Each Tuesday, Coach Johnston provides an assessment of the five Quarterbacks in the NFL whose performance, he believes, has been the most critical to their team’s success.
THROUGH WEEK 5
Donovan McNabb - Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles’ 2005 season is looking more and more like a fluke every week. McNabb does not have many big-name offensive weapons in Philadelphia, but has managed to reestablish the Eagles atop the NFC East and put up big numbers, despite having no Philadelphia player among the top 25 in receiving yardage in the NFL.
TELLING STATISTIC: 9.10 Yards Per Attempt is nearly a yard per attempt better than the #2 NFL Quarterback and means McNabb is getting the most out of every throw.
Rex Grossman - Chicago Bears
Yes, Grossman has benefited from the dominant play of the NFL’s best defense in the early going, but he has shown poise and the ability to execute in what is his first full (we hope) NFL season.
TELLING STATISTIC: A Quarterback Rating of 100.9 through Week 5 shows Grossman has the maturity to take advantage of every opportunity the stingy Bears defense provides him.
Marc Bulger - St. Louis Rams
After a 1-1 start, Bulger has his resurgent Rams on a three-game win streak. Bulger and the St. Louis offense can become a dominant unit with the emergence of the NFL’s leading rusher Steven Jackson.
TELLING STATISTIC: Zero Interceptions (to go along with seven TD passes) through five weeks keeps it simple: Bulger keeps it away from the bad guys and doesn’t beat himself.
Tom Brady - New England Patriots
Brady has been instrumental in New England’s quick 4-1 start, despite enduring another off-season in which some big names left Foxboro via free agency. Deion Branch’s unhappy exit has further limited the weapons Brady has at his disposal. The bottom line on Brady is that he has led his team to an early season division lead without playing his best football.
TELLING STATISTIC: 57 of 88 Completions to TEs and RBs demonstrate Brady’s ability to create positive yardage, despite a lack of dominant wideouts as targets.
Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints
The importance of veteran leadership at the Quarterback position can not be overstated for a Saints team reeling from a disastrous 2005 – both on and off the field.
TELLING STATISTIC: Only 2 of Brees’ Passes have been Intercepted, despite being 3rd in the NFL in Pass Attempts.
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The Eagles’ 2005 season is looking more and more like a fluke every week. McNabb does not have many big-name offensive weapons in Philadelphia, but has managed to reestablish the Eagles atop the NFC East and put up big numbers, despite having no Philadelphia player among the top 25 in receiving yardage in the NFL.
Yes, Grossman has benefited from the dominant play of the NFL’s best defense in the early going, but he has shown poise and the ability to execute in what is his first full (we hope) NFL season.
After a 1-1 start, Bulger has his resurgent Rams on a three-game win streak. Bulger and the St. Louis offense can become a dominant unit with the emergence of the NFL’s leading rusher Steven Jackson.
Brady has been instrumental in New England’s quick 4-1 start, despite enduring another off-season in which some big names left Foxboro via free agency. Deion Branch’s unhappy exit has further limited the weapons Brady has at his disposal. The bottom line on Brady is that he has led his team to an early season division lead without playing his best football.
The importance of veteran leadership at the Quarterback position can not be overstated for a Saints team reeling from a disastrous 2005 – both on and off the field.