11 starts for Browns in 2022. Brissetts. the Cleveland Browns in appeal is obvious. Hes. 2022. Brissetts appeal is an experienced pro who. obvious. Hes an experienced has successfully adapted to. pro who has successfully new situations throughout his. adapted to new situations career. Maye is much. throughout his career. Maye more athletic than Brissett,. is much more athletic giving him the ability. than Brissett, giving him to extend plays and. the ability to extend allowing the Patriots to. plays and allowing the add elements like the. Patriots to add elements read option to their. like the read option playbook. It might make. to their playbook.
It sense for the Patriots. might make sense for to have Brissett start. the Patriots to have early in the season. Brissett start early in during what is shaping. the season during what up to be a. is shaping up to brutal four-game opening stretch.. be a brutal four-game New England has road. opening stretch. New England games against the Cincinnati. has road games against Bengals, New York Jets. the Cincinnati Bengals, New and San Francisco 49ers,. York Jets and San as well as a. Francisco 49ers, as well home date against the. as a home date Seattle Seahawks. Those Jets. against the Seattle Seahawks. and Niners games—away from. Those Jets and Niners home against two of. games—away from home against the best defenses in. two of the best the league in back-to-back. defenses in the league weeks—would be particularly daunting. in back-to-back weeks—would be for a rookie quarterback.. particularly daunting for a Denver Broncos The other. rookie quarterback.
Denver Broncos
rookie quarterback with a. dir="ltr">The other rookie quarterback chance to start in. with a chance to Week 1 is the. start in Week 1 one many people didnt. is the one many expect to be selected. people didnt expect to in the top half. be selected in the of the first round.. top half of the Bo Nix, the former. first round. Bo Nix, Oregon Ducks signal caller,. the former Oregon Ducks was a surprise pick. signal caller, was a at No. 12 but. surprise pick at No. appears to be the. 12 but appears to frontrunner for the Broncos. be the frontrunner for job. The Denver QB. the Broncos job.
The competition is theoretically a. Denver QB competition is three-way battle between Nix,. theoretically a three-way battle Jarrett Stidham and Zach. between Nix, Jarrett Stidham Wilson, but Wilson seems. and Zach Wilson, but like a distant third.. Wilson seems like a Stidhams primary advantage is. distant third. Stidhams primary that he spent last. advantage is that he year with the Broncos. spent last year with and is therefore familiar. the Broncos and is with coach Sean Paytons. therefore familiar with coach offensive scheme. He has. Sean Paytons offensive scheme. thrown two picks this. He has thrown two preseason, though. Nix, meanwhile,. picks this preseason, though. has been lights out. Nix, meanwhile, has been in exhibition play. He. lights out in exhibition has thrown for 205. play. He has thrown yards on 23-of-30 passing. for 205 yards on (76.7%) with two touchdowns. 23-of-30 passing (76.7%) with and no picks. Payton. two touchdowns and no has yet to name. picks.
Payton has yet a starter, but Nixs. to name a starter, strong play in the. but Nixs strong play preseason has made him. in the preseason has the obvious choice. All. made him the obvious three quarterbacks will have. choice. All three quarterbacks one last chance to. will have one last prove themselves in Sundays. chance to prove themselves preseason finale at home. in Sundays preseason finale against the Arizona Cardinals.. at home against the The final week of. Arizona Cardinals.
