Half the NFL could have a different Week One starting quarterback in 2018

[CGI_Ram]

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Half the NFL could have a different Week One starting quarterback in 2018

Starting quarterbacks in the NFL don’t last for long.

Two days into the league year, it’s already clear that at least a dozen NFL teams will be starting a different quarterback in Week One of 2018 than in Week One of 2017. Two other teams currently have questions about their Week One starter, and that’s before any surprises in the draft, or injuries in the preseason.

Assuming we do have some surprises in the coming months, it’s easy to see half of the teams in the NFL beginning the 2018 season with a different starting quarterback than they had in the beginning of the 2017 season. Here’s a look at each team’s quarterback situation, this year and last year:

Teams with different Week One starting quarterbacks
Arizona: Carson Palmer in 2017, Sam Bradford in 2018.

Buffalo: Tyrod Taylor in 2017, AJ McCarron or a rookie in 2018.

Chicago: Mike Glennon in 2017, Mitchell Trubisky in 2018.

Cleveland: DeShone Kizer in 2017, Tyrod Taylor in 2018.

Denver: Trevor Siemian in 2017, Case Keenum in 2018.

Houston: Tom Savage in 2017, Deshaun Watson in 2018.

Indianapolis: Scott Tolzien in 2017, Andrew Luck in 2018.

Kansas City: Alex Smith in 2017, Patrick Mahomes in 2018.

Miami: Jay Cutler in 2017, Ryan Tannehill in 2018.

Minnesota: Sam Bradford in 2017, Kirk Cousins in 2018.

San Francisco: Brian Hoyer in 2017, Jimmy Garoppolo in 2018.

Washington: Kirk Cousins in 2017, Alex Smith in 2018.

Teams that might have different quarterbacks
New York Jets: Josh McCown in 2017, competing with Teddy Bridgewater or a rookie in 2018.

Philadelphia: Carson Wentz in 2017, Nick Foles if Wentz’s knee hasn’t recovered by the start of 2018.

Teams with the same quarterback
Atlanta: Matt Ryan

Baltimore: Joe Flacco

Carolina: Cam Newton

Cincinnati: Andy Dalton

Dallas: Dak Prescott

Detroit: Matthew Stafford

Green Bay: Aaron Rodgers

Jacksonville: Blake Bortles

L.A. Rams: Jared Goff

L.A. Chargers: Philip Rivers

New England: Tom Brady

New Orleans: Drew Brees

New York Giants: Eli Manning

Oakland: Derek Carr

Pittsburgh: Ben Roethlisberger

Seattle: Russell Wilson

Tampa Bay: Jameis Winston

Tennessee: Marcus Mariota

 

[jjab360]

Man it feels good to be off that carousel

 

[ProGen]

Man it feels good to be off that carousel

Amen to that

 

[Legatron4]

This might be the first year ever that every single NFL team has a quality QB going into week one.

 

[Soul Surfer]

This might be the first year ever that every single NFL team has a quality QB going into week one.

I think it's more like what I've been saying.;

About a third of the teams are satisfied at quarterback.

About a third of the teams want to upgrade.

About a third of the teams need to start developing a new starter because their old one won't be around in a couple years.

I like where we're at. Very satisfied.

 

[UKram]

theres a couple on there that are slighty dubious

Watson would have been starting all year if he hadn't got injured same for philly ..

but agree good to be out of that looking for a QB group

 

[dieterbrock]

theres a couple on there that are slighty dubious

Watson would have been starting all year if he hadn't got injured same for philly ..

but agree good to be out of that looking for a QB group

Except even healthy he wasn’t the day 1 starter. I agree the Philly one is a stretch and so is Miami.
It is amazing how many qb will be suiting up for their new team however and it’s awesome that the Rams aren’t in the conversation