What if Every NFL Team Had a Hometown QB?

[@benchwarmerbran]

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[@JJ-ProdYT]

Sell the daddy hat just bc why not

[@EthanSurprenant-b1b]

This may be the single best idea I have seen in a KZbin comment section ever.

[@EthanSurprenant-b1b]

Dude we need a Ben Schwarmer t-shirt. Also we need a bust of the year t-shirt when the season is over. I don’t know if you’ll see this but I am sure a lot of us would buy that.

[@isaiah904s]

Unfortunately as a jag fans it's happening now lol 😢

[@TaketheSnap49]

We need a bust of the year shirt with the Tortilla of Shame on the back. We also need a shirt for the Madden Ratings Nerd.

[@PanthersFan44]

A white guy with the name Josh Allen growing up in a town called firebaugh is the most hallmark thing I’ve ever seen

[@tomatse1182]

They should’ve given him a hallmark movie instead of Travis Kelce’s mom

[@lunarumbreon7699]

He even has the face of a Hallmark actor

[@gohawks3571]

And now his coach would be Harbaugh!

[@UnexpectedWonder]

Indeed. 👊👊👌👌

[@caverramos7581]

😂😂😂

[@sicarius3825]

2:40 Jayden Daniels on the rams sounds TERRIFYING. Imagine daniels throwing to Puka every game

[@MegaHeatFan]

Don't Forget Kupp. He is good but has been doing bad.

[@JasonWilliams-lt2ql]

Stafford is the best passer in the NFL though wouldn’t look as good

[@D1_Wxrthy999]

@@MegaHeatFanthat’s what I was thinking!

[@Keeg_Sportz123]

@@JasonWilliams-lt2ql Stafford is top 10 (undoubtedly, if you asked someone with ball knowledge), but Jayden has potential thru the roof and is over a decade younger.

[@JasonWilliams-lt2ql]

@@Keeg_Sportz123 true, he looks really good. I’m worried for him though, his rib injury was on an everyday hit, he’s tiny. Let’s see if he can make it a few seasons or if he’s gonna get eaten up.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Somehow Mahomes on the Dallas Cowboys just sounds like a new kind of cancer

[@gohawks3571]

Honestly, that sounds absolutely horrible 😂

[@essaterrak6244]

oh god, we would never hear the end of Jerry

[@Eidolon5150]

Sounds even more cancerous than him on the chiefs right now

[@hackerkiller2131]

Ringless Mahomes 😂

[@hyperrat12]

It also makes no sense because Kyler Murray is from Alan which is a suburb of Dallas, Tyler is really far away from Dallas😂

[@ClassOf2027VA]

Giants: Tommy Devito…

[@svets0029]

Could have been kenny pickett but tbh that’s kind of a coin flip for who’s better Edit: i paused and wrote the reply right before he mentioned pickett 5 seconds later lol

[@PatriotMapper]

DeVito isn't even that bad, the Giants just suck. It'd be better to have him than Drew Lock playing.

[@JB-tl8rj]

2:14 Jared Goff was drafted by the Rams so if you sent him there instead I don't think that would have been offbase but I get it. Also Goff went to Cal which is right next door.

[@Gwendolyn-Plays]

I ways saying same for Kenny Pickett in Pitt

[@TheGoldenApex]

Yeah🔥 go niners

[@KavanBains]

Bro should have just gave the broncos Nikola jokic from the nuggets because he carrying them

[@jamesjudd_.]

Jokic grew up in Serbia.....

[@Fektthis]

@@jamesjudd_. Here's an idea, relocation and we now have the Belgrade Broncos

[@DaneLavoie]

As a CFL fan in Canada, I can confirm, Tommy Stevens runs a lot. Mostly on 2 yard sneak plays

[@vittoriaradesi1137]

He still probably would've been a better starter for us than Maier

[@carterragle5355]

Bryce young throwing to AJ Brown is so scary it should be a horror movie for the NFC West

[@AndrewCarducci]

@@carterragle5355 NFC East

[@hookseybaby]

Bryce young gives no one nightmares

[@NaschC101]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Patty Mahomes with Ceedee is way more lethal than AJ brown and Young 😂😂😂😂

[@0Dallas0]

@@NaschC101 young has been balling and I dont disagree just dont disrespect bryce

[@0Dallas0]

@@hookseybaby you to

[@maplevenom]

Tommy Stevens is basically the designated short yardage qb for the Stampeders. He does occasionally break a rush for big time yardage but the reason he has so many touchdowns is because the CFL uses qb sneaks almost exclusively when within 1 or 2 yards of the goal line. CFL is wacky sometimes

[@DjwDutch55]

Joe Burrow might have been born in Ames, IA while his dad was on staff at Iowa State, but his “hometown” where he grew up is Athens, OH. Thus, he’s already playing for his hometown team.

[@jakepflughoeft3702]

I did think Burrow was from Ohio, didn't know he was born in Iowa

[@skeetsonic4348]

so, at this point is it a running gag in the nfl that joe bourrow gets screwed because of outside forces?

[@natedesh3197]

@@skeetsonic4348 well he did have the best weapons in college football history so it’s not been always

[@BetterthanNoobs-v7j]

Lamar with Tyreek Hill will break the NFL. No one will comprehend the terror that will commence if Lamar goes to Miami.

[@DeannaBaileytheRavensFan]

The Dolphins would actually stand a chance in December games. I have a friend from Florida, who is a Patriots fan and loathes the Dolphins, and his head would explode if Lamar Jackson got drafted to Miami.

[@agentb70]

And he gets achane and Mozart

[@FordellCastleGaming]

I wish Lamar would go to the Dolphins. Expose how overrated both players are. Flashy? Yes. Fast? Yes. Winners? lol no.

[@corey2232]

But instead of playing the Chiefs in the playoffs, Josh Allen would be representing the AFC West on the Chargers. Lamar is 2-2 vs Allen in his career, but Allen is like 11-1 vs the Dolphins. But maybe Lamar will help them break the curse 😂

[@worfsonofmogh1154]

@@corey2232 No, the power of Chargering wins out and Blaine Gabbert wins the Superbowl. Because of course they would.

[@Gameverses1]

15:45 Christian McCaffrey played quarterback in high school in collerado and had the all time touchdown record in Colorado until Blake Barnett beat it

[@elizariff]

yeah but he also doesn’t have legs right now

[@christianholbrook2686]

Can the Packers somehow fit TJ Watt as a QB instead? I bet he could do it.

[@calesz0407]

or jj. he’s literally good at everything

[@Therealbp2010]

In a recent podcast TJ apparently claimed that he could go back to high school and win a state championship in the state of Texas right now at QB

[@codesilvergaming]

now you have to simulate a full season in madden with these hometown QBs

[@AK-NERFER]

We need this video to see how every team would do in madden, just for pain circumstances

[@MG121.]

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[@goatdedits9]

Lets goooo

[@carsonsherman5309]

Yesssss

[@Cor3ySpawnedIn]

wake up babe bran is on it again

[@Dino12th]

Yessir

[@hunts4814]

What if u did this but college teams

[@bella_da_bee]

NFC West somehow got the best deal here. JD keeps cooking, Goff gets better, Purdy declines but isn't terrible, and Brett Rypien stays stagnant.

[@sethmizrachi8337]

Caleb to Washington would be interesting to see how much of his struggles are on the coaching staff and the team around him.

[@wicklebee]

He would need a bit better scrambling ability to handle Washington. Jayden's been sacked 38 times on 93 pressures. He's also taken an extra 27 QB hits where he didn't get sacked, so he's about even on getting hit with the ball in his hands as without it (behind the line of scrimmage, that is). Caleb Williams has been pressured 148 times and been hit post-throw 35 times to his 67 times being sacked. One key stat between the two of them? Their pocket time is relatively similar, 2.4 seconds vs 2.3 seconds with Jayden having .1 second longer time in the pocket. That .1 second is a difference of over 50 pressures... And I'm sure we can tell why, it's because one is mobile, and the other is not.

[@MrGUnit27]

Well, if any team can succeed with a former 3rd overall pick that was written off as a bust, it's the Vikings

[@Kunome]

I would have given the Seahawks Justin Herbert as Eugene is only 3 miles farther away from Seattle than Spokane is

[@musicwarrior3755]

Somehow, I think Dan Campbell and Ben Johnson would turn Cooper Rush into an 11 win QB.

[@nealmccorkle3681]

Washington actually plays in Maryland

[@peterroberts4415]

Was gonna say the same thing, but it's basically just outside the Beltway. If anything the skins should get DC plus 2nd pickings in MD (Ravens get the better QB)

[@wyattjohn557]

Deshawn Purdie is a crazy pull. Never thought I'd see him in a benchwarmerbran video.

[@arsenette17]

Live 15 minutes from Charlotte, Michigan, and im just here to mention we purposefully pronounce it shar-LOT. Counter intuitive but iconic. Also Cooper Rush is a hometown hero 😅.

[@49ersglazerfr]

I wanted Josh :(

[@BrockPfan13]

Jared Goff is cooked in our OL

[@49ersglazerfr]

@BrockPfan13 Fr

[@RushNFL]

Goff is bettter than purdy lmao what are you complaining for

[@robbysmithy-q3q]

Goff is better than allen

[@AndrewCarducci]

@@robbysmithy-q3qno he’s not

[@owenwebber3252]

15:53 Allen and mahomes boutta have a field day

[@dylanrunner2001]

Justin Herbert’s grandpa was from Southern California, that should count for something

[@GenshinLover283]

Ngl, Bryce Young behind the Eagles o line with AJ Brown devonta Smith saquan Barkley and Kenny gainwell as his weapons would be downright dangerous

[@EthanNeal]

Not even surprised by Justin Fields. Although Trevor Lawrence could make a claim to Georgia if we ignore birthplace but instead where they played in high school, because Lawrence played for Cartersville HS

[@wombat723]

AMES IOWA MENTIONED

[@Gallvinnaxxe]

Cyclones goated

[@FordellCastleGaming]

This is the content I am here for. This is great. I would love to see a whole series of these videos. Do this for the different leagues. This is premium deep dive content.

[@interimmayorofcoolsville3661]

8:18 did not think i was gonna here my hometown name dropped, but shout outs to Michael Penix JR. and NBA player/coach JJ Reddick for putting us on the map by being born in Cookeville before immediately leaving to do better things within their first years of their lives...

[@Loxu69]

Josh Allen would never lose a division game vs Blaine gabbert luke mccaffery at QB and Cade mcnamara 😂

[@flibertygibit1]

As a die-hard eagles fan, I'm so glad you didn't place Jalen hurts in Dallas. For your safety and mine.

[@dannydorito8019]

You missed your chance to put Lamar on the Jags. Lamar JACKSONville? Match made in Heaven.

[@haidynwendlandt2479]

NFC East is sleeper stacked, all of the quarterbacks are starters for NFL teams. They’re arguably not all GOOD starters, but compared to other divisions they’re on a good level.

[@opiemurray]

As a Vikings fan, here's the order I would go: Joe Mauer (don't care that he's been retired from his HOF MLB career for years, still a better option than Lance) Carson Wentz: KOC can make Darnold look good, he should be able to make Wentz look decent. He moved to North Dakota at 3, that counts. Adam Thielen: He can actually play football The Olympic Curling team: At least Mike McCarthy hasn't snubbed them

[@davardi]

JJ McCarthy is also from Illinois, so he should be at least mentioned as a younger alternative to Kirk

[@JesseWelds]

@@davardi JJ Mcgamemanager

[@DanielMontesdeoca-f4q]

As a Jags fan... giving TLaw to the Titans and denying us Lamar feels personal...

[@julienkekoacrawford7957]

As a broncos fan, I’m happy with anyone from the mccafree family

[@whitejacket9725]

Divisional Predictions: AFC East: Lamar Jackson dominates an easy division AFC North: Ryan and Wilson duke it out in the Washed Bowl twice a year - I give it to Russ to win AFC South: Jalen Hurts Texans takes it, but sneaky good Geno Smith/Trevor Lawrence Titans aren't horrible AFC West: Josh Allen goes 6-0 in division NFC East: Mahomes dominates, but surprisingly strong division NFC North: Cousins is the only guy who can play, but Cooper Rush sneaky good NFC South: Probably the most even division, give me Dak but you could make a case for all 4 NFC West: Also quite competitive except Seattle, give me Daniels but you could make a case for the other two Playoffs: 1. AFC - 1. Allen/Chargers, 2. Lamar/Dolphins, 3. Wilson/Bengals (worse division), 4. Hurts/Texans - Wildcards are TLaw Titans, Geno Jags, and either Levis Pats or Ryan Steelers 2. NFC - 1. Cousins/Bears (that division is SO BAD), 2. Mahomes/Cowboys (gross), 3. Daniels/Rams, 4. Dak/Saints - Wildcards are Goff/Niners, Stafford/Bucs, and 7th slot is wide open between Bryce Eagles, Caleb Commanders, Fields Falcons, Maye Panthers, Purdy Cardinals. I'll give it to Caleb Commanders. AFC: 2 > 7, 3 < 6, 4 > 5, and then 1 > 6, 2 > 4, and I think Lamar Dolphins beat Allen Chargers to represent AFC NFC: 2 > 7, 3 > 6 but it's close, 4 < 5, and then 1 < 5, 2 > 3, and Mahomes beats Stafford Bucs to represent the NFC Mahomes Boys beat Lamar Dolphins to win the Super Bowl. Disgusting.

[@vikthelaser7580]

NFC south is kinda devious

[@gavinb7809]

I think we take for granted how Goddamn long these videos take because just the Broncos alone probably took like an hour of research lmao

[@cube9967]

CFL MENTIONED!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF IS A FOURTH DOWN!!!!!!!

[@MrJt.22]

As a Jags fan I very much do exist and damn you couldn’t give us Lamar 😭

[@MontclairXX]

4:56 😂😂. “in fact, as a Patriots fan, i probably want that less than literally everyone 😐”

[@penguintheonemanawsomeness2193]

He rather get Peyton because Eli actually beat him

[@brianbikesplaces]

Appreciate that both of Buffalo's options have connections to the early '90s teams, because the reason Garrett Gilbert was born there was because his dad Gale was the Bills 3rd-string QB behind Kelly and Frank Reich at the time

[@leosaloranta6752]

The NFC North QB showdowns would be peak TNF

[@Silv3rleaf213]

Here is my ranking of these divisions(based only on their new quarterback) 1)NFC south - 4 viable starting quarterbacks, a complete 180 from their current states 2)NFC East - Looks like a normal division, tho Pat will probably dominate the division for a couple of years 3)NFC West - Also a solid division, only one perennial backup 4)AFC South - Tommy stevens really brings this one down, but 3 solid starters isn’t something to scoff at 5)AFC East - Lamar is gonna have a field day, but at least three of the quarterbacks have started for an NFL this year. 6)NFC North - Two cowboy backups aren’t gonna help anybody out, but at least they’re getting playing time, and if Kirk can ever find the chains again it’ll be acceptable. 7)AFC North - Only one starter, and if Russell Wilson is the clear cut number one, you know you’re cooked. 8)AFC West - Josh Allen is gonna look the wrong way and get put on a list playing with these little boys

[@DerrenLamont-p3x]

BRAN NOVATO IS MY HOME TIME AND WHERE I HAVE LIVED ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HEARD US METIOTN THANK YOU

[@abenormal7512]

Ames, IA… Burrow is from here… Purdy played here… Don’t ask us how cuz we don’t know.

[@donavannj]

@@abenormal7512 I mean, the answer for both is pretty simple: Iowa State.

[@Paul-l8z7h]

Sadly, from Jax, I’m a Jags fan. They do exist

[@Sunsaregoated-h4o]

5:51 as a lions fan FUUUUUUUU-

[@joemcintyre3558]

As someone that lives in Port Angeles I was hoping you would give us Elway lol.

[@MrGUnit27]

Matt Stafford and Mike Evans is an underrated QB-WR duo if I've ever seen one

[@Slhazzard]

Brett Rypien?? Hell Nah. Give Seattle Herbert since the entire era is called the PNW.

[@jakebohrer2406]

i feel honored to have the team that gave you so much trouble while making this video

[@wicklebee]

As a Seahawks fan, obviously I have a little bias here and think it might be fun to do this with where they played in college. Key rule: Anywhere they played in college, which helps a team like the Cardinals get Jayden Daniels who did have a few seasons at Arizona State before he went to LSU and obviously LSU has a better candidate going to the Saints in this description. It removes a player like Josh Allen out of the equation, and keeps a lot more fun options on the board. It'll hurt a team like the Vikings, but helps the Broncos by bringing in a current Colorado player instead. It probably forces you to bring Matt Ryan out of retirement anyway for your Patriots but maybe that's a better option than Levis? I dunno, it's up to you how you handle it if you choose to do it.

[@danielalexander6017]

I'd argue tom brady coming out of retirement would prob still be a better qb for some of those cali teams

[@tylerlandry1669]

The Taysom Hill of the CFL is Chris Streveler

[@tylerlandry1669]

Also BTW Chad Kelly SAed someone in the CFL and then got her fired for reporting it to the team

[@bjrollick5262]

LOL That Dork and His 2 Gloves. As a Steeler fan I loved watching him drop a game Jalen Hurts was dominating before having to leave the game.

[@thehawksfan12]

Seahawks not having Herbert is wild

[@3lockrock631]

As a Steeler fan I would have loved this for years. Johnny Unitas(who Pittsburgh actually traded I'm his first season) , Dan Marino, Joe Namath, all not only from Pennsylvania, but from Pittsburgh itself.

[@rtwilho]

Don’t forget Montana is from New Eagle which is just 40 mins south of Pittsburgh and Jim Kelly is from Pittsburgh too. It was a crazy hot bed.

[@3lockrock631]

@@rtwilho I thought of that a few hours after posting. Thanks for the reminder.

[@TheGoldenApex]

As a 49ers fan YEAHHHHH WE GOT GOFF!!!

[@Gavin0331]

Giles Pooler is my new GOAT

[@SeanCosgrove1]

Joe Mauer is from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and was the #1 QB recruit out of high school back in the day. He might've been our best shot at producing a good QB.

[@Inferno-p9t]

Dude as a pats fan I’m just happy we didn’t have to go with someone like Giles Pooler

[@peterharris6409]

Drake Maye has been UNREAL all season. Nobody to throw too yet completes like all his passes and can run WAAAAY better than u think he can. Dudes a stud. Let’s hope the patriots don’t screw this up

[@DETECTIVE_DAWG]

As a Iowa fan I know the readers won't get a first down all season

[@Drakeavickgotnothingonme]

Facts

[@penguintheonemanawsomeness2193]

The NFC south went from having the worst quarterbacks to the best

[@notlazarlazar2405]

I actually remember Tommy Steven’s. He was the heir to Trace McSorley’s throne at Penn state. He got drafted by N.O. Saints in like the 7th round where he spent a season as a QB, then switched to FB (I think?) when the team brought in Ian Book the next offseason, but got cut at the cut deadline. He would be signed to i think the giants practice squad before winding up outta the NFL

[@notbanuva]

It’s “Spoke-Anne” not “Spoke-Ain”

[@MiddleSchoolProd]

I am a Patriots fan and I would love if Peyton and Eli came out of retirement because they would get hit so hard considering they’re like 60 years old

[@nerf.miner1]

Heater yet again bruh 🙏🙏🙏

[@JackGolden-k2l]

Sports analysts can now say the Dolphins and Jets are better than the Bills

[@vittoriaradesi1137]

As a die hard Calgary Stampeders dan its nice to seen Tommy Stevens play meaningful football (He was our 3rd stringer last season)

[@pele1602]

As a seattle native, upset with the seahawks pick, but as a more passionate Jets fan i couldn't be happier with Joe Flacco lol

[@BradenCastner-i4y]

Can we do rbs next time

[@benchwarmerbran]

If people like this video enough then absolutely

[@BradenCastner-i4y]

Broncos Fans would definitely want that

[@mitchellb4551]

I lowkey want Lineman so the packers can flex with all 3 watts

[@cjm9816]

I’ve always thought that you should get a compensation pick for picking guys who at from/root for their teams

[@thavionhawkmkii4509]

A: Washington doesn't play in DC so you've made a mistake there. B: Ed McCaffrey, Luke's father won three Superbowl's as a Wide Receiver, SB29 as a 49er and SB's 32 and 33 as a Bronco so it's kind of perfect to have his sons playing for both teams.

[@Cod307gr8]

I bet the chiefs would still have a record over .500 with Blaine Gabbert (dark magic)

[@JRGgames_JRG]

Hometown of Highlands Ranch mentioned🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Cheeto-013]

Bran almost looks like cooper

[@TheWill.Suttie45]

I’m actually pretty happy with Chad Kelly. He got the Argos a leg legitimate championship in 2022. Those allegations made against him this past year were false and he’s really turned his life around.

[@robertgraff5516]

Goff -> Rams and Allen -> Niners makes so much more sense given where Goff was drafted and who Allen was a fan of

[@marshallparsons8329]

This is the most cursed video you've uploaded but its also probably one my favorites, Id be interested in seeing this same concept for Head coaches but lets keep your sanity intact....for now

[@cmduke1972]

Hurts in Houston is about as good as it gets in this imaginary world. I got to see him play in HS during his senior year at Channelview. That was the one time I've seen an NFL caliber QB on a HS field.... and... it. was. so very painfully obvious that he was in a different class than every other player on the field. It was unreal to watch.

[@Thomas-gq1ck]

You should totally do the all time homet state heroes over the summer. I wanna know how crazy bad some teams get. Also might be interesting to see which team required the least mileage.

[@Petergriffinsnephew]

Petition for Bran coverage of baseball fantasy with pat 👇

[@Ladnar_von_Boshaft]

Every team should be required to keep ONE hometown player on the active roster. It would bring at least a handful more fans to the game.

[@LocalShark22]

Sean McVay with Jayden Daniels at QB would basically be Thanos getting the last Infinity Stone

[@RobSomeone]

As a commanders fan I laughed my ass off sat the Denver reveal.

[@d4rthr3e3y3]

smh. no no no no... we just got a QB, you cant send us BACK to QB purgatory!!!!

[@brandonbullough5633]

in the cfl it is popular to have a short yardage qb.(usually a backup)tommy steven’s is calgary’s so that is why he has only attempted 2 passes and has 10 rushing tds

[@vittoriaradesi1137]

Also Maier sucks

[@danielpendergast3986]

If the criteria were the best that can still play I'm sorry, but you ought to have thrown Brady on that list too. He could absolutely still make a damn good showing.

[@CharizardMaster69]

As a Chicago native, I can tell you everyone considers Jimmy G more of a hometown boy than Cousins. The bar I go to has Jimmy Garopolo’s Highschool jersey hanging up in the bar.

[@TheTitansRundown]

Now you will suffer like I have with Will Levis! 😂

[@Neon_Koopa]

The NFC South is loaded. NFC West outside of Brett Rypien is super good too. Loved the vid!!

[@Dholland77]

Kirk cousin is from Michigan. May have been born in Chicago, but loved his entire life in holland, Michigan