The inferior North teams don't have a lot of experience talking sh** and it's more clear than ever this off-season. We've had a lot of "ball-knower" tests this off-season, and Jordan Love being the clear best QB in the North and one of the top 5-7 in the league is one of them.
If you're arguing with some Bears fan dingus and they say that Love isn't good because he throws picks or some other nonsense, it's actually a good thing because you know right then and there that you can disregard any other opinion they have.
Anyway, let's get into the ranking.
1. Jordan Love
2. Jared Goff
3. Caleb Williams
I'm going to pair these two because the Bears fan dingus will be foaming at the mouth and unable to read further otherwise.
Goff and Williams are opposite QBs. Goff, as long as he has a run game and perfect pass protection, can matriculate the ball down the field all game and can run up the score on bad defenses. Once the pressure rises, he falls apart. Williams plays down to the opponent and often has a horrific first half, only to turn into an MVP-level QB (certainly one with MVP-level luck if last season is any evidence) in the fourth quarter and bring the Bears back to win.
If you could combine these two QBs, you'd have an argument that Calred Goffliams was as good as Jordan Love. Sadly, the arm talent and silly body factor would still be lacking.
So, why did I put Goff first? At this moment, it's because too much of the Caleb Williams stuff is just random. He makes too many truly bad decisions toward the beginning of games and gets bailed out a lot at the end of games. Sure, he hits some throws that make your eyes pop out of your head, but the ones in the first half that make you wonder if the Bears have an assistant coach qualified to perform an exorcism bring down the total picture too much.
Goff also isn't as bad as many (mostly me) make him out to be. According to the private equity site formerly known as PFF (PE-FF?) he was the 12th best QB in the league last year. You can't say that about Caleb Williams. Because he was 14th.
There's something to be said for Goff finishing second in the NFL in pass yards with over 4,500 while the Bears may very well never have a 4,000-yard passer in Illinois.
While we're on the PE site, there are a few stats that can sum up this section. Jared Goff is 23rd in big-time throws, and Caleb Williams is 6th. Goff is 17th in turnover-worthy plays while Williams is 33rd. Just for kicks, it's worth noting that Jordan Love has as many big-time throws as Caleb Williams while having one more turnover-worthy play than Jared Goff. Nice.
4. Tyrod Taylor
Heh.
5'8. Kyler Murray
Kyler Murray has had plenty of highlight plays in his career, but he's never been close to a consistent season-long plus player. He relies too much on running around and throwing the ball up. Not enough playing on schedule and operating an NFL offense.
FWIW, this is the first season that he'll play with really good weapons and a good NFL offensive scheme. If the Vikings can pair some designed runs with enough rollout and dash pass plays they could definitely get the most out of Kyler Murray. At least until October 23.