The entire off season consisted of the headlines going into the season talking about the rise of the new young quarterbacks. Some with the read option hype, and others of the classical QB. Now which ones have been the most impressive in the first quarter of the season? Lets find out with the first ever addition of the Dime's list!
10. Geno Smith- It has been a roller coaster start to the rookies season. At 2-2, he has the Jets in a good place and is showing good things down field but is forcing too many throws. He has far too many ints with 8 to his 4 tds.
9. Andy Dalton- Dalton has reached his ceiling. He has been unbelievably inconsistent but with AJ Green, he has been pretty productive still. Dalton has some underrated mobility and at 2-2, he has beaten two good teams yet lost two games that were completely his fault.
8. EJ Manuel- The first QB taken in this years draft has the Bills at .500 and is showing a major clutch gene that you really need in the NFL. Every game the Bills have been in have been decided by only a single score and beating the Panthers and Ravens, and only losing to the Patriots and Jets by 7 and 3 is a very good sign. Manuel has only thrown 3 picks but with only 5 touchdowns, he is part of a conservative offense. Manuel's mobility has kept plays alive and is looking like the better between he and Geno...besides Geno beating EJ of course.
7. Terrell Pryor- I love this kid, yes his passing abilities are growing and may not be as good as some of these other guys. And yes the Raiders are extremely bad but he knows how to play street ball. Keeping plays alive with his legs is the name of his game.
6. Robert Griffin iii- I am sorry but this diva is irritating to here about. Alright I just showed my Eagles side of me but RG3 is struggling. After 4 weeks the Redskins are 1-3 but you can see RG3 coming back from that injury with his play. He is stepping into his throws more as well as getting more runs as the weeks go by.
5. Cam Newton- At 1-2 the Panthers are not in as bad of a situation as you would think. Cam has been keeping the Panthers in games and should be optimistic. Newton has been slinging it down field and is showing great awareness in the pocket and of course can move with those big legs of his. One thing I have noticed though this season with Cam (And other Mobile Quarterbacks) is that Shula has slowly moved away from the read option. It isn't as big of a part of the offense as it was with Rob Chudzinski and it may be due to the fact that they don't want to put Newton in harms way. Newton looks pretty good in his junior year so far.
4. Colin Kaepernick- Kaep has struggled so far this year and the way defenses have been able to contain the read option may be effecting Kaepernick more than any other duel threat quarterback. At 2-2, the 49ers aren't panicking and neither is Kaepernick. Colin is showing some great pocket passing this season which is only going to improve as the season continues.
3. Jake Locker- Alright settle down this list is based on how well these kids have played in the first 4 weeks. Your telling me Locker hasn't been better than these guys? The Titans are at 3-1 and Locker has been absolutely gun slinging. Also showing clutch gene against the Chargers with the go ahead td to win the game to Justin Hunter. Locker's mobility has been another huge part of the Titans offense. With the injury sidelining Locker for a few weeks, I expect the offense to struggle because of the lack of the duel threat. Locker has also been spreading the football around tremendously.
2. Andrew Luck- Luck has been sensational again, I would say he is number 1 but you will find out why he isn't soon. Luck has been leading that offense to huge games statistically and with the addition of Trent Richardson, the balance is going to take the pressure off Luck and allow him to continue to make big throws down field.
1. Russell Wilson- Wilson is plain and simply balling. At 4-0 Wilson as been taking the Seahawks to new heights with his arm but also being able to extend plays is why he is one of the best QBs in the NFL right now.
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