On Thursday’s edition of “The Herd,” Colin Cowherd was in his quarterback bag.
Cowherd revealed the 12 quarterbacks he believes are in the 2024-2025 Super Bowl bubble, suggesting that there are only two ways to win a Super Bowl.
“Have Mahomes, Stafford, Brady, Peyton Manning, a next-level superstar, like a really elite all-time guy, or have a talented guy on a rookie contract.”
With that, he divided the 12 QBs into two tiers: superstars and talented QBs on cheaper deals.
“The upper echelon guys, who are really all-time elite arm talent … those teams are in the Super Bowl bubble,” he said.
Let’s take a look at his superstar tier.
SUPERSTARS
Josh Allen
Bills Super Bowl odds: +1200
Joe Burrow
Bengals Super Bowl odds: +1300
Lamar Jackson
Ravens Super Bowl odds: +950
Patrick Mahomes
Chiefs Super Bowl odds: 550
Aaron Rodgers
Jets Super Bowl odds: +2000
Matthew Stafford
Rams Super Bowl Odds: +3000
Now, Cowherd’s talented QBs on cheaper deals tier.
TALENTED QBs ON CHEAPER DEALS
Justin Herbert
Chargers Super Bowl odds: +3500
Jalen Hurts
Eagles Super Bowl odds: +1700
Trevor Lawrence
Jaguars Super Bowl odds: +4500
Jordan Love
Packers Super Bowl odds: +1900
Brock Purdy
49ers Super Bowl odds: +600
C.J. Stroud
Texans Super Bowl odds: +1600
Said Cowherd of his second tier, “The other six are very good quarterbacks, and they are not getting paid yet. … I think Purdy is the least-talented, but he’s talented enough, and he’s not making a nickel.”
Cowherd also addressed a number of quarterbacks that aren’t on the list.
“Jared Goff, who I think is really good, but not in the top six and really, really expensive. … If you pay Tua the bag, or pay Dak the bag, you are immediately eliminated if you look at the last 12 years. … If you pay them, it will avoid chaos, but you are out of the Super Bowl conversation.”
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