NFL quarterback rankings, Week 9: Here comes Derek Carr

After watching all of the NFL action on Sunday, it’s clear that 25-year-old Derek Car is coming for your Most Valuable Player votes.

The NFL is an ever-changing circus. Of course, this weekend didn’t disappoint. The Oakland Raiders continue to truck toward a playoff berth for the first time since 2002, and the Carolina Panthers finally won another game. In this space, let’s stick to the quarterbacks and their rankings midway through the season. If you missed last week’s rankings, here they are.

As always, these are based off this year’s play with a dash of historic context.

Blaine Gabbert Memorial Division

32. Colin Kaepernick

Until he can complete half his passes or look anything like a real NFL quarterback, he’s staying put.

Doug Johnson Division

31. Case Keenum

Keenum has no business being a starter in the NFL. Nothing personal against the guy, but he’s a decent backup and nothing more. His eight touchdowns and 10 interceptions tell us that.

30. Landry Jones

Jones might not be starting this week, depending on whether Ben Roethlisberger can come back or not. For now, we roll with Jones, who is a decent backup.

29. Ryan Fitzpatrick

Keeping with guys who should be backups… Fitzpatrick was 3-of-14 for 30 yards at halftime, against the Browns. He might be done for his career after this season.