[The Athletic] Introducing QB Index: A perfect QB stat everyone will love, and no one will disagree with

[u/Garp74]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7503748/2026/09/07/nfl-qb-index-statistic-stock-report/?unlocked_article_code=1._VA.k17j.rnm4xGvqS7Di&source=emp_shared_article&smid=ta-ios-share

[u/Garp74]

Our QB1 and QB2 are ranked 13 and 14, meaning our QB2 ranks higher than more than half the QB1's in the NFL 😮

[u/woatboat]

Marcus at 14 makes sense cause he was about 22-26 most weeks but that game against the Broncos was the best QB play of all time so it evens out.

[u/PheebaBB]

Jayden too low and Marcus way too high.

I’d put Jayden somewhere around 8 and Marcus somewhere around 25-30 depending on the week.

[u/Preddy_Fusey]

I LOVE Marcus as our backup, but let's be honest here.... He is not even close to being the 14th best QB in the league. Top 3 backup for sure.

And I can't wait for Jayden to silence the haters and end up in the top 5 where he rightfully deserves

[u/Slaviiigolf]

It’s 2025 performance stat he created. So yeah I could see our two QB’s were starter+ levels. Caleb at 23 though haha. Can’t imagine the meltdown in the Bears thread