re: USA Today ranks QBs - Saints are 7th

Brady has the accolades. Thus, he deserves immense credit and if you want to call him "the best", that's fine. But it isn't as if NE has struggled mightily when he's had to miss games. They were 11-5 when he missed the 2008 season and in 4 games without him in 2016, NE went 3-1 with two guys who had never started an NFL game.

To me though, Rodgers is the best. He's the guy I'm taking if I could only choose one to QB my team.

Ryan had a great year. If you want to rank him ahead of Brees based on last season, I understand the argument. However, Ryan certainly had the better team around him.

Carr and Wilson? Give me a break. Good young players, sure. But they still don't hold a candle to Brees right now, especially Wilson.

Rothlisberger can't stay healthy. He's only played a full season 3 times in 13 years. Availability has to count for something, right? Hell, even his best year doesn't compare to Brees's worst year as a Saint.

Brees gets knocked because the Saints are the worst team of that group (record-wise from last season). However, Brees is WAY down the list of being to blame for that.