Normally when I see the headline 'rankings', especially during the offseason, I cringe. Most are poorly written/researched by people who should know better. After Cian Fahey's 'Tier 7' assessment of Joe Flacco a few weeks ago, I made a vow to myself to pay no attention to any more 'rankings', and to not even consider writing about them.
However, ESPN's QB rankings were spot on, and deserve to be reported on.
ESPN employed the services of over 30 league 'insiders' for the project, who are all great evaluators of talent. The panel consisted of eight personnel directors, six general managers, four head coaches, five offensive coordinators, five defensive coordinators, three salary-cap managers, two ex-GMs, two ex-head coaches, and one offensive assistant coach.