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Elite QB status is reserved for Super Bowl winners.  It is all about winning.  

Otherwise, you find yourself in the “great numbers but show me the Lombardi your team won” category (Hi, Dan Marino).  

IMO, there are only three elite QB’s currently in the league - Rodgers, Stafford and Mahomes.  There a number of guys who could bump up but still have something to prove - that they can lead their team to a championship.

I've always considered this argument specious. Relying on 21 other guys to vault you into elite territory doesn't seem to have a lot of validity.

Agreed. Performance in big games matters, but football is a team sport. Dan Marino is better then Joe Flacco and Trent Dilfer. 

Likewise I would take Purdy over Rodgers and Stafford to win games this year.

If I were to rank QBs to win me a game right now it would go:
Mahomes
Herbert
Allen
Purdy 
Tua
Jackson
Hurts

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Elite QB status is reserved for Super Bowl winners.  It is all about winning.  

Otherwise, you find yourself in the “great numbers but show me the Lombardi your team won” category (Hi, Dan Marino).  

IMO, there are only three elite QB’s currently in the league - Rodgers, Stafford and Mahomes.  There a number of guys who could bump up but still have something to prove - that they can lead their team to a championship.

I've always considered this argument specious. Relying on 21 other guys to vault you into elite territory doesn't seem to have a lot of validity.

Agreed. Performance in big games matters, but football is a team sport. Dan Marino is better then Joe Flacco and Trent Dilfer. 

Likewise I would take Purdy over Rodgers and Stafford to win games this year.

If I were to rank QBs to win me a game right now it would go:
Mahomes
Herbert
Allen
Purdy 
Tua
Jackson
Hurts