NFL.com Leaves Mitch Trubisky Off the Most Laughable QB Rankings Ever

The Chicago Bears are used to their quarterbacks getting no respect. Most of the time it's fair because the bulk of them have been horrible. Still, it's one thing to be thought of as not good, it's another to be forgotten entirely. Somehow that happened to Mitch Trubisky, the #2 overall pick in the 2017 draft. Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com isn't known for being the most respected expert among the national pundits. Still, when he writes for such a prestigious site one would think he's not let the insane side of him show too often. Yet that's exactly what happened courtesy of his recent list ranking the 32 best quarterbacks in the NFL. It starts off innocently enough. Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers occupy the top two spots, as is customary these days. It was only as the slots unfolded that one begins to realize this man has clearly lost every bit of sense he has. If people need proof, there are three rankings in particular that paint a clear picture.

Mitch Trubisky fails to make the Rosenthal rankings, and that's okay

#12 - Jimmy Garoppolo   "If the 49ers can make him the highest-paid quarterback in football after five starts in San Francisco, I can rank him this high. It's not like coach Kyle Shanahan is going anywhere, and the surrounding talent at Jimmy G's disposal is only going to improve."

Let's get this straight. A guy who threw seven touchdown passes and five interceptions and started a total of five (5!!!) games in San Francisco is suddenly the 12th best quarterback in the NFL. He beat out Kirk Cousins, Dak Prescott, Derek Carr and Alex Smith. Those guys are actual Pro Bowlers. Somebody needs to contact Rosenthal and get him to change pot dispensaries.

#26 - Patrick Mahomes   "At the NFL Scouting Combine, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said Mahomes was "one of the best players I've ever seen" based on tools and practice showings. The limited snaps from Mahomes' first preseason and his Week 17 start against Denver offer a clue to what Veach meant."

Wait, what?

Mahomes not only made the list but he placed 26th? He started one, count them, ONE game. He threw one interception and no touchdowns in that game while running for a score. Trubisky threw seven touchdowns, ran for two more and threw seven interceptions. Yeah sure that stat differential clearly indicates Mahomes is superior.

#29 - Teddy Bridgewater "This is a projection. No one knows how Bridgewater will be different after his knee injury, but his first two seasons as a starter compare well with plenty of the young top-20 starters above."

Oh, come on. Now you're just being petty, Gregg. Rather than put a quarterback who started 12 games and won four in 2017 he chose to put one who hasn't started since January of 2016 on the list. Bridgewater was a good quarterback but the NFL is supposed to be a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately league. Rosenthal put him on the list despite indications he may not play again in 2018 if the Jets indeed plan to draft a QB at #3 overall. For those wondering? Yes, Rosenthal has been a Trubisky critic since he was drafted. So honestly, these rankings were never fair.