From the middle of the 2010 season through the 2018 season, Aaron Rodgers ranked in the estimation of Chris Simms as the top quarterback in all of football. Now, after a 2019 season that saw the Packers go 13-3, Rodgers has dropped from No. 1 to No. 3.
Yes, somehow, Simms has relegated Rodgers to the No. 3 spot on the former NFL quarterback’s annual list of the top 40 quarterbacks in all of football.
Simms and I talked through the reasoning for the reduction on Wednesday’s PFT Live. The mobility was a bit reduced. The fastball wasn’t quite as fast.
But Aaron Rodgers still No. 3. Which isn’t bad. And he has plenty of motivation to get back to No. 1, given the team’s decision to make Jordan Love a first-round pick.
More from Chris Simms top 40 QBs list:
No. 40: Tua Tagovailoa
No. 39: Dwayne Haskins
No. 38: Mitchell Trubisky
No. 37: Justin Herbert
No. 36: Taysom Hill
No. 35: Jarrett Stidham
No. 34: Tyrod Taylor
No. 33: Jameis Winston
No. 32: Case Keenum
No. 31: Nick Foles
No. 30: Gardner Minshew II
No. 29: Teddy Bridgewater
No. 28: Ryan Fitzpatrick
No. 27: Andy Dalton
No. 26: Joe Burrow
No. 25: Drew Lock
No. 24 Jared Goff
No. 23: Sam Darnold
No. 22: Daniel Jones
No. 21: Baker Mayfield
No. 20: Jimmy Garoppolo
No. 19: Derek Carr
No. 18: Josh Allen
No. 17: Philip Rivers
No. 16: Drew Brees
No. 15: Tom Brady
No. 14: Ben Roethlisberger
No. 13: Kirk Cousins
No. 12: Kyler Murray
No. 11: Ryan Tannehill
No. 10: Cam Newton
No. 9: Matthew Stafford
No. 8: Dak Prescott
No. 7: Matt Ryan
No. 6: Carson Wentz
No. 5: Lamar Jackson
No. 4: Deshaun Watson