Answer this question as if all things are/were equal--team talent, era, super bowls, etc... answer it as if you were a head coach. your team is down 6 in the fourth quarter, 80 yards to go w/ under 5 min on the clock.. you need the best quarterback---meaning the best passer + playmaker + leader to win this game for you. Who would you choose?
2007-05-15 14:40:19 · 26 answers · asked by tmasterh 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Joe Montana!
2007-05-15 14:43:17 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Joe Montana- Bengals game....enough said
2. Peyton Manning- i know he has that streak of throwing games away but i loved the comback against the pats
3. Steve Young- Why not
4. Tom Brady- So manny great last minute drives already....should be 2 or 3 but i hate the pats
5. Dan "The Man" Marino- If only he had a ring....lol
6. John Elway- I love the guy but there is something i just don't like about him....maybe the dorky smile after a big win.
7. Brett Favre- With a concusion he will come back into a game and lead a team down the feild and throw a TD....which way it goes is for the commentators to decide.
8.Terry Bradshaw- When he had hair...ok, in the 70's
9. Ken Stabler- love the snake
10. Ryan Leaf- just want to see him yell at someone cuz they went to high five him...hilarious
Good list, ey?
2007-05-15 23:33:20 · answer #2 · answered by cj_martin_14 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whoever said Favre won the Super Bowl by riding Desmond Howard is retarded. He won 3 MVPs, a Super Bowl, and will likely break the all time records for wins by a starting QB and the most TD passes ever. Desmond Howard was MVP of the Super Bowl but come on!
I'll take Montana, the two Super Bowl's against the Bengals in the Super Bowl stand out.
Brady happened to be the right QB for the right team at the right time. Belicheck's short passing system work well at the end of games when people are guarding against the deep pass.
Elway made a lot of comebacks because he was always behind so his 47 career comeback wins were largely due having more comeback opportunities than the other QBs on this list.
Marino is the guy I'd want if Montana got injured during the final drive. If Marino got injured I'd put Favre in. If Favre than got injured I'd put Brady in. And If Brady also got injured I'd put Elway in and take a knee.
2007-05-15 22:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by Willy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Marino and Brady did the most with the least. Brady can do even more with a better cast now.
Elway was clutch.
Montana had a tremendous supporting cast.
Favre is the least accomplished on his own. He won a Super Bowl on the back of Desmond Howard.
Just to add to this:
Desmond Howard had 244 return yards and Favre only had 246 passing yards. Favre barely got over 50% passing and had only 9 yards per attempt. Very mediocre, at best. Even Bledsoe passed for more yards than Favre in the game.
2007-05-15 21:45:48 · answer #4 · answered by BAGOFSWAGS 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tom Brady. He is a winner. He is only 30 years old and just starting. With all of the weapons or lack of weapons, Brady gets the job done.
Dion Branch looked good with Brady. Now he's in Seattle and not doing so well. Brady makes players look good because he throws the ball so that they can catch it.
Brady is clutch. Brady hates to lose. Brady spreads the ball. He doesn't get addicted to one or two receivers or ends or backs. He uses them all.
He's not a scrambler but will run if need be. He's a leader and the team respects him. There are more rings to follow. He will break more records.
2007-05-15 22:38:38 · answer #5 · answered by Richard N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably Montana gets a slight nod over Elway here. Brady could potentially pass both these guys if his career includes more Super Bowl performances.
2007-05-15 23:03:19 · answer #6 · answered by perdidobums 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my husband say he would choose tom brady for this day and time. His next choice would be montana because he kept a cool head. If he was playing the browns he would choose elway, he has killed the browns more than anyone. He said he would never choose marino or favre because unless they have awide receiver to carry the weight they can't win.
2007-05-15 22:17:31 · answer #7 · answered by chatiry 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
JOHNNY UNITAS, Period!
*NFL Draft 1955 / Round 9 / Pick 102
>>Career highlights
*Pro Bowls 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961,
1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967
>>Awards
*1959 UPI MVP
*1959 Bert Bell Award
*1959 Pro Bowl MVP
*1960 Pro Bowl MVP
*1963 Pro Bowl MVP
*1964 UPI MVP
*1964 Bert Bell Award
*1964 AP NFL MVP
*1967 AP NFL MVP
*1967 UPI MVP
*1967 Bert Bell Award
*1970 Walter Payton Award
>>Honors
*NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
*NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
>>Retired #s
*Baltimore Colts #19 Louisville Cardinals #16
>>Records
*NFL Consecutive Games with a Touchdown Pass (47)
with the Baltimore Colts
*Career Passing Yards (39,768),
Baltimore Colts
Career Passing TDs (287)
2007-05-15 21:57:27 · answer #8 · answered by Boof 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Montana but Brady is starting to creep up on him. Its all about rings but also not choking. Marino Choked(bigtime...no rings). Elway was known as THE CHOKE ARTIST (recovered late in his career). Favre has a ring but choked in the big dance against Brady and has been inaccurate since. MVP's are good but Superbowl MVP's are better.
2007-05-16 02:32:05 · answer #9 · answered by T Funk 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go with Joe! Most Superbowl MVPs than any other, but the kicker is when he was old and beat up he came into Kansas City and made a mediocre Chiefs team look incredible!
2007-05-15 22:00:48 · answer #10 · answered by Gizmo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say brett favre. He had three mvp seasons in a row. Besides in the fourth quarter you got to go with number 4.
2007-05-15 21:48:37 · answer #11 · answered by Monk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋