2006-09-15 09:20:55 · 23 answers · asked by brian33716 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Montana...count the rings, baby!
2006-09-17 06:40:57 · answer #1 · answered by Carrie S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The very best I've ever seen - and I've been watching football for a long time - from High School, to College, to Pro - the progression, mind you - is Peyton Manning.
Peyton is going to go down as the greatest ever. He's like an assassin on the field. He has all the knowledge - and when something bad happens, he immediately learns from it and makes defenses pay for it the next time. He is the king of the play-action fake, and of the audible. I'll bet he has the IQ of a genius - to be able to get up there and audible two and three times in a complex, pro-set offense and to get it right every single time - to be able to read defenses before they even completely form and make something big out of nothing - that's as close to genius as you get in the NFL.
I think he'll be followed closely by Dan Marino, then maybe Joe Montana, and possibly Johnny Unitas. Throw in honorable mention for John Elway.
Those guys are the very best of the best. The rest took some time to get to where they are - Favre was not great in college, and didn't start out great in the pros. Nor did Steve Young. Troy Aikman almost didn't make it through college (he was a sooner for a short time, then he transferred to UCLA).
2006-09-15 09:27:31 · answer #2 · answered by gatesfam@swbell.net 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Past- Joe Montana or Terry Bradshaw
Present-Peyton Manning
2006-09-15 09:33:21 · answer #3 · answered by That Guy 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Have watched footbal for 40+ years. My Top 5 that I've seen play:
1) Elway
2) Marino
3) Unitas
4) Staubach
5) Montana
2006-09-15 10:42:09 · answer #4 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Joe Montana
2006-09-15 09:27:17 · answer #5 · answered by Big Larry 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Marino
Montana
P. Manning
2006-09-15 09:35:23 · answer #6 · answered by biggie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dan Marino... cant believe he has never won a Superbowl Though... thats gotta hurt
never seen a more consistent QB be so close, and never get there!
Joe Montana is about tied for me as well
2006-09-15 09:23:46 · answer #7 · answered by xrionx 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Joe Montana. Only him and Terry Bradshaw have won 3 super bowl MVP's. Not only could he win, but he could win when it mattered most.
Who could forget the 90+ yard drive he put together to win the Super Bowl against the Bengals with time running out.
2006-09-15 09:24:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Otto Graham the most underrated QBs in the history of the NFL. He won championship with the Browns.
2006-09-15 10:11:38 · answer #9 · answered by JG 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Joe Montana, and I hate the 49ers. Rex Grossman? What kind of drugs do you use girl?
2006-09-15 15:28:31 · answer #10 · answered by stan l 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a real tossup between Doug Flutie and Koy Detmer. Those 2 are unbelievable! I'm making this short, so i can enjoy a bowl of Flutie Flakes. Go BIlls. For real...Jim Kelly
2006-09-15 12:46:21 · answer #11 · answered by buckslayer 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋