24. Eli Manning, New York Giants, 67.5
Manning had his moments, but overall, he received good interception luck (fourth-most TWPs at 30, only 14 interceptions) and incredible play from Odell Beckham Jr. certainly helped his cause.
Best of the bunch
1. Carson Palmer, Arizona Cardinals, 98.5
The best quarterback in the league from start to finish, Palmer’s season was a fantastic to watch, as he made jaw-dropping throws every week on his way to our top passing grade (97.5). He led the league with 52 big-time throws (BTTs), while throwing the highest percentage of positively-graded throws in the NFL. His week-to-week consistency was unmatched, as he graded positively in all 16 games. Palmer’s career year was one of the best we’ve seen in the PFF era, dating back to 2007, earning him the first team QB slot on our All-Pro roster.
2. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, 97.9
When healthy, Roethlisberger was right up there with Palmer with regard to downfield, pinpoint accuracy, actually edging him slightly to lead the league in highest percentage of BTTs, at 8.49 percent. He did make a few questionable decisions throughout the season, but he’s still playing the best football of his career while leading perhaps the league’s most dangerous passing attack.
3. Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 92.9
Brady started the season in dominant fashion, but a rash of injuries along the offensive line and within his receiving corps tempered the raw numbers. Even with a lesser supporting cast, he continued to play well, even though the gaudy numbers tapered off. Brady was the league’s best at taking care of the ball (turnover-worthy throws on only 1.11 percent of his attempts), and his 14 touchdowns thrown under pressure were the most of any QB in the PFF era (2007).
4. Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, 87.0
After looking very much like the same quarterback his first four years in the league, Newton took a massive step forward in 2015. His running ability makes him the league’s most unique quarterback, as he can move the chains as a short-yardage runner, or when things break down in the pocket. Most impressive was the way he zipped the ball around the field accurately, something he’d struggled with early in his career. Newton’s 41 BTTs ranked fifth in the league, and he dropped his TWP percentage to 3.06 percent, good for 12th in the NFL.
5. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks, 87.0
A late push moves Wilson into the top tier, as he was outstanding in the second half of the season (outside of a poor game against the Cardinals in Week 10). His PFF pass grade of 86.4 ranked fifth in the league, and he supplemented it with his usual scrambling ability at 91.2. Wilson had the second-lowest percentage of negatively-graded throws, and he led the league with 15 touchdowns on deep passes (20+ yards in air).
6. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints, 87.6
While the Saints struggled as a team, Brees quietly performed up to his previous levels of play, aside from a few games battling through injury. He finished strong with the league’s highest grade in the fourth quarter of the season. Despite missing a game and playing Week 2 with an injured shoulder, Brees ranked second in the league with 1,180 yards on deep passes, while finishing third in BTTs (43). He cut back on the turnover-worthy plays after an uncharacteristic 2014, as the veteran still looks like he’s capable of elite play.
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He broke a bunch of franchise records in 2015.
2. "Interception luck" - Translation - A totally arbitrary and bullshit metric to allow us to skew ratings in any way we please.
Football Outsiders has him ranked 18th.
It's interesting how underrated Eli is outside of BBI. Of course, throwing the Dallas game away on National TV didn't help. I think an argument can be made that Eli is a top ten QB, he certainly should be in the top 15 using any accepted form of statistics.
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2. "Interception luck" - Translation - A totally arbitrary and bullshit metric to allow us to skew ratings in any way we please.
What did you think the definition of 'advanced' was when it comes to metrics/analytics? Arbitrary and bullshit are the first two that come to mind.
But be careful some of you....I see a lot of PFF references when it backs your opinion. Don't cherry pick when to, and when not to, use them. I would just ignore everything they put out other than the objective snap counts.
Strange knock especially with no mention of it with anybody else such as Ben and Ryan.
The difference in perception and performance between Ben and Eli this year was massive.
It's obvious Eli is overrated on BBI and underrated elsewhere. However, I think ranking Eli as low as 24 for this year's performance is incorrect using any system. I think anything lower than #15 overall would be unrealistic.
Eli didn't actually make the Pro Bowl, he was a fill in after several refusals. He started but played the least and possibly the worst of any of the QBs there.
Bad example
The advanced metrics are not what the professionals are using, they are all that the professionals left for the public to consume.
The professionals are paying for exclusive use of things like snapcounts and formations.
They rank them and don't clearly explain the grade. It's BS.
It's not just about Eli. Although knocking him for Beckham while Ryan is praised for doing so much with only one "good" receiving option (Do they know about RB Freeman?).
What advanced Metrics ranks Brees so high this year? He was consistently awful for the first 10 games (outside of the Giant game).
Ryan sucked.
Rodgers? He was great when you consider the absolute garbage he played with.
The only thing I see here that makes sense is that #1 ranking. Carson Palmer is elite!
That's not Eli's fault but he isn't blameless either.
This is why I'm PO'd at no front office firings or real changes.
It helps to have Brown and Bryant but he was getting the ball down field more than ever before and producing a lot of points. He seems to be on the upswing and getting better.
Eli could do the same. Get him a number 2 close to Bryant and Giants will score 30+/game like PIT did in 2015 when Ben was healthy.
If Eli throws a great pass to Beckham but he drops it, then sure, PFF will credit Eli for a good throw. However, if Rueben Randle runs the wrong route or quits on the route and Eli throws it to where he should be, and Randle is either not there, or it's intercepted, it will result in an atrocious grade for Eli.
Eli had one WR, no TE, no running game he could depend on, threw 6 tds with no int's, and his defense still couldn't win the game......
Give all those qb's in front of him, the Giant defense, and see what their record would be....
Eli was punished for the team's lack of a winning record, whether it's on him or not.
Carson Palmer on the Raiders I'm sure was a 20-30 something ranked QB.
Look at the big picture, PFF rankings are based on their cumulative score. It's not an eye test calculation.
And even if they claim it's objective, when your team has a s*** run game, OL, defense....it will affect you.
Eli on the Seahawks would concern me a lot. Wilson, not as much.
Absolutely ridiculous.....
Maybe a BBI poster skilled in statistics can find out what PFF is doing wrong.
This is why I'm PO'd at no front office firings or real changes.
Shit-canning your head coach is a pretty bold move for the Giants.
Well, for starters Eli had three legit weapons: Cruz, Nicks, and Manningham. That's a big jump start.