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The quarterback position is the most important in football. Honestly, you could make a compelling argument that no position in professional sports carries more weight. Great teams can survive flaws elsewhere. Weak offensive lines can be patched. Defensive issues can be schemed around. Special teams can occasionally be masked. Quarterback uncertainty, however, tends to expose everything.
That's why the Baltimore Ravens should feel awfully good about where they stand right now. While much of the AFC North wrestles with uncertainty, desperation, or outright quarterback chaos, Baltimore continues enjoying the luxury of employing Lamar Jackson.
He ranks among the best quarterbacks in football, while also maintaining competent insurance behind him if disaster strikes. You'll find no argument there. That advantage feels even larger after CBS Sports recently ranked the NFL’s worst quarterback rooms entering the 2026 season.
Garrett Podell’s rankings featured two AFC North rivals inside the top three. The Cleveland Browns claimed the top spot, which honestly feels less like analysis and more like a straightforward public service announcement. Cleveland’s quarterback room currently resembles football-themed reality television.
Deshaun Watson remains an expensive uncertainty recovering from multiple Achilles injuries. Shedeur Sanders remains wildly polarizing but unproven as a starter. Dillon Gabriel has yet to prove much. Taylen Green may be the most athletic of the bunch, but some observers already seem more interested in imagining him at wide receiver. That's not ideal. The Pittsburgh Steelers may seem like a worse collection in theory, but they land third on this list.
Their room features Mason Rudolph, rookie Drew Allar, and Will Howard, but one could argue that, with the eternal Aaron Rodgers waiting game still hovering overhead like an annoying weather delay, the conversation shifts if he returns; until the pen officially meets the paper, uncertainty remains uncertainty. Besides, he was seen in New York Jets gear recently. They landed second on this list, by the way.
The Baltimore Ravens can sleep much more easily than their AFC North rivals. Lamar Jackson remains a two-time MVP, perennial All-Pro, and the type of quarterback defensive coordinators build entire weeks around. More importantly, the Ravens are no longer guessing. That matters tremendously. Franchises can spend decades searching unsuccessfully for answers at quarterback. Jets fans know it. Browns fans have practically earned honorary doctorates in it. Even proud organizations like Pittsburgh occasionally find themselves wandering into uncertainty.
Baltimore already found its answer years ago. That doesn't guarantee championships. Football is never that simple. Still, while division rivals continue playing quarterback roulette, the Ravens get to enter 2026 with one of the league's biggest luxuries. They have certainty at the sport's most unforgiving position. That said, despite what some are saying, one has to believe the championship window is still open.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Browns, Steelers make a list of the NFL's worst QB rooms
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That's why the Baltimore Ravens should feel awfully good about where they stand right now. While much of the AFC North wrestles with uncertainty, desperation, or outright quarterback chaos, Baltimore continues enjoying the luxury of employing Lamar Jackson.
He ranks among the best quarterbacks in football, while also maintaining competent insurance behind him if disaster strikes. You'll find no argument there. That advantage feels even larger after CBS Sports recently ranked the NFL’s worst quarterback rooms entering the 2026 season.
Two Ravens potentially face nightmare scenarios at quarterback
Garrett Podell’s rankings featured two AFC North rivals inside the top three. The Cleveland Browns claimed the top spot, which honestly feels less like analysis and more like a straightforward public service announcement. Cleveland’s quarterback room currently resembles football-themed reality television.
Deshaun Watson remains an expensive uncertainty recovering from multiple Achilles injuries. Shedeur Sanders remains wildly polarizing but unproven as a starter. Dillon Gabriel has yet to prove much. Taylen Green may be the most athletic of the bunch, but some observers already seem more interested in imagining him at wide receiver. That's not ideal. The Pittsburgh Steelers may seem like a worse collection in theory, but they land third on this list.
Their room features Mason Rudolph, rookie Drew Allar, and Will Howard, but one could argue that, with the eternal Aaron Rodgers waiting game still hovering overhead like an annoying weather delay, the conversation shifts if he returns; until the pen officially meets the paper, uncertainty remains uncertainty. Besides, he was seen in New York Jets gear recently. They landed second on this list, by the way.
The Ravens are fortunate to have solved football's hardest problem
The Baltimore Ravens can sleep much more easily than their AFC North rivals. Lamar Jackson remains a two-time MVP, perennial All-Pro, and the type of quarterback defensive coordinators build entire weeks around. More importantly, the Ravens are no longer guessing. That matters tremendously. Franchises can spend decades searching unsuccessfully for answers at quarterback. Jets fans know it. Browns fans have practically earned honorary doctorates in it. Even proud organizations like Pittsburgh occasionally find themselves wandering into uncertainty.
Baltimore already found its answer years ago. That doesn't guarantee championships. Football is never that simple. Still, while division rivals continue playing quarterback roulette, the Ravens get to enter 2026 with one of the league's biggest luxuries. They have certainty at the sport's most unforgiving position. That said, despite what some are saying, one has to believe the championship window is still open.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Browns, Steelers make a list of the NFL's worst QB rooms
Continue reading...
