NFL: Quarterback index post week 6

The next generation

4. Patrick Mahomes

5. Carson Wentz

6. Jared Goff

I did an in-depth analysis on Patrick Mahomes and how he is taking over the league about a month ago, because I was so impressed by what he had shown after I was so doubtful based on his college tape. I thought he was a reckless gunslinger with a huge arm, who would have a lot of trouble translating his talents into a pro-style offense. Andy Reid has done a phenomenal job keeping defenses off balance and Mahomes has the pre- and post-snap understanding to spread the ball around between his electric targets.

Last season Wentz was the league MVP to me through 13 weeks until he tore his ACL and I was on this train from the very start. What he did in terms of keeping drives alive by converting crucial third downs time and time again was just remarkable. He missed the first two games of the 2018 season and started a little slow, but he is starting to look like the guy I expected to move into the elite category, completing 68.4 percent of his passes on eight TDs compared to just one pick.

Goff is a lot different to those other two guys I just mentioned. Mahomes and Wentz are these big quarterbacks with strong arms, who people like to compare to Brett Favre. The Rams QB is more like a Joe Montana – purely based on style of play. He has a genius play-caller in Sean McVay, who knows how to move around pieces and run a multitude of plays out of similar looks. Goff might not quite work the progressions like Montana, but he has the same type of feathery touch to make the attack border-line indefensible.