Bill Barnwell asks Mike Sando of The Athletic about his QB tiers column: the process, the surprises, the QBs who bumped up, the QBs who fell, and perhaps the meanest quote in the history of the column.

0:00 Welcome

1:03 Explaining the tiers

6:41 Mahomes still on top...for now

9:52 Burrow remains in Tier 1

13:20 Lamar drops to Tier 2

17:05 Mixed reviews for Herbert

20:44 Surprised by Lawrence coming in at 16th?

23:42 Caleb Williams in Tier 2

26:35 Super Bowl bump for Darnold?

29:17 Jordan Love viewed differently by fans and execs

32:28 Jalen Hurts down to 17th

34:11 A surprising Tier 1 vote

36:07 Perhaps the meanest quote in the history of the column

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