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Ranking every NFL team's backup QB situation from worst to best for 2017

7. Cody Kessler, Browns
When the Browns invested a third-round pick in Cody Kessler during the 2016 NFL Draft, Hue Jackson said to "trust" him about his quarterback selection. Oddly enough, the Browns still invested a second-round pick in DeShone Kizer this past draft, with Jackson distancing himself from Kessler during the offseason. But Kessler, who started eight games and went winless, was quietly more effective than people think, completing more than 65 percent of his passes, throwing six touchdowns, two interceptions and for more than seven yards per passing attempt. He's a sleeper in this Browns quarterback contest.

Do you feel we have the 7th best backup QB situation in the NFL? I don't.

Here's the top 10:
10. Chad Henne, Jaguars
9. Derek Anderson, Panthers
8. Drew Stanton, Cardinals
7. Cody Kessler, Browns
6. Brett Hundley, Packers
5. Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs
4. Deshaun Watson, Texans
3. Mitchell Trubisky, Bears
2. AJ McCarron, Bengals
1. Jimmy Garoppolo, Patriots

I don't think Kessler is 7 either. but there's no doubt the backup situation in the NFL is pretty poor

How are Trubisky, Watson, and Mahomes 3, 4, 5, respectively, w/o even taking a meaningful NFL snap?

Stanton and Anderson should be much higher. Maybe even higher than McCarron.

I agree. I'd put DA ahead of all of the rookies. He's come in and played fairly well the couple times Newton couldn't go. I chuckled when Henne was put on there... it looks like he's the starter now. I wonder how their ranking is affected swapping Henne's name for Bortles.

I'd definitely take DA ... in fact, I wish he would be our starter ... same goes for Hundley, Jimmy G, and McCarron (won't count the rookies)

Stanton has played a bit over the last three seasons and been terrible.

I agree with you on Anderson. I also think another old friend, Colt McCoy, should be higher.

Some of the other guys on this list are really, really bad. Kellen Moore is Cody Kessler with worse arm strength.

(I tried to look through the whole list, but slideshows are terrible.)

+1

CBS.Sportsline has been doing this a lot recently. It's getting harder to click on their lists. Give me one overlay I can close after 5 seconds, why pause me every 3-4 names in a 30+ name list? I'm not paying attention to the ad anyway.

I didn't read full list but Derek Andersen is #9 and I'd rather have Cody, so 7 seems fine.

Henne is also now the starter and I'd argue the 1st round rookie QBs aren't really backups so much as future starters in training so I'd actually put Cody up to #4.

Dunno why people hate on him so much. He's not a star but he will come in and execute your game plan well if the starter goes down. Sounds like a great backup to me.

I think w/just one or two exceptions [see Jimmy G] that this list exemplifies how bad the qb situation is in the NFL. Man, that list sucks! LOL

the QB position is in dire straits right now ... think about when Brady, Brees, Roethlisberger, Eli are gone ... and it might not be more than 2 yrs

The QBs otherwise are not that good unfortunately.

Sometimes rookies start by default. I think that's the case here.

I think if brock or cody would have been BELOW average Kizer wouldn't start. They were So bad ... it's like he's starting by default+

My gut reaction is that McCarron is way too high IMO. Are we ranking based on them or their club? This seems about as objective as a junior high vote for Student council. More silly make work by the pundits.

You keep saying that over and over and over, but I don't think it's true.

Neither of those guys got much time in the preseason games. Kizer got most of the snaps. And Brock was the best qb on the field in the scrimmage.

https://twitter.com/NateUlrichABJ/status/906191344867127296

Not a shock. IMO he's earned it.

"Trust me."

You and others should get over Hue's 'trust me' quote. It was obviously a coach's way of giving the kid a little bit of confidence and for awhile, ease potential criticism of the pick.

It's the same thing as when Crennel said he flipped a coin to decide the starter in the first pre-season game several years ago. Some people believe he actually flipped a coin!!

I don't know, lamp. Most prognosticators had Cody being drafted in rounds 6 or 7 and even being undrafted. Reporters questioned why we drafted him so high. That was his response.

I like Hue and will be vigorously defending him when the mob turns on him and calls for him to be fired, but a person isn't wrong to mock that quote.

To me it was just a throwaway quote, no matter where he was drafted. All coaches say things like that in certain situations. Incidentally, in the 2016 draft day thread, I questioned taking a QB with a below-average arm and certainly wasn't on board with it, but that's besides the point.

If people want to poke fun at Hue's comment, I don't really care, except that it somewhat muddies the waters.

BTW, I'll be riding shotgun with you when and if the 'Fire Hue!' crowd makes its appearance.

That's a big 'if', lamp...and likely a very small 'crowd'. I think Hue is an excellent HC, but I am somewhat unsure about the OC's...

You're unsure about him as an OC? How do you think he got this job? Wasn't he doing an outstanding job as an OC w/the Bengals?

Do you think he got dumber or do you think that the talent levels between the two teams have more to do w/it?

Maybe Cincy was the perfect situation for Hue to call the type of game he likes to. But shouldn't he be expected to adapt when he's in a different situation? Play to the strength and experience of his current team. I think Hue really didn't show up as an OC last year, and I fear we will see more of the same this year.

I really, really like Hue the HC. A lot. I think he's a much better HC than an OC.

I think he is saying he is unsure of hue handling both hc and oc .not sure if I agree but it is a reasonable position.

I think Hue is good as an OC and a HC. I think he did a lot of brilliant things last year that masked Cody's deficiencies.

he did. . . he also made some incredibly bone headed mistakes that were more to do than game management than out right play calling ... he also called way to many pass plays. I'm hoping for improvement ... especially considering that Kizer is better at throwing the ball than Kessler ever will be .... let's hope he has a head for NFL play too.

I think Hue has proven over the years he's a very good OC ... above average ... not one of the best but above average .... no doubt in my mind about that ...

As Vers pointed out the talent here is well below what Hue had in Cinci .. in Cinci Hue had as good a tools as you'll ever get .... OL, WR's, TE, RB's ..

Last year I thought Hue did a pretty good job as OC .. did he do some bonehead things ... ya ... they all do ... thats to be expected ..... but here's the rub no ones mentioned yet ... he's a HEAD COACH NOW TOO ... and as a HC he STUNK in a few areas ... the Miami game ... end of half and game time mgmt. ... HORRIBLE ... but that was as a HEAD COACH ... not OC ...

Hue is no longer just an OC ... he has an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SET OF RESPONSIBILITIES he doesn't have when he's an OC only ...

Not sure how big of an affect that had on him as an OC but it had to have some ....

There's a new formula for Hue ... its not just OC ... its the HC + OC formula as opposed to just the OC formula ...

I agree with you. I think he made boneheaded plays as a HC. I also think he was below average as an OC.

But overall I like Hue. A lot. As with all of us, you hope he will grow, develop, and continue to get better.

But I would really like if he was just Hue the HC.

Biggest reason I have more confidence in Hue this year is because he has confidence in Greg Williams unlike last year with Horton.