NFL The Best QB of All Time: Poll

[Exe Gesis]

Anyone who has Marino as their #1 best ever QB is alright in my books.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

This is an extract from SI.com's Jon Wertheim book. This part questions whether D really wins Championships...

BTW was the Saints D that great when they won the SB?

When it comes to winning championships – or winning in general, for that matter – defense and offense carry uncannily similar weight. Among the 49 NFL Super Bowls, the better defensive team, measured by points allowed that season, has won 30 times. The better offensive team has won 25 times. It’s a slight edge to defense, but it’s a pretty close call, and not different from random chance. The Super Bowl champ has been a top-five defensive team during the regular season on 31 occasions. How many times was the Super Bowl champ ranked among the top five in offense? 27. Damn near even.

But we’re talking about only 49 games, so let’s broaden the sample size. There have been 462 NFL playoff games held over the last 49 seasons. The better defensive teams have won 58 percent of the time. The better offensive teams have won 62 percent of the time. Slight edge to the offense, but, again, pretty even. (Sometimes the winning team is better both offensively and defensively, which explains why the total exceeds 100 percent.)

Collectively, teams with a top-five defense have won 180 playoff games. Teams with a top-five offense have won 184 games. Accounting for almost 10,000 regular season games, the better defensive team has won 66.5 percent of the time compared to 67.4 percent of the time for the better offensive team. Again, a negligible difference.

What happens when the best offenses line up against the best defenses, if, say, the 2006 Indianapolis Colts had had to face the 2000 Baltimore Ravens? It turns out that 27 Super Bowls have pitted a top-five offense against a top-five defense. The best offensive team won 13 and the best defensive team 14. Another virtual stalemate.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

You don't measure a defense on points

 

[ausbacker]

Apart from rings, what stats does he have on the other QBs?

http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/...e-tom-brady-ranks-all-time-in-every-statistic
http://www.cheatsheet.com/sports/tom-brady-best-quarterback-nfl-history.html/?a=viewall
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTo00.htm - Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors section.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Unitas needs some love. Threw 32 TD's and 14 INT's in 1959 FFS at 240 YPG

legendary

 

[ausbacker]

Anyone who has Marino as their #1 best ever QB is alright in my books.

Why are you posting as if you still have power here?

 

[Jukesy85]

It's still Montana, then Manning, then Marino.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Doesn't matter who the best QB is, even if it's not Brady. Even if Brady isn't in the top 10.

Tom Brady supersedes it by being the best player overall

Rice? Schmrice. Payton? Schmayton.

BRRRRADY!

 

[ausbacker]

It's still Montana, then Manning, then Marino.

Yeah, nah.

 

[Exe Gesis]

The correct answer is.....

Marino
Unitas
Starr
Graham
Tittle
Brady
Manning
Montana
Favre
Rodgers
----
whomever else

 

[Exe Gesis]

Brees

 

[Exe Gesis]

Kelly
Elway

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Warner







Newton
Delhomme

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Tier 1

Manning/Marino/Rodgers

Tier 2

Brady/Montana/Elway

Tier 3

Unitas/Favre

 

[Exe Gesis]

Kurt Warner
Steve Young
Warren Moon
Norm Van Brocklin
Sammy Baugh
Ben Roethlisberger
Kenny Stabler
Kenny Anderson
Joe Namath
Bert Jones
Roger Staubach
Fran Tarkenton
Bernie Kosar
Brian Sipe

(no order there, just further names to try to sort after Brees>Kelly>Elway)

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

I think I underrate Elway because I try not to be biased. His stats aren't great but when I watch him I can easily see myself ranking him 4th ahead of Montana/Brady. He is equal with them tho in that tier

 

[imadodgyumpire]

I think it's fair to say, though. Tom Brady is also the best looking QB.

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[ausbacker]

I think I underrate Elway because I try not to be biased. His stats aren't great but when I watch him I can easily see myself ranking him 4th ahead of Montana/Brady. He is equal with them tho in that tier

Your Broncos bias is clouding your judgement.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Your Broncos bias is clouding your judgement.

So he IS better than them then? I'm overcompensating

 

[ausbacker]

So he IS better than them then? I'm overcompensating

No, Elway, like Manning, has no business being inside a top 5 QB list.

 

[GreyCrow]

Tier 1

Manning/Marino/Rodgers

Tier 2

Brady/Montana/Elway

Tier 3

Unitas/Favre

Why do you think Eli is the best?

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

No, Elway, like Manning, has no business being inside a top 5 QB list.

ridiculous

 

[Exe Gesis]

I think it's fair to say, though. Tom Brady is also the best looking QB.

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[LicoriceAllsorts]

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[Blacky]

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