The guys who did the ranking are not just stupid journalists and I think they deserve some benefit of the doubt for starters. I'm not sure if he's better than Burrows because I know so little about Joe and the year he had. So maybe Stafford could be #5. On the other hand, who was #7?
Stafford was great in the playoffs but during the season he made some bad plays and throws and fumbles. He won us some games, (of course including THE GAME), and arguably lost us some games.
Let's see how he does this upcoming season. It is really hard to judge his true ability given he has only 1 year under his belt with the Rams.
By the way, I've consistently been a strong Stafford supporter. I'm so glad the Rams have him.