Good spot starter
This tier is the land of quarterbacks who you would feel confident in having a game plan for if you had to start them in any given week. For the most part, they will be able to keep any game competitive, while making good plays throughout the day. However, for one reason or another, you would not want a quarterback in this tier to be your full-time starting quarterback.
Marcus Mariota ↔ (SAME)
The Washington Commanders turned to veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota early in the season when Jayden Daniels dealt with his elbow injury, and Mariota delivered a massive upset to the reigning champion Seattle Seahawks and was off to a good start in London against the Indianapolis Colts. However, that is where things fell apart for the veteran backup, as he sustained a knee injury, his health being a major sticking point for not being a starter in the league anymore, resulting in Athan Kaliakmanis finishing that game. We have not seen Mariota on the field since.
Jameis Winston ↔ (SAME)
After the New York Giants lost Jaxson Dart for the season, the team turned to Jameis Winston, who led the team to a winning record during his starts. While some games were good to great, there was way too much variance in his play on a drive-to-drive basis, as his struggles with consistency flashed on a weekly basis.
The matchup against the New Orleans Saints proved to be the final straw in his starting time, for now, as the Giants made the change to put J.J. McCarthy in and finish the game, and the team has not looked back since making that shift at the quarterback position, although there was a momentary citing in Week 9 as McCarthy was evaluated for a hip injury, where Winston threw a touchdown in the drive he appeared in.
