How do you rank the NFC East QBs - Eli Manning, Kirk Cousins, Dak Prescott, Carson Wentz - and why?

At this moment, I'd go Eli Manning, Dak Prescott, Kirk Cousins, and then Carson Wentz. When we have this conversation in a year or five years, the list could be different. I could make any argument for the order after Manning, but I'm going with Manning at No. 1. He has won two Super Bowls. He has excelled in big games. He's also talented and durable, starting every game since 2005 with six seasons of more than 4,000 passing yards. Any of the other three NFC East teams would take that career, and Manning remains a good quarterback at 36.

Prescott took the second spot because of how efficient he was as a rookie. I know he played with a superb supporting cast, but his 67.8 percent completion percentage and 23 touchdown passes against only four interceptions represented one of the best rookie campaigns ever for a quarterback. Maybe there's a Nick Foles-circa-2014-type regression this year. Until that happens, he deserves second billing.

Cousins might earn a contract that makes him close to the highest-paid player in football next offseason, too, so he's no slouch. Manning, Cousins, and Prescott have all won the NFC East. Wentz has the potential, but he still must prove more to move up this list.

I understand the advantages he had last season, but Dak Prescott would be my guy if I had to choose one division quarterback to run my team in 2017. For a rookie to rank behind only Matt Ryan and Tom Brady among all NFL quarterbacks (and ahead of Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees) is beyond remarkable. Yes, he had the great offensive line and the top running back and an offense that didn't require superhuman effort from him, but Prescott wasn't just accurate and efficient (67.8 completion percentage, 24-4, TD- INT ratio), but he was near the top of the list for both third-down and fourth-quarter passing, which is a pretty good way to judge things.

Behind Prescott, I'd have to rank Kirk Cousins of Washington second, Carson Wentz third, and a badly fading Eli Manning last. Cousins is solid, if unspectacular; Wentz is very promising, but unproven; Manning is just about done.

This is difficult for two reasons — this division has no below-average quarterbacks, really, and I have one idea about how they ranked in 2016 and a very different idea of how they might rank in 2017.

Off what they did last season, my ranking would be 1. Dak Prescott, 2. Kirk Cousins, 3. Carson Wentz and 4. Eli Manning.

I don't expect this to hold true in 2017. My expectation this year is: 1. Carson Wentz, 2. Dak Prescott, 3. Kirk Cousins, and 4. Eli Manning.

I'm ranking Wentz first not because I cover the Eagles but because I think he is the most naturally gifted of the group, other than Manning, who clearly seems to be in decline at age 36. (Can Manning have a bounce-back year? I was there when he beat the undefeated Patriots in the Super Bowl, something I will never forget. Won't rule it out, but think it is unlikely.)

I honestly don't know what to make of Cousins, or his team, but the Washington front office keeps going year-to-year instead of awarding Cousins a top-echelon QB contract, and I guess there has to be a reason for that. He hasn't looked sharp in the preseason.

With better weapons and more consistent protection, I expect Wentz to be very good this season. Not a finished product, not the best QB in the NFC, but very good, maybe just below Aaron Rodgers, Matt Ryan, and maybe Cam Newton if Carolina rebounds. On a par with Jameis Winston, who also seems on his way to being very good.

The question is predicated on competence in the 2017 season. As such, Carson Wentz is, without question, last. If the question concerned potential greatness then Wentz might be No. 1. It's not. Dak Prescott was the offensive rookie of the year in 2016, went 13-3 for the Cowboys, and threw just four interceptions in compiling a 104.9 passer rating, better than any full-time starter in Eagles history. Prescott joined Kirk Cousins at the Pro Bowl, too. Cousins has a 99.3 passer rating and a 68.3 completion percentage over the past two seasons for Washington. Eli Manning has won two Super Bowls for the Giants, has never missed a start, and, despite persistent rumors of his decline, has averaged more than 30 touchdown passes with a 90.6 passer rating in the last three seasons. Wentz had 16 TD passes and a 79.3 rating last season. So, no, the competition isn't even close — yet.