Can't argue with your first tier.
Wilson still has to prove something in January and, just as importantly, consistently on the road, away from his noisy Home before I'd put him in a class by himself above other good, young QB's.
Your third tier? Not so sure at all. Roethlisberger has, in years past, carried his team both on his arm and his legs. He might be done now, both mentally and physically, though, but he got it done in the past. Eli is just plain inconsistent and streaky, but the fact is that he did carry his team for two memorable runs that will put him in Canton, whether we like it or not (I sure don't). Flacco's play in OT in Denver in January argues against your characterization; inconsistent? erratic? Yes, indeed, but he carried the Ravens into the SB that day. Careers are framed by runs like Eli's and games like Flacco's in frigid Denver.
Fourth tier. Stafford sure didn't look like a loser on Thursday. And, I really don't think we can characterize any of those competitors as "losers." Underachievers? Erratic? Unreliable? Whatever? Yes, but I dare you to call any of them "loser" to his face.
Five. Yeah, sure. They are all "promising."
