Best QB Of All-Time #1 Vote Now

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please post who you think is the BEST QB of all-time.

I can't seem to make a poll, so ill do it this way. Ill let this run for 3 days, then ill make a Best QB Of All-Time #2 Thread. Ill use all the Qb's except the one who got voted as the BEST of all-time.

Ill go all the way to #10 or 20 depending on how this works, and if i have participation.

ill list all the Qb's who are in the Hall to make it easy to pick from a list.


Sammy Baugh (1937-1952)
Earl (Dutch) Clark (1931-1932)(1934-1938)
Jimmy Conzelman (1920-1929)
John (Paddy) Driscoll (1920-1929)
Arnie Herber (1930-1940)(1944-1945)
Sid Luckman (1939-1950)
Clarence (Ace) Parker (1937-1941)(1945-1946)
Troy Aikman (1989-2000)
George Blanda (Also PK) (1949-1958)(1960-1975)
Terry Bradshaw (1970-1983)
Len Dawson (1957-1975)
John Elway (1983-1998)
Dan Fouts (1973-1987)
Otto Graham (1946-1955)
Bob Griese (1967-1980)
Sonny Jurgensen (1957-1974)
Jim Kelly (1986-1996)
Bobby Layne (1948-1962)
Dan Marino (1983-1999)
Joe Montana (1979-1994)
Warren Moon (1984-2000)
Joe Namath (1965-1977)
Bart Starr (1956-1971)
Roger Staubach (1969-1979)
Fran Tarkenton (1961-1978)
Y.A. Tittle (1948-1964)
Johnny Unitas (1956-1973)
Norm Van Brocklin (1949-1960)
Bob Waterfield (1945-1952)
Steve Young (1985-1999)




#1 for me is Joe Montana
 
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Here are my top-5 QBs of all-time:

1. Otto Graham Led his team to the championship game in every season he played winning 7 out of 10. Great passer, fierce competitor, cool under pressure, Graham had it all. His record for rushing TDs by a QB wasn't broken until 1999 by Steve Young even though he wasn't known as a runner. He was the top rated QB 6 times, 2nd and 3rd twice each. Other QBs at that time were: Sid Luckman, Sammy Baugh, YA Tittle, Norm Van Brocklin, Bob Waterfield, & Bobby Layne, all Hall of Famers.

2. Johnny Unitas Johhny U was one of my heroes when I was a kid and even to this day when I play QB I am Johnny U with my black hightop cleats. When healthy there was no one better. He played hurt for most of his career and still set records that weren't broken until Marino came along in a pass friendly era. Unitas set those records when the rules favored the defense and the running game. He was the master of the play-fake, had a great arm with excellent accuracy either short or deep. Receivers said his were the easiest passes to catch because of the touch he had on them. In an era when QBs called their own plays he was the best at it.

3. Roger Staubach When you list the attributes an NFL QB needs to have leadership has to rank among the top and Roger was the best leader ever to don pads. His teammates routinely stepped up when he was in the game because they knew he could lead them to a win. His stats would be much better if he had played more than 8.5 years as a starter. In that time he led the Cowboys to 4 SBs winning 2 of them and losing 2 close ones to the Steelers. Respected even by those who played against him. Jack Lambert said he was the toughest QB he ever faced and the only one he ever respected. If I had to pick one guy to lead my team he would be it.

4. Sammy Baugh Consider the era when Baugh played then look at what he accomplished. The ball was fat and rounded instead of pointed and was much more difficult to throw accurately yet Baugh completed passes at what would be considered good now. His career completion % of 56.5 blows away everyone else who played in that era except Sid Luckman's 54.6%. In 1945 Baugh completed 70.3% of his passes, that record wasn't broken until the pass friendly 80s by Ken Anderson (and in a strike shortened season at that). Baugh was also an outstanding Punter and DB. His punting records will probably NEVER be broken. His 51.3 yard average still stands as does his lifetime average of 44.9. He is credited with 28 INTs as a DB but the league didn't start keeping individual INT stats until his 5th season when he had already established a reputation for picking off passes so no one really know how many he had but probably at least double that number which would put him in the top-10 all time. Probably the best all-around player ever.

5. Joe Montana This was a tossup between Montana, Elway, and Marino but I chose to go with Montana because of his success and leadership although Marino was a better pure passer and Elway was a better player. Montana had similar qualities to Staubach in terms of leadership. His numbers might be inflated by the pass-happy system he played in but there is no denying the success he enjoyed and the games they won mostly due to his leadership.
 

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THUMPER;1254016 said:
Here are my top-5 QBs of all-time:

1. Otto Graham Led his team to the championship game in every season he played winning 7 out of 10. Great passer, fierce competitor, cool under pressure, Graham had it all. His record for rushing TDs by a QB wasn't broken until 1999 by Steve Young even though he wasn't known as a runner. He was the top rated QB 6 times, 2nd and 3rd twice each. Other QBs at that time were: Sid Luckman, Sammy Baugh, YA Tittle, Norm Van Brocklin, Bob Waterfield, & Bobby Layne, all Hall of Famers.

2. Johnny Unitas Johhny U was one of my heroes when I was a kid and even to this day when I play QB I am Johnny U with my black hightop cleats. When healthy there was no one better. He played hurt for most of his career and still set records that weren't broken until Marino came along in a pass friendly era. Unitas set those records when the rules favored the defense and the running game. He was the master of the play-fake, had a great arm with excellent accuracy either short or deep. Receivers said his were the easiest passes to catch because of the touch he had on them. In an era when QBs called their own plays he was the best at it.

3. Roger Staubach When you list the attributes an NFL QB needs to have leadership has to rank among the top and Roger was the best leader ever to don pads. His teammates routinely stepped up when he was in the game because they knew he could lead them to a win. His stats would be much better if he had played more than 8.5 years as a starter. In that time he led the Cowboys to 4 SBs winning 2 of them and losing 2 close ones to the Steelers. Respected even by those who played against him. Jack Lambert said he was the toughest QB he ever faced and the only one he ever respected. If I had to pick one guy to lead my team he would be it.

4. Sammy Baugh Consider the era when Baugh played then look at what he accomplished. The ball was fat and rounded instead of pointed and was much more difficult to throw accurately yet Baugh completed passes at what would be considered good now. His career completion % of 56.5 blows away everyone else who played in that era except Sid Luckman's 54.6%. In 1945 Baugh completed 70.3% of his passes, that record wasn't broken until the pass friendly 80s by Ken Anderson (and in a strike shortened season at that). Baugh was also an outstanding Punter and DB. His punting records will probably NEVER be broken. His 51.3 yard average still stands as does his lifetime average of 44.9. He is credited with 28 INTs as a DB but the league didn't start keeping individual INT stats until his 5th season when he had already established a reputation for picking off passes so no one really know how many he had but probably at least double that number which would put him in the top-10 all time. Probably the best all-around player ever.

5. Joe Montana This was a tossup between Montana, Elway, and Marino but I chose to go with Montana because of his success and leadership although Marino was a better pure passer and Elway was a better player. Montana had similar qualities to Staubach in terms of leadership. His numbers might be inflated by the pass-happy system he played in but there is no denying the success he enjoyed and the games they won mostly due to his leadership.
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I knew I liked Thumper.

Great post. A historian and with based reasoning.

Thank You.
 
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SkinsandTerps;1254120 said:
I knew I liked Thumper.

Great post. A historian and with based reasoning.

Thank You.
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Thanks, that's high praise coming from a rival fan.
 
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