Editing Episode 621 (section)

=== Quarterback Rankings Sidebar ===

James worked through NFL Communications' quarterback rankings from the top down, asking Arif to identify where the line stopped — the first quarterback he would not prefer over Kyler Murray. Josh Allen, Brock Purdy, CJ Stroud, Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff, Trevor Lawrence, Bryce Young, Drake May, Caleb Williams, Kirk Cousins, Jordan Love, Joe Burrow, and Michael Penix all came back as yes. Matt Stafford as he was playing that season: yes. Jaden Daniels: Arif would take Murray over Daniels, citing injury and situational awareness concerns, but acknowledged there was more on the list. Aaron Rodgers as currently playing: yes. Tyler Shough: yes. Geno Smith: yes, Arif would take Tyler Shough over Murray and Geno Smith too. Dak Prescott: yes, and Arif expressed exasperation that Prescott was ranked 19th when he was playing outstanding football, with the Cowboys context obscuring it. Sam Darnold this season (not the idea of Sam Darnold in the Vikings offence): yes, barely. NFL Communications had Murray at 21. Jacoby Brissett: no, that is where the line stops. Tanner McKee and Deshaun Watson as currently playing rounded out the bottom. Arif reflected that he would genuinely think about Watson's current form over Murray, which he described as a pretty bad place to be. James agreed the team would be a juggernaut with Dak Prescott.