Lets Talk QB Legacy

by Highspeed30 on Feb 2, 2012 9:09 AM EST

With Tom Brady starting his 5th Super Bowl if he win his 4th Super Bowl Ring does that make him the Greatest QB in the history of the NFL??? There are a lot that goes into ranking the best QB's of all time but the most important is winning Super Bowls. John Elway was one of the greatest QB's before winning back to back Super Bowls but winning them put the exclamtion point on his career. Dan Marino is one of the greatest pure passers the NFL has ever seen but will never be considered the greatest QB because he did not win the Big one. So what i want to know is Who is the Greatest QB's of all time. Here is my top 10 all time.

1 Joe Montana 4 Super Bowls

2 John Elway 2 Super Bowls

3 Tom Brady 3 Super Bowls

4 Johnny Unitas 3 Championships

5 Peyton Manning 1 Super Bowl

6 Dan Marino played in 1 Super Bowl

7 Steve Young 1 Super Bowls

8 Brett Farve 1 Super Bowls

9 Troy Aikman 3 Super Bowls

10 Otto Graham 7 Championship titles

others to be considered: Fran Tarkenton,Sammy Baugh, Roger Staubach, Jim Kelly, Warren Moon, Dan Fouts, Ben Rothlisberger

Let the debates begin!!!

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It is a toss up between John Elway and Tom Brady

If Brady wins another SB this year then i say Brady hands down without question.

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by Jeff Bernard on Feb 2, 2012 10:41 AM EST reply actions

montana

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by Redskin44 on Feb 2, 2012 10:55 AM EST reply actions

Montanna

watch them play – nobody read defense better than Joe…NOBODY!

And back then the rules made it more difficult for the passing game.

Even so I don’t rate QBs solely by SB wins as football is a team game, more so than basketball or baseball. A good QB can be on a crappy team and still be a good QB. Is Trent Dilfer a better QB than Warren Moon because he won a SB and Warren didn’t? Not a snowballs chance in hell!

by aFan4Life on Feb 2, 2012 11:20 AM EST reply actions

Erm...

No Terry Bradshaw? Four Super Bowl rings, plus two Super Bowl MVP’s? Sure he had probably the best all-round team in history around him but if you’re just judging on Super Bowl’s then Bradshaw must be in the top ten!

by JD For Breakfast on Feb 2, 2012 11:53 AM EST reply actions

no doubt that's a huge oversight

and if SB wins is the measuring stick he has no equals.

by aFan4Life on Feb 2, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions

I am not just judging on Super Bowls but they do play a factor

I can put anybody on that top ten list and they would have had just as much success as Bradshaw.

by Highspeed30 on Feb 2, 2012 3:33 PM EST up reply actions

then you need to replace Aikman with Moon as he was a much better QB

Aikman was a good QB who looked great because of the massive amount of talent surrounding him.

Bradshaw was definitely better than Aikman also.

I wouldn’t rate Elway higher than 5 or 6

1. Montanna
2. Brady
3. Marino
4. Fouts
5. Young
6. Peyton Manning
7. Unitas
8. Graham
9. Favre
10. Elway
11. Warren Moon
12. Dan Fouts
13. Curt Warner
14. Bradshaw

by aFan4Life on Feb 3, 2012 8:31 AM EST up reply actions

Elway is a possibly the Best QB of all time

he went to 3 super bowls with some not so good Bronco teams, he always gave you a chance to win.
Aikman got a edge cause he won 3 super bowls, and he did have to play well did not throw a lot of picks and made big plays.

by Highspeed30 on Feb 3, 2012 5:37 PM EST up reply actions

I think the better question is...

Does Eli get any consideration if he wins his second?

by Nobetterthenbob on Feb 2, 2012 1:10 PM EST reply actions

he still would have a lot of work to do to get in the top 10

Ben Rothlisbeger has 2 super bowls but not in the top 10 of all time

by Highspeed30 on Feb 2, 2012 3:34 PM EST up reply actions

I don't really consider Rothlisberger a candidate

The guy had a horrible first superbowl and his 2nd was nothing spectacular. He hasn’t had consistently great seasons so I dunno. Eli on the other hand has had three 4000 yard season in a row and almost broke 5,000 this year. We can talk about his first superbowl if we want but we all know he had some jaw dropping moments. Anyway, in my personal opinion, Eli is higher up on the list than Ben.

by Nobetterthenbob on Feb 2, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions

Well i look at it like this the Edge goes to Big Ben in my mind cause

he been to 3 Super bowls won 2 and have a better career completion % 63.1 compared to 58.4 for Manning and Manning have thrown 29 more Ints than Big Ben. 10-3 record in the playoffs vs 7-3 for Manning i just give Ben the edge.

by Highspeed30 on Feb 2, 2012 4:13 PM EST up reply actions

Manning might only have one SuperBowl victory....

but he is the #1 QB of all time….

He’s won 4 NFL MVP’s…and look at what his team did without him this year

Brady is definitely creeping up the list, regardless if he wins or not on Sunday.

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by ptowny on Feb 2, 2012 2:12 PM EST reply actions

Not even a discussion that Manning is the greatest

his playoff record is horrible, he is a great QB but not better than Brady, Elway or Montana.

by Highspeed30 on Feb 2, 2012 3:36 PM EST up reply actions

better than Elway, not better than Montanna, maybe better than Brady

by aFan4Life on Feb 3, 2012 8:32 AM EST up reply actions

he is NOT better than Elway

I can argue that Elway is better than Montana, and argue that Brady will be better than Montana, I cant argue that Manning is better than Montana

by Highspeed30 on Feb 3, 2012 5:29 PM EST up reply actions

Brady is a system guy.

The pats are a system team. And Brady is 0-2 in superbowls where they didn’t cheat. I seriously am enraged that bellicheck was allowed to keep his coaching job after he was found guilty of cheating and doing so while winning 3 superbowls he is a disgrace to the greats of the gam and should have his trophies and rings stripped from him. Roger goodell can pick on the black guys but won’t touch bellicheck?

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by jbh1190 on Feb 6, 2012 12:25 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions

is it just me...

or is anyone else tired of seeing the man in his underwear ad for “Delocated”? NASTY!!!

BTW, Montana (1), Manning (2), Brady (3), Elway (4), Unitas (5)

by jgibbsfan1 on Feb 2, 2012 2:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Sammy Baugh needs to be in the top 10.

And Tom Brady needs to drop down a bit. The best argument for that is look at what Matt Cassel did in his only year with the Patriots. He hadn’t played since High School and floundered after leaving New England, but he won 11 games with the Pats. Compare that to the 2-14 Colts and it becomes easier to say that Manning was better than Brady. Not to mention no QB in history led a receiver like Manning did. That’s was the most astonishing aspect of his game.

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by Horcasitas4 on Feb 3, 2012 5:11 PM EST reply actions