Who is the best Quarterback in NFL history?

Answer 1

Peyton Manning will be when all is said and done. Period.

Answer 2

that's a very hard answer... popular belief now says it's peyton manning.. I agree to some extent, but one is never judged til his career is over. Joe Montana has to be up there, along with Dan Marino, Johnny U and Y A Tittle.. but if you are looking for stats, super bowl wins and etc I don't think that can be in the comparison. You have to take in effect that back 30 years ago passing wasn't the offensive sceam. So passing records are out. Then you also have to consider the receivers and offensive line.. John Elway comes to mind, but again how can you compare apples to oranges.. Brett Farve? maybe.. I even hear people say Tom Brady.. that's stretching it a bit as he is nothing but a product of a well executed offense.
Like I said.. hard to make that comparison.. We all have our own favorites.. Mine being present day Peyton Manning for the simple reason I've never seen any QB with more knowledge, and on field command.

Added Prediction... After Peyton Manning retires he will eventually become the greatest head coach of all times!! If he ever goes into coaching.

Answer 3

How can Peyton Manning be the best when his career isn't ever done? And no one is mentioning winner Tom Brady, who until last year got Peyton's most important number. Anyone have Brett Favre somewhere towards the bottom of their top QB lists?

You can judge this on wins, leadership, passing statistics, Super Bowl shows and wins, and more. But this is about ALL QBs, past and present. That's why I nod towards the past....

1. Johnny Unitas - the best leader
2. Otto Graham - trigger man on one of the biggest impact championship runs in the 50's.
3. John Elway - king of doing more with less, especially down the stretch.
4. Joe Montana - starting a jewelry store with those rings, and you can't discount his prescence on the field making people believe.
5. Tough pick after that group. I'll take Roger Staubach barely over a group of talented men including Marino, Dan Fouts, Terry Bradshaw, Aikman, Sid Luckman, Sammy Baugh, Bob Griese, Bart Starr, Y.A. Tittle and Jim Kelly.

Answer 4

Johnny Unitas is the best QB to ever play the game. Then Dan Mario then Joe Montana then John Elway, Tom Brady and then Peyton Manning

Answer 5

There are a few things to look at when you talk about the best in history. First how far back in history do you want to go? Modern day NFL started in 1970.....after the first few Super Bowl's were played. Before that, the top 3 would be Otto Graham, Johnny U, and Y.A. Tittle. After that, you have Staubach, Tarkenton, Bradshaw, Montana, Marino, Aikman, Elway, Kelly, and Favre. Some people say Montana, hands down. Why this is false is because though he has won his fair share of Super Bowl's (and Super Bowl MVPs), he played with SEVERAL other Hall of Famers and not just on offense. Based on his NFL championship wins, Otto Graham kicks his tail......easily. Plus Otto played without a west coast offense. Staubach was a middle of the road pick for this topic but nobody can dispute his abilities. Bradshaw, like Montana, played with several HOF's making his life a little easier. And again, like Montana, his championship status is far surpassed by Otto Graham. (Side note: Montana beats out Bradshaw simply because he was able to continue to do his thing in KC at the end of his career) Favre has longevity....simply put. He is great, no questions asked but he can't catapult his team to a great level without a supporting cast. This brings me to Elway who had longevity as well with 6 Super Bowl appearances but not winning one until he had the support of a running game. Just as tough as Favre, but was able to do more with what he had throughout his career. Tarkenton had records until Marino came along. Able to do a lot thoughout his career with what he had as well. This brings me to Marino. After Marino had his two main recievers leave (Clayton and Duper-non HOF's), with no defense, no special teams, and no running game, you'd think the defense of other teams would think that he'd pass. They did think that and Marino still kicked their tails to the beat of several records. Aikman falls under the Montana/Bradshaw category. He had Irvin, Harper, Smith, Novacek, Johnston, the biggest O-line ever, and a solid defense. (Bradshaw had Swann, Harris, a very good O-line, Ham, Greene, Blount, to name a few. Montana had Rice, Taylor, Jones, Craig, Rathman, a good O-line, Lott, Haley.) Kelly led the his team to be, in my opinion, the most consistant team throughout the '90s. Though he never won the "big one", he did perform on a superb level with the help of Reed and Thomas to name a few.

Now that several QB's have been discussed, it comes down to weeding some out. Unfortunately, we can only honor and thank those of the past because QB standards today are much different than those of the old NFL. They are the foundation, yes, but the foundation just means they get stepped on by other QB's while they are left in the dust.
It is unfortunate but true. What I determine to be the hallmark of the best QB of all time is how a QB can do more with what he has than any other. Considering how many QB's listed had several HOF's, that leads me to a draw......

Elway/Marino (alphabetically)

Answer 6

1ST TIER:
Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, Peyton Manning, John Elway, Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw, Y.A Tittle.
2ND TIER:
Troy Aikman, Steve Young, Brett Favre, Drew Bledsoe, Joe Namath, Tom Brady, Warren Moon.

Answer 7

Best is based upon Yardage, Completions & Touchdowns,
not by Super Bowl rings (only 41 played) or S/B wins.
a) Dan Marino
b) Warren Moon
c) Fran Tarkenton
*alphabetical

Answer 8

Joe Montana

Answer 9

Well I think Johnny Unitas. Then John Elway, Peyton Mannning, Montana, Marino and Aikman despite all the injuries.

Answer 10

Sid Luckman.

Joe Montana, Brett Frave, Johnny Unitas, Roger Staubach,

Answer 11

Depends on what your standards are.. Some to mention is Unitas, Marino, Elway, Favre, Montana, Manning, and many many more. Good Luck, braveman