Drew Brees vs the top 4 QBs ahead of him in career QB rating (1 Viewer)

[Saint Kamara]

These are the 4 QBs ahead of Brees in QB rating for their respective careers:

Aaron Rodgers since starting in 2008

Brees....... 103.0
Rodgers... 104.2
(Brees was ahead of him 102.8 vs 102.7 before this season)

Russell Wilson since starting in 2012

Brees....... 103.7
Wilson..... 101.7

Deshaun Wataon since starting in 2017

Brees...... 110.3
Watson... 104.5

Patrick Mahomes since starting in 2018

Brees......... 113.0
Mahomes.. 108.7

 

[Winter]

Like a fine wine

 

[BSC504]

...and not a single MVP to be found

 

[black_floyd]

Skewed stats since it compares Brees once he'd already developed into a true franchise QB against other QBs when they were working through early career growing pains.

 

[nolaswede]

Skewed stats since it compares Brees once he'd already developed into a true franchise QB against other QBs when they were working through early career growing pains.

Well, it still doesn’t explain how Brees seems to get better every year. I thought he was done. Or at least what I heard last time I watched ESPN in April!

 

[Saint Kamara]

Skewed stats since it compares Brees once he'd already developed into a true franchise QB against other QBs when they were working through early career growing pains.

There were no early growing pains for any of these QBs.

Passing rules were already in place to make the lives of these QBs as easy as possible. And all 4 had stud #1 WRs at the ready. Rodgers sat 3 years to avoid what you're describing. Mahomes a year to get his mechanics fixed.

 

[Turfie]

QBR is a better stat IMO

 

[jasonsw]

QBRS for 2020

Rogers 84, Mahomes 82, Brees 74, Wilson 73.

Brees finished 6th in QBR, probably wouldve finished higher if not for rib problems vs 49ers, K.C, Carolina and Minny.

 

[Saint Kamara]

QBRS for 2020

Rogers 84, Mahomes 82, Brees 74, Wilson 73.

Brees finished 6th in QBR, probably wouldve finished higher if not for rib problems vs 49ers, K.C, Carolina and Minny.

Correct, Brees was above 80 before he came back from the injury.