this is a pretty close race but I decided to go with only nominee from each team. I know I'm going to get a lot of hate for not including Tannehill in the poll but I think Matt Moore has looked better in relief and we all know how silly that would be.

The nominees:




from the New York Jets, we've got Mark Sanchez. The longest run of any non-Brady AFC East QB, it's hard to argue with this guy's success. People will always remember his valiant effort in the 2011 AFC championship






from the Buffalo Bills, Drew Bledsoe. people forget that Drew was not only a Patriot, he was also a multi-year starter for the Bills. Yes, he was eventually replaced by JP Losman, but it would suit us well to remember that this guy was often the only person standing in the way of those early 2000s Patriot teams.






and from the Miami Dolphins, Chad Pennington. You didn't think we were going to forget about Chad, did you? he might not have been as good as Mark Sanchez, but he still is able to top the list of another AFC East squad. I actually have fond memories of late-career Chad Pennington. one of the slowest moving footballs in NFL history. Reasonably accurate, too.




I know 16 years is a lot of AFC East QBs, but I really tried to narrow it down to the best three. so, who is it? Who holds the (silver) crown in the AFC East? Which quarterback do we owe the most thanks to for doing their part to keep the Patriots at bay? who do we thank for constantly challenging Tom Brady and Bill Belichick and ensuring that they don't get first round byes and 2nd round games vs. Brock Osweiler every January?

Garoppolo

Pennington obv

they're all very good

Joey Harrington

Matt Cassel

it's a well known fact that the AFC East (excluding the Pats) has been an average division during the Brady/BB era.


one way to look at it

a second

and the third is that the Pats have almost exactly the same record within the AFC East as outside the division

This thread should be great.

I'll go with Tyrod.

I agree. that's why I made this post. I wouldn't want people to forget about those '09/'10 Jets teams, the '08 Dolphins or even the feisty '04 Bills

nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills, and nobody else has had to deal with that more than the Pats

Ronnie Brown

Mark Sanchez playoff stats:

5.7 TD% 1.9 INT% 7.29 ANY/A

Tom Brady playoff stats:

4.7 TD% 2.4 INT% 6.05 ANY/A



Makes you think.

its obv two time comeback player of the year chad pennington

brett favre obv

completely forgot about him. this is the correct answer.

Peyton Manning

Colts were in the AFC East during BB and Brady era

Peyton was the better QB though

Schlitz makes a good point, Brady is the obvious answer here.

TheRockClapping

a little troubling i didn't remember bledsoe starting for the bills for 3 seasons, yet i do remember him being a cowboy afterwards

chad pennington

i remember one jets game when he was their qb where he led about a 15 minute drive in the first quarter where he was like 12/12 passing for 60 yards and then threw an int in the end zone

classic chad pennington

in 2002 the Dolphins finished 2nd in DVOA and the Jets finished 6th.

nobody remembers that!!!

ah yes, totally forgot about the '02 Fins. I believe the patriots did not make the playoffs that year. makes you wonder: did we see enough of Jay Fielder?

that is correct, Pats failed to make the playoffs that year despite finishing 7th in DVOA. that's just one of many many many examples of Pats being screwed by playing in such a tough division. unlucky!

look I am the last person to argue that quality quarterback play is the end-all and be-all. heck it doesn't take much thought to think of some really good examples like the super bowl winning Bucs, the Dilfer ravens in 2000 and

Shadow throne asking the tough questions