9. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams got back on track in Week 7. They blew out Las Vegas, and Stafford tossed three touchdown passes on 23/29 passing. They seemed to lean on the run game al ot more, as Kyren Williams and Blake Corum combined for 33 carries and 192 yards, along with two touchdowns. That’s what the Rams need to do going forward - they have two good running backs who are clearly capable, and dropping Stafford back nearly 40 times per game just isn’t a recipe for success, at all.
Stafford having 29 dropbacks and the Rams having over 30 rushing attempts is precisely how this offense needs to look, as Stafford finished with a 114.8 passer rating, and the Rams put up 35 points.
It’s not rocket science. Stafford has definitely not been nearly as good this year as he was last year, but you can tell that he still has enough left in the tank.
8. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers lost in Week 7, but Jordan Love continues to play well. Love is now up to 1,958 passing yards and 13 touchdown passes on the season. The Packers did drop to 4-3 on the season and lost a huge divisional game, but Love is a very good QB and is still having to deal with an offensive line that hasn’t been that great this year.
The thing with Love is rather simple - he has all the tools you need for a franchise QB, but he and the Packers just have not taken that next step into the elite tier of teams, and you almost wonder if that is ever going to happen.
For the time being, we’ll focus on love being a rather awesome QB. The Packers do have a special player at the position, and he’s having a pretty efficient year thus far, all things considered.
7. CJ Stroud, Houston Texans
Perhaps the most disappointing thing with CJ Stroud’s season thus far is how bad the Houston Texans defense has been this year. Stroud has now thrown 11 touchdown passes against just one interception. He’s now up to a 100.7 passer rating and has 1,867 yards to boot as well. However, the Texans are now 2-5 on the season, as the defense just looks like a shell of their former selves.
I really can’t stress enough how unfortunate this all is, as Stroud is playing his way into a long-term contract, but the success isn’t coming in the W/L column, but this is also a perfect example of a bad team where the QB is far from being at fault.
Stroud is going to sign a long-term deal with the Texans, in my opinion, if he can keep up this level of play going forward, or at least something close to it. It’s really just a shame that Houston’s defense has forgotten how to play football this year, though.
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