Top 5 Best NFL Quaterback of All-Time (Revisited)

[RozzySean]

This topic came up in the off season last year. I gave top 5 as follows, in no particular order:

Montana, Elway, Favre, Brady, Manning.

Honorable Mention to Marino, who as legit claim to the list and loses out on only because he never one the big one.

With Tom Brady having completed the greatest season of any quarterback, ever, on top of his other accomplishments, can safely put the rest the notion that he's over-rated and agree that he belongs in the same sentence as Montana, Elway, and Favre? Has the resurgence of Brett Favre given him claim to the top spot?

Punisher had the audacity to claim that Brady didn't belong in the top 20? Still stand by that?

[Von Milash]

I honestly wouldn't even agree with that Manning belongs in the top 5, top 10, not top 5. He is a future hof'er for sure, but Brady is poised under pressure, Manning has a history of playing desperate under pressure.

[getupkid2004]

yea I agree man brady always seems so calm even when there down by 10 and the blitz is on he seems to read teams better than anyone

[frozensolid_702]

Surely there's room in the top 5 for Michael Vick.

[CutMeMick]

Honor mentions to Marino?? I must be dreaming. (And this is coming from a 9ERS! Fan)


Montana, Elway, Marino, Unitas, Favre

Honors to: Young, Brady, Manning, Namath, Starr, Thiesman.

[RP33]

I would really like to see manning lose his receivers and see what he is made of.. just for fun..

I think Manning is incredible.. he could put the ball in your back pocket from 50 yards away all day.

I'm a Pats fan so of course i'd say Brady.. and I was a huge Bronco's fan when i was a kid and still follow them more than the Pats so i'd have to definitely include Elway..

Favre was/is great.. Marino makes this list definitely, and Montana makes this list..

Top 10 would be a lot easier

[Punisher136]

Honor mentions to Marino?? I must be dreaming. (And this is coming from a 9ERS! Fan)


Montana, Elway, Marino, Unitas, Favre

Honors to: Young, Brady, Manning, Namath, Starr, Thiesman.

unitas has one of those dimagio records with some insane number of consecutive games with a touchdown pass.

This topic came up in the off season last year. I gave top 5 as follows, in no particular order:

Montana, Elway, Favre, Brady, Manning.

Honorable Mention to Marino, who as legit claim to the list and loses out on only because he never one the big one.

With Tom Brady having completed the greatest season of any quarterback, ever, on top of his other accomplishments, can safely put the rest the notion that he's over-rated and agree that he belongs in the same sentence as Montana, Elway, and Favre? Has the resurgence of Brett Favre given him claim to the top spot?

Punisher had the audacity to claim that Brady didn't belong in the top 20? Still stand by that?

Yes i do. How many field goals did they have to kick in that game? Good thing their kicker didn't miss any of those or they would've lost. I would like to see you put tom brady down by 4 in any huge game and expect a montana/elway drive (he was down by 4 in the colts game last year and guess what happened, belicheck had to give him the hemlich manuever afterwards). The fact of the matter is the man has never had a huge last second td drive yet still has earned the title of clutch. He's had countless fg drives but thats not how "great" teams win games. I will also direct you to a quote i made earlier this year about how stacked the patriots are (in the preseason) and if brady didn't go undefeated it would be a meltdown.

You can come at me with that "a win is a win" bullshit and i'll tell you well "a fumble is supposed to be a fumble" but sometimes people see things the wrong way. Screen passes, one player suspended for steroids this year on their roster (seymour), and spy gate, yeah it was by far the most unquestionable best season ever . If the giants can keep them within 3, you better hope they don't have to deal with gb's defense in the superbowl.

[Ghost]

1. Dan Marino: Dan Marino was a first-round draft pick for the Miami Dolphins in 1983. He went to college at Pittsburgh. He spent seventeen seasons as quarterback of the Miami Dolphins and broke almost every passing record possible. His arm strength and accuracy was consistently among the elite throughout his illustrious career. Despite breaking records and producing phenomenal stats, Dan Marino has had to carry around the encumbrance of being known as the best quarterback not to win the Super Bowl. His legacy and place among past quarterbacks will be in question because of his lack of post-season success. Arguably, if Marino had won just a single Super Bowl, then he would be documented as the greatest quarterback ever to play football, similar to how Michael Jordan has been hailed as the greatest basketball player of all-time. But his stats alone state that not only is he the best quarterback not to win the Super Bowl, but he is the best quarterback ever to grace the gridiron.

Marino played in 242 NFL regular season games, completed 4,967 out of 8,358 pass attempts, threw for 61,361 yards, threw 420 touchdown passes and 252 interceptions. Marino has made nine appearances in the Pro Bowl, and won the MVP award in 1984.

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2. Joe Montana: Joe Montana was drafted in the third round by the San Francisco 49ers in 1979. Montana went to college at Notre Dame. He spent thirteen seasons with the 49ers before ending his career after a two-year stint with the Kansas City Chiefs. Joe Montana became a household name in the 1980’s as he would lead the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl titles. His post-season performances became legendary, as he was known as one of the best NFL clutch quarterbacks. He led his teams to sixteen wins in twenty-three playoff appearances.

Joe Montana played in 192 NFL regular season games, completed 3,409 out of 5,391 pass attempts, threw for 40,551 yards, threw 273 touchdown passes and 139 interceptions. Montana has made eight appearances in the Pro Bowl, and won the MVP award in 1989 and 1990.

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3. John Elway: This isn’t a cliché. The three best NFL quarterbacks were all products from the 1980’s. The Baltimore Colts in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft originally drafted John Elway out of Stanford. He was traded to the Denver Broncos that same season. He would spend all sixteen of his NFL seasons with the Denver Broncos. One of Elway’s most primitive unforgettable moments came in the 1987 AFC championship game against the Cleveland Browns when he executed ‘the drive’. Elway led the Broncos in a five-minute game-winning drive, which consisted of 98 yards in 15 plays. He led the Broncos to five Super Bowl appearances, and won two of them.

John Elway played in 234 NFL regular season games, completed 4,123 out of 7,250 pass attempts, threw for 51,475 yards, threw 300 touchdown passes and 226 interceptions. Elway has appeared in the Pro Bowl nine times, and won the MVP award in 1987.

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4. Johnny Unitas: Johnny Unitas was waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1956 and signed by the Baltimore Colts. Unitas spent seventeen of his eighteen NFL seasons with the Baltimore Colts, before ending his career with the San Diego Chargers. Unitas went to college at Louisville after Notre Dame spurned him. Unitas led the Baltimore Colts to three NFL championships and one Super Bowl. When he retired in 1973, he owned the record for most pass completions, total yards, and most touchdown passes.

Johnny Unitas played in 211 NFL regular season games, completed 2,830 out of 5,186 pass attempts, threw for 40,239 yards, threw 290 touchdown passes and 253 interceptions. Unitas appeared in the Pro Bowl ten times, and won the MVP award in 1957, 1959, 1964, and 1967.

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5. Fran Tarkenton: Fran Tarkenton was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 1961 NFL draft. Tarkenton went to college at the University of Georgia. Tarkenton played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1961 to 1966. He played for the New York Giants from 1967 to 1971, but returned to the Vikings in 1972 where he spent the remainder of his career until he retired after 1978. Like Dan Marino, the Super Bowl eluded Fran Tarkenton, which raises the question as to his place in NFL history compared to championship quarterbacks such as Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, and John Elway. Tarkenton did lead the Minnesota Vikings to the Super Bowl in 1976, but the Oakland Raiders defeated them.

Fran Tarkenton played in 246 NFL regular season games, completed 3,686 out of 6,467 pass attempts, threw for 47,003 yards, threw 342 touchdown passes and 266 interceptions. Tarkenton appeared in nine Pro Bowl games, and won the MVP award in 1975.

[Punisher136]

1. Dan Marino: Dan Marino was a first-round draft pick for the Miami Dolphins in 1983. He went to college at Pittsburgh. He spent seventeen seasons as quarterback of the Miami Dolphins and broke almost every passing record possible. His arm strength and accuracy was consistently among the elite throughout his illustrious career. Despite breaking records and producing phenomenal stats, Dan Marino has had to carry around the encumbrance of being known as the best quarterback not to win the Super Bowl. His legacy and place among past quarterbacks will be in question because of his lack of post-season success. Arguably, if Marino had won just a single Super Bowl, then he would be documented as the greatest quarterback ever to play football, similar to how Michael Jordan has been hailed as the greatest basketball player of all-time. But his stats alone state that not only is he the best quarterback not to win the Super Bowl, but he is the best quarterback ever to grace the gridiron.

Marino played in 242 NFL regular season games, completed 4,967 out of 8,358 pass attempts, threw for 61,361 yards, threw 420 touchdown passes and 252 interceptions. Marino has made nine appearances in the Pro Bowl, and won the MVP award in 1984.

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2. Joe Montana: Joe Montana was drafted in the third round by the San Francisco 49ers in 1979. Montana went to college at Notre Dame. He spent thirteen seasons with the 49ers before ending his career after a two-year stint with the Kansas City Chiefs. Joe Montana became a household name in the 1980’s as he would lead the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl titles. His post-season performances became legendary, as he was known as one of the best NFL clutch quarterbacks. He led his teams to sixteen wins in twenty-three playoff appearances.

Joe Montana played in 192 NFL regular season games, completed 3,409 out of 5,391 pass attempts, threw for 40,551 yards, threw 273 touchdown passes and 139 interceptions. Montana has made eight appearances in the Pro Bowl, and won the MVP award in 1989 and 1990.

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3. John Elway: This isn’t a cliché. The three best NFL quarterbacks were all products from the 1980’s. The Baltimore Colts in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft originally drafted John Elway out of Stanford. He was traded to the Denver Broncos that same season. He would spend all sixteen of his NFL seasons with the Denver Broncos. One of Elway’s most primitive unforgettable moments came in the 1987 AFC championship game against the Cleveland Browns when he executed ‘the drive’. Elway led the Broncos in a five-minute game-winning drive, which consisted of 98 yards in 15 plays. He led the Broncos to five Super Bowl appearances, and won two of them.

John Elway played in 234 NFL regular season games, completed 4,123 out of 7,250 pass attempts, threw for 51,475 yards, threw 300 touchdown passes and 226 interceptions. Elway has appeared in the Pro Bowl nine times, and won the MVP award in 1987.

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4. Johnny Unitas: Johnny Unitas was waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1956 and signed by the Baltimore Colts. Unitas spent seventeen of his eighteen NFL seasons with the Baltimore Colts, before ending his career with the San Diego Chargers. Unitas went to college at Louisville after Notre Dame spurned him. Unitas led the Baltimore Colts to three NFL championships and one Super Bowl. When he retired in 1973, he owned the record for most pass completions, total yards, and most touchdown passes.

Johnny Unitas played in 211 NFL regular season games, completed 2,830 out of 5,186 pass attempts, threw for 40,239 yards, threw 290 touchdown passes and 253 interceptions. Unitas appeared in the Pro Bowl ten times, and won the MVP award in 1957, 1959, 1964, and 1967.

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5. Fran Tarkenton: Fran Tarkenton was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 1961 NFL draft. Tarkenton went to college at the University of Georgia. Tarkenton played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1961 to 1966. He played for the New York Giants from 1967 to 1971, but returned to the Vikings in 1972 where he spent the remainder of his career until he retired after 1978. Like Dan Marino, the Super Bowl eluded Fran Tarkenton, which raises the question as to his place in NFL history compared to championship quarterbacks such as Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, and John Elway. Tarkenton did lead the Minnesota Vikings to the Super Bowl in 1976, but the Oakland Raiders defeated them.

Fran Tarkenton played in 246 NFL regular season games, completed 3,686 out of 6,467 pass attempts, threw for 47,003 yards, threw 342 touchdown passes and 266 interceptions. Tarkenton appeared in nine Pro Bowl games, and won the MVP award in 1975.

Brett Favre: drafted by atlanta with the first pick of the second round. Traded to green bay after going 0-4 on 5 dropbacks 2 resulting in an int and one resulting in a sack. First professional completion of his now record 5,000+ was to himself. Currently holds every qb record (3rd in 4th quarter comebacks and fumbles 2nd in most consecutive games with a td pass behind unitias) and is second all time on the consecutive start list for any position behind jim marshall (requires a season and a game to tie). Not only is he the leagues only 3 time mvp but he accomplished the feat 3 times consecutively. The defense rests.

[RozzySean]

Honor mentions to Marino?? I must be dreaming. (And this is coming from a 9ERS! Fan)


Montana, Elway, Marino, Unitas, Favre

Honors to: Young, Brady, Manning, Namath, Starr, Thiesman.

unitas has one of those dimagio records with some insane number of consecutive games with a touchdown pass.

This topic came up in the off season last year. I gave top 5 as follows, in no particular order:

Montana, Elway, Favre, Brady, Manning.

Honorable Mention to Marino, who as legit claim to the list and loses out on only because he never one the big one.

With Tom Brady having completed the greatest season of any quarterback, ever, on top of his other accomplishments, can safely put the rest the notion that he's over-rated and agree that he belongs in the same sentence as Montana, Elway, and Favre? Has the resurgence of Brett Favre given him claim to the top spot?

Punisher had the audacity to claim that Brady didn't belong in the top 20? Still stand by that?

Yes i do. How many field goals did they have to kick in that game? Good thing their kicker didn't miss any of those or they would've lost. I would like to see you put tom brady down by 4 in any huge game and expect a montana/elway drive (he was down by 4 in the colts game last year and guess what happened, belicheck had to give him the hemlich manuever afterwards). The fact of the matter is the man has never had a huge last second td drive yet still has earned the title of clutch. He's had countless fg drives but thats not how "great" teams win games. I will also direct you to a quote i made earlier this year about how stacked the patriots are (in the preseason) and if brady didn't go undefeated it would be a meltdown.

You can come at me with that "a win is a win" bullshit and i'll tell you well "a fumble is supposed to be a fumble" but sometimes people see things the wrong way. Screen passes, one player suspended for steroids this year on their roster (seymour), and spy gate, yeah it was by far the most unquestionable best season ever . If the giants can keep them within 3, you better hope they don't have to deal with gb's defense in the superbowl.

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. A win is a win. Great teams win. Period. How many quarterbacks have the chance to get a kicker in position and never do it? And Brady has had more than his share to TD drives. He was one Reche Caldwell drop from a Superbowl last year with NOBODY to pass to and very little running game. NOBODY. He is number one receiver last year is where? Is Reche even in the league right now?

You're right about one thing, GB scares the crap out of me, because the the Pats D can be suspect at times and Brett is Brett. That's the Superbowl I'm want to see.