JOE MONTANA is the best Qb of all time?

Answer 1

I think Dan Marino IMHO.

but I find the link below

Answer 2

Montana was likely the best QB in the 49ers system at that time.

Everything is perspective, though. Hard to judge when you're not looking at pure stats. I mean Marino has most of the records, but he never won the big one...so who is better?

Elway is close in stats, to Marino, and has two Super Bowls...I think you could make an argument for Montana, Elway or Marino.

As for the guy above suggesting any Dallas quarterback...ever...being better than Montana. I know some good doctors who do head examinations.

Answer 3

No. Montana was great, but my vote would go to John Unitas of the old Baltimore Colts. He invented the two-minute drill, helped bring the passing game to the forefront, called his own plays, and played at a time when quarterbacks weren't protected like they are now.

Answer 4

its impossible to say...but hes DEF one of the best ever. he might be the best of his era...the game has changed so much over the years that guys like Johnny U who were stars of their time may not even have a shot at making the Lions roster...

if you had said J.M was the best QB of the 80s and 90s i would DEF. agree...of all time im not sure...

from 2000-2007 you can make an argument for T. Brady or P. Manning...

Answer 5

he ranks up there, for sure. Don't know if he is the best of all time. Of course, it helps when you have Rice as your receiver.

Elway
Theissman
Staubach
Bradshaw
Namath (yeah, I know... he couldn't scramble, but he could throw bullets.)
Jim Plunkett... only QB in history to win Heisman, win the Rose Bowl, NFL Rookie of the year, win the Super Bowl, and be Super Bowl MVP.

...all have to be brought in the discussion.

Answer 6

others may have better numbers, but nobody's been better in the clutch. As a championship winner, Montana is probably the best ever.

Answer 7

No way. Take the talent away he had around him, he's average. Can't run, easily hurt. I always thought Steve Young was even better. Give me Unitas, Elway, Favre any day of the week.

Answer 8

There have been so many good quarterbacks in the history of the NFL that it would be hard to pick a single best quarterback. One thing can be said for certain. He was one of the best.

Answer 9

Then why did steve young break mostof Joes record. Joe was the first QB to be rated over 100 for 2 season. Steve did 6 season and lead the league in passing 4 year straight.
If steve young had the #1 rated defense in the he would have more super bowl rings.
Before 1981 there were only 10 QB who had a rate of over 100.
Roger Staubach was one of them.

PASSING

Most Seasons Leading League
6 Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1949
Steve Young San Francisco, 1991-94, 1996-97
4 Len Dawson, Dall. Texans; 1962; Kansas City, 1964, 1966, 1968
Roger Staubach, Dallas, 1971, 1973, 1978-79
Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 1974-75, 1981-82
3 Arnie Herber, Green Bay, 1932, 1934, 1936
Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles, 1950, 1952, 1954
Bart Starr, Green Bay, 1962, 1964, 1966

Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League
4 Steve Young, San Francisco, 1991-94
2 Cecil Isbell, Green Bay, 1941-42
Milt Plum, Cleveland, 1960-61
Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 1974-75, 1981-82
Roger Staubach, Dallas, 1978-79
Steve Young, San Francisco, 1996-97
Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004-05

PASSER RATING

Highest Passer Rating, Career (1,500 attempts)
96.8 Steve Young, Tampa Bay, 1985-86; San Francisco, 1987-1999
94.1 Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 1998-2003; N.Y. Giants, 2004; Arizona, 2005
93.5 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 1998-2005

Highest Passer Rating, Season (Qualifiers)
121.1 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 2004
112.8 Steve Young, San Francisco, 1994
112.4 Joe Montana, San Francisco, 1989

Highest Passer Rating, Rookie, Season (Qualifiers)
98.1 Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh, 2004
96.0 Dan Marino, Miami, 1983
88.2 Greg Cook, Cincinnati, 1969

After 1981 when the chance the passing rules record that stood for decade fell.

Passer Ratings
(At the Start of the 2005 Season)
Minimum 1500 Career Attempts
1 Steve Young * 96.8
2 KURT WARNER 95.7
3 DAUNTE CULPEPPER 93.2
4 PEYTON MANNING 92.29
5 Joe Montana * 92.26
6 TRENT GREEN 87.9
7 TOM BRADY 87.5
8 BRETT FAVRE 87.4
9 JEFF GARCIA 87.2
10 Otto Graham * # 86.6
11 Dan Marino * 86.4
12 BRIAN GRIESE 85.3
13 RICH GANNON 84.7
14 Jim Kelly * 84.4
15 BRAD JOHNSON 84.0
16 DONOVAN McNABB 83.94
17 MARK BRUNELL 83.86
18 MATT HASSELBECK + 83.7
19 Roger Staubach * 83.42
20 STEVE McNAIR 83.38
21 Neil Lomax 82.7
22 Sonny Jurgensen * 82.63
23 Len Dawson * 82.56
24 Ken Anderson 81.9
25 Bernie Kosar 81.827
26 Neil O'Donnell 81.816
27 Danny White 81.7
28 Troy Aikman 81.6
29 Dave Krieg 81.50
30 AARON BROOKS 81.49
31 Randall Cunningham 81.47
32 Boomer Esiason 81.1
33 Warren Moon 80.9
34 Jeff Hostetler 80.48
35 Bart Starr * 80.47
36 Ken O'Brien 80.44
37 JEFF GEORGE 80.42
38 Fran Tarkenton * 80.35
39 Steve Beuerlein 80.3
40 Dan Fouts * 80.2
41 John Elway * 79.9
42 Tony Eason 79.7
43 Elvis Grbac 79.6
44 CHRIS CHANDLER 79.1
45 Mark Rypien 78.9
46 Jim Everett 78.6
47 Phil Simms 78.5
48 Bert Jones 78.21
49 Johnny Unitas * 78.20
50 Jim McMahon 78.18
51 Bobby Hebert 78.0
52 JEFF BLAKE 77.9
53 Frank Ryan 77.61
54 Jim Harbaugh 77.60
55 Joe Theismann 77.4
56 Bob Griese * 77.1
57 Bill Kenney 77.0
58 JAY FIEDLER 76.9
59 DREW BLEDSOE 76.7
60 Erik Kramer 76.64
61 Gary Danielson 76.58
62 DOUG FLUTIE 76.4
63 GUS FREROTTE 76.1
64 Stan Humphries 75.8
65 JON KITNA 75.7
66 Wade Wilson 75.6
67 VINNY TESTAVERDE 75.445
68 Steve Bartkowski 75.439
69 Ken Stabler 75.308
70 Scott Mitchell 75.279
71 Steve Bono 75.273
72 Tim Couch 75.136
73 Norm Van Brocklin * 75.070
74 Sid Luckman * 75.0
75 Chris Miller 74.9
76 Don Meredith 74.84
77 Brian Sipe 74.80
78 Y.A. Tittle * # 74.3
79 Roman Gabriel 74.29
80 Steve DeBerg 74.24
81 Earl Morrall 74.1
82 Craig Morton 73.5
83 RODNEY PEETE 73.30
84 KERRY COLLINS 73.29
85 JAKE PLUMMER 73.1
86 Don Majkowski 72.95
87 Daryle Lamonica 72.944
88 Greg Landry 72.938
89 Ron Jaworski 72.78
90 Tommy Kramer 72.77
91 TONY BANKS 72.5
92 Bubby Brister 72.28
93 John Brodie 72.27
94 Milt Plum 72.22
95 Sammy Baugh * 72.21
96 Billy Wade 72.19
97 Jay Schroeder 71.7
98 Bill Kilmer 71.6
99 Bill Munson 71.5
100 Lynn Dickey 70.94
101 Terry Bradshaw * 70.92
102 Kordell Stewart 70.7
103 TRENT DILFER 70.6
104 Bill Nelson 70.2
105 Vince Ferragamo 70.1
106 Steve Grogan 69.6
107 Doug Williams 69.4
108 Charley Johnson 69.2
109 Mike Tomczak 68.9
110 Eric Hipple 68.7
111 Joe Ferguson 68.4
112 Charley Conerly 68.2
113 Dave Brown 67.9
114 Billy Joe Tolliver 67.74
115 Marc Wilson 67.70
116 Tom Flores 67.58
117 Richard Todd 67.57
118 Jim Plunkett 67.5
119 John Hadl 67.4
120 Jim Zorn 67.3
121 Archie Manning 67.1
122 Jim Hart 66.6
123 Norm Snead 65.54
124 Joe Namath * 65.46
125 Rick Mirer 63.5
126 Bobby Layne * 63.38
127 Jack Trudeau 63.32
128 Mike Livingston 63.28
129 Mike Pagel 63.26
130 Ed Brown 62.8
131 Mark Malone 61.9
132 Bob Waterfield * 61.6
133 Eddie LeBaron 61.4
134 George Blanda * 60.6
135 Babe Parilli 59.6
136 Dan Pastorini 59.1
137 Jack Kemp 57.3
138 Tobin Rote 56.8
139 Cotton Davidson 54.9
140 Mike Phipps 52.6
141 Frank Tripucka 52.2

ACTIVE IN 2004
* Pro Football Hall of Fame Member
# Includes All-America Football Conference (1946-1949)
+ Reached 1,500 career attempts during 2004 to qualify for list.

Now is Jeff Garicia better than Johnny Untias or how about Elvis Grabac. Can you say west coast offensethe same offense the viking ran in the 70's with Fran Trakington.
Look at the top 20 QB only 2 of them played before 1981 Otto Graham and Roger Staubach.
Winning super bowl does not make you a good QB. Ronnie LOtt did just as much as Joe did to win 4 super and has more records.

Answer 10

give me Johnny U. any day of the week as my starting QB.