Who is the best NFL QB of all time?

[wysimdnwyg]

Poll question: Who is the best NFL QB of all time?

Given the "discussion" about Brett Favre and his performance last night (gee, this place almost felt like GD for a while there), I figured we could vote on at least one aspect. Who is the best QB of all time? (And this is for the NFL only, don't consider college stats, please.)

[kclown]

1. Montana by a mile

Touchdown-interception ratio way above 2 for career.

[mac56]

7. Unitas by two miles!

nm

[LynneSin]

2. Is this the Rush Limbaugh QB Quiz??? Where is Warren Moon?

Geez, where is Warren Moon???

:D

[wysimdnwyg]

27. Truth be told, I considered Moon

However, as I limited this to NFL only, he didn't measure up. Had I considered PRO stats (including the CFL), he might have made the list.

[beanball]

32. Moon and the rest

of the QB's that didn't spend their entire career in the NFL,Blanda was in the AFL,Graham was in the AFC,Moons career stats are better than both,how then can Moon be left off the list?

[LynneSin]

41. Very good point

If you are going by NFL only then you have to eliminate AFL careers for many of the QB's on the list. Warren Moon was one of the best passers ever to play the game of football. Unfortunately he got saddle with some bad teams and he still passed for record amounts of yardage.

Moon has my vote!!!! If I was building an all-time greatest football team, he'd be my backup QB behind Donovan McNabb (who else would this philly fan have starting)

[GOPisEvil]

3. The winning's the thing, right?

Gotta go with my man Otto.

Although, for the modern game (post-AFL/NFL merger), you can't go wrong with Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana.

[UrbScotty]

4. What about Joe Namath?

??

[bamademo]

5. Thank You! And also Kenny Stabler

Joe Willie Rules!

[underpants]

20. Namath won less than half of his games

and didn't have that great of a completion percentage.

[Aristus]

6. Didn't Bob Griese lead the Dolphins to the only undefeated season

in NFL history?

That puts him up there, IMO.

[maveric]

42. The Dolphins had "cake" schedule that year.

But I'll give credit where credit is due. Greise was ok but IMO not the best of all time. John Elway is my choice.

[tabasco]

8. 4 Super Bowl victory QB not on the list

Bradshaw.

[fishnfla]

9. Brett Favre

has played in over 200 games over the past 11 years. has not missed a start. 7 years now of 30 tds or more
having seen every one of those games, I can say without prejudice that he is such a great QB that he can keep BOTH teams in the game:)

[NashVegas]

10. Bradshaw

..

Whenever I hear a sports announcer talk about today's QBs who run out of the pocket to save a play, like it was invented two weeks ago, I get a chuckle.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

25. Hell yeah.

[GOPisEvil]

11. A few more names for consideration:

Slingin' Sammy Baugh
Sid Luckman
Norm Van Brocklin
Sonny Jurgenson
Y.A. Tittle
Ken Anderson
Jim Kelly
Steve Young

[Character Assassin]

12. John Elway

[maveric]

40. The absolute best IMO!

He could move the chains, and run the 2 minute drill like no other. If I had to pick one it would be John Elway.

[travisleit01]

45. Agreed!! Number 7 was the best... n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

13. Pelé. (nt)

[madrchsod]

16. pele?

ya there really isn`t anyone who has done more for the sport. i`m sure there`s players now that are better but none of the new guys have the charm of pele...chicago gets to see man. united this summer,that`s going to be great!

[ProfessorGAC]

14. I Voted Montana, But. . .

. . . i had a hard time not picking Graham or Unitas. I'd say they're 1a, 1b, and 1c. The rest i can make a case for being just a notch below. But, not Otto or Johnny. So, i'm sort of hedging the answer.
The Professor

[madrchsod]

15. johnny u

he called his own plays. none of that bullshit calling in the plays. there isn`t a gb today that calls as many of his own plays as john did. that is the reason he`s the best.

[Padraig18]

17. Johnny Unitas.

:thumbsup:

[GR]

18. It Might Be Graham...He Took His Team To Championships 10 Straight

years....But I voted for Unitas. He was awesome...

[underpants]

21. Otto 7 championships(+ 1 pro b-ball championship) 51 rushing TD's

Something like 140-20-4 lifetime record. The first of what we would consider the "modern" QB-timing patterns and not just long bombs.

Easily the best ever.


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[kmla]

19. What? No Bobby Douglass? Or Jack Concannon? Or Mike Tomczak?

Blasphemy! Blasphemy, I say!

*turns sarcasm off*

No, really now. My selection?

Ryan Leaf.

*kmla ducks, runs for cover*

[Spider Jerusalem]

38. Ryan Leaf??? Hahaha.

Funny.

[underpants]

22. In order (of those) Otto, Marino, Favre, Unitas, Tark,Roger, Griese,

Montana, BLanda.

[leftofthedial]

23. John Elway (n/t)

[Faygo Kid]

24. Gotta go with Joe, but Unitas, Graham, Layne deserve votes

So does Tarkenton, and here's a toast to Bobby Layne, too.

[On the Road]

26. Dan Fouts Deserves Some Votes

He carried the Chargers for years with a lousy defense and a mediocre running game.

Among the names in the poll, I would have to vote for Joe Montana.

[Andyjunction]

28. John Elway!!!

I can't believe #7 wasn't even on the list :shrug:

[wysimdnwyg]

29. For those who voted "Other"...

The ones left off the list were:
10 - Jorgenson
11 - Bradshaw
12 - Namath
13 - Jim McMahon (Hey, he won a Super Bowl!) <sarcasm off>

[underpants]

30. No Bob Avellini? No Jay Schroeder? No Farragamo?

This list is insufficient!

[maveric]

43. What no Roman Gabriel?

He was a good one for the Rams back in the 60's.

[tom_paine]

31. You've got Bob Griese but no ELWAY?!?

Holy crap that's one goofed up poll. Griese doesn't even belong with the others. Griese played for a rushing team with a stunning defense. His one claim to fame was that he played for the undefeated team, but he was merely an above average quaterback (some might say not even that).

Get rid of Griese and ADD ELWAY!

[maveric]

44. Elway could do it all!

He had a rocket for an arm, was accurate, could run the ball himself, take the hits, run the 2 minute drill like no other...
Remember "The Drive"?

[jimbo fett]

33. Roger Staubach. Come on, people!

[argyl]

34. Johnny U.The first NFL superstar.

xx

[haele]

35. Dan Fouts...

Look what he has to play with, and marvel at his accomplishments...

(Shottenhiemer is a fool, and the Bolts are stuck with him for another year...)

Haele

[kixot]

36. Dan Marino

Dan never gets any props but he's the f*$%ing MAN!

[TankLV]

37. Marino? no way - Jim Kelley WAY before marino.

Marino is probably the most OVER rated QB!

Never even made it to a super bowl.

Kelley made 4 straight! Wouldn't/couldn't say he was the best, but INFINITELY better than over-rated Marino!

There are soooo many more that should be on this list ahead of Marino.

And you leave off John Elway?!!!

[maveric]

46. Marino was in SB XIX.

His team got beat by a great 49er team 38-16.

[SmileyBoy]

50. Marino played in Super Bowl XIX.

Against San Francisco. The Dolphins lost.

[Spider Jerusalem]

39. Bart Starr.

And exactly how you left him off your list is a mystery.

[AngryAmish]

47. Any votes for Jeff George?

The greatest quarterback that nobody could stand.

[The Undertaker]

48. Anyone but Favre....

that's all I need to say. Actually, I think Dan Marino was the best QB of all-time, even though he didn't win one Superbowl. :cry:

[SmileyBoy]

49. If you look at stats, Dan Marino.

But he never got the ring.

[randr]

51. John Elway

[Hawkeye-X]

52. I consider the Duke of Denver the best

and noone can top John Elway and his recordsetting number of comebacks.

But.. he's a confessed Republican.

Hawkeye-X

[carpetbagger]

53. Otto Graham.

105-17-4 record.
In his 10 seasons, he won 4 AAFC championships in 4 years, and took the Browns to the NFL championship all 6 years he played after the merger.
Six touchdowns (3 running, 3 passing) in the 1954 NFL championship.

His career stats may not be up with the old men, since he left while he was still on top, and his career was shortened by WWII (he didn't play pro until he was 25). But he did more in the ten years than the others did in 20.

[sasquatch]

54. Sammy Baugh and Otto Graham

The next best are Montana and Bradshaw.

[sasquatch]

55. These QB's are the best liked by their teammates

They weren't the most talented but they won by leadership, hustle and getting their teammates to believe in them.

-Sonny Jorgeson
-Bobby Lane
-Jim McMann
-Boomer Esiason
-Don Merrideth


These were the party boys and they made damn sure the O-line was shown a good damn time. To quote the movie 'North Dallas Forty' "Yeah you(his reciever) put me in the headlines but Joe Bob(one of his starting O lineman) keep me out of the Obituary's."

[Bundbuster]

56. John Elway (Unitas close 2nd)

If my life depended on winning a game, Elway would be my QB. As previously mentioned, however, he is an avowed repuke and will run for office, I fear, in my own Colorado.

[OhioStateProgressive]

57. Terry Bradshaw

[Nile]

58. Y. A. Tittle of Green Bay Packers.

Go packers!