Marv Levy, Art Rooney Jr., Zeke Bratkowski, Ken Meyer, Larry Kennan, James Harris and Dick Haley helped ESPN.com evaluate the best quarterbacks in NFL history. ESPN.com weighed their contributions, balancing rankings with anecdotal evidence, to create the following list.
OVERALL
1. Johnny Unitas
2. Joe Montana
3. Tom Brady
4. Dan Marino
5. Peyton Manning
6. John Elway
7. Terry Bradshaw
8. Brett Favre
9. Otto Graham
10. Dan Fouts
UVAwahoos;2008651 said:Roger Staubach 86
Joe Montana 82
Otto Graham 59
Johnny Unitas 34
John Elway 25-
Troy Aikman 14+
The Rawhide Kid;2008710 said:This just shows how much the media hates the Cowboys. For Aikman to not even be in the top 10 is crazy. If Jimmy hadn't left, he could have had 5 super bowl rings, but then he'd probably only get the 11th spot on that list.
I agree with you that if he didn't have the 3 SB rings, he probably wouldn't be in the HOF. There are a lot of different arguments for which QB is better than the other. John Elway single handedly brought 2 SB's to Denver, but, IMO, Aikman is better than the likes of Farve.wayne motley;2008801 said:I have to disagree...Aikman proved when Irvin went down that while he was an extremely accurate passer, he was never capable of taking a team on his back.
I think he needed a great team around him...he doesn't measure up to the all time great QBs in my mind. AS a matter of fact, without those 3 SB rings, I seriously doubt that he's in the HOF.
The Rawhide Kid;2008760 said:JackRussell, I think cowboyeric8 voted twice, at least the thread said 19 hours ago.