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| Wale and Joe Flacco aren't everyone's style, but there still pretty solid. |
Last year we did a two-part series making hysterical comparisons of high-profile QBs to high-profile rappers, well the game has changed, QBs have improved, degressed and new rappers have emerged. So now we unveil the other part of the second version of our QB-to-Rappers comparison.
Phillip Rivers-Rick Ross
Here you have two outspoken dudes who really talk a better game than actually walk it. Both have always been in the upper echelons of their respective arenas, but for some reason they never can crack through and become legitimate. Ross, probably because he's popular for grunting and some catchy choruses for getting wild, but little else. Rivers, is talented but I think he's just a little too much of a nut case for his own good. But the real connection is that they are both on the decline. Rivers hasn't been to the playoffs since 2009 and Ross' most recent mixtape, The Black Bar Mitzvah, was a dud. It might be appropriate to start calling these dudes "Has beens."
Tony Romo-B.o.B
Early in their careers both of these guys looked like they were going to explode into bonafide stars. But we actually just realized that they're both Downey-soft and really not all that talented. Romo was too busy chasing ladies and B.o.B. was more interested in dropping super soft pop tracks like Airplane and that song with Taylor Swift. They're also both cocky and it's completely unwarranted. Oh and I can't stand B.o.B's voice.
Joe Flacco-Wale
Here's an interesting comparison here because both are kind of underground. Flacco has played for a stacked Ravens squad since he was drafted and Wale has put out a few great songs. However, both aren't in everyone's tastes. Flacco doesn't do anything extremely well, but he controls the ball and makes a few mistakes. Wale is a pretty conservative rapper and is a solid lyricist, but not much more. More often than not their teams carry them, specifically the Ravens defense and Wale's connection to Big Sean and Meek Mill.
Russell Wilson-A$ap Rocky
Wilson and A$ap both have jumped into the scene this year and have done so in unique fashion. A$ap's style of rap is trill, which is a slowed-down, chopped up and screwed version of hip-hop that is mostly a southern style. However, he's from NYC, making his success in that area even more impressive. Wilson, on the other hand, is 5-foot-11, a height widely considered too small for the NFL. There's a lot of hype that both of these guys have to live up to, Wilson in a full season and A$ap on this new album, but each have potential to be great going forward.
Cam Newton-Mac Miller
Well, well, well, maybe I was wrong about Scam Newton. Maybe last year was a fluke and he is simply a cocky punk. There's no maybe with Mac Miller. That dude still thinks he's the man, when he has clearly fallen off. Both guys were budding stars when we did this edition last year, but they're going in the wrong direction. I haven't see a great game and a win from Cam Newton since December of last year. I haven't been hyped about a Mac Miller track since Donald Trump. Might be ego check time for these two.
Drew Stafford-Meek Mill
Both of these guys are two of my favorite young guys in their respective games. Meek Mill comes at you with an in-your-face style that would have been awesome for pregame locker room jams. Stafford is an old school gunslinger, who just loves to make that tough throw and the best part is that he actually makes it unlike the other frat star, Jay Cutler. These guys, like Flacco/Wale, aren't everyone's style but there's a lot of talent contained in their wild selves.
Jay Cutler-Waka Flocka Flame
If there are two people in rap and football who don't care about anything but themselves these guys are them. Jay Cutler has to be the worst quarterback teammate in the history of quarterbacks and throws the ball all over the place, sometimes putting up a five-TD masterpiece and other times putting up a five-pick joke. Waka is the worst successful rapper I've ever heard. Even he has admitted that he sucks at rapping, which actually makes his wild-style awesome. I like Waka and a I hate Cutler, but both aren't good respectively and both don't really give a you know what.
Michael Vick-Lil' Wayne
This is just a sad comparison. Two guys who were at the top of their respective occupations only two years ago have completely fallen off. Vick might be benched this week and Weezy's Dedication 4 was sub-par at best. Each guy had a stint in jail that they rebounded from nicely, but neither has been able to sustain it. Vick's fumblitis has haunted him, while Weezy's brain is just deteriorating from all that sizzurp he's been leaning on. Oh and please put down the Trukfit Wayne, please.
Mark Sanchez-Wiz Khalifa
Early success has led to continual failure. That's the motto for Sanchez and Wiz. We knew from day one that these guys weren't the toughest of the bunch, despite those clearly defined issues each were seriously successful early on. But neither have been able to keep up with the pressure that's been applied to them. I'm not sure the last time I heard a Wiz song let alone liked it and Mark Sanchez has been the center of the Jets offensive woes for three years now.
Andrew Luck-Action Bronson
Luck and Bronsolino are both in the process of proving themselves to a world that has really hyped them up recently. Luck might have had more hype than Bronson did, but both are living up to it at this point. I see a lot of old school in Luck and I see a lot of old school, Wu-Tang (specifically Ghostface in Bronson). We'll see if the can reach their ceilings, because there is a lot of room to grow here.
Matt Schaub-Pusha T
We've got two of the most underrated guys in their games here. Schaub is a great QB, but he isn't called on as much as he used to be because the Texans have developed a nasty running game. Pusha T was just lost in the Clipse for a while, but once he joined G.O.O.D Music he took off. Both just needed to join a good team in order to expose their filthy talents. There's a confidence about them that is a perfect balance between swagger and composure, and both have an opportunity to really do something big with their squads.
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