Who was better in their prime, Brett Favre, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning?

Question

Considering that Manning and Brady have probably hit their prime now...

But as a QB in their prime who would you rather have in your team... Mine would be Favre for both his great arm and durability...

Answer 1

I'd go with Favre. Although people say Brady has more rings, thats a team effort, not a one person accomplishment; also that defense and their "team" mentality was the real reason they won their championships. As far as Manning, he's a close second because of his statistics and great field awareness, but then again when you have All Pro receivers, a pro bowl offensive line and young but good back, chances are you cant screw up that situation THAT badly.

Now lets look at Brett Favre. 3 MVPs all in a row, Manning cant say he's done that. He's won a Superbowl and came very close to winning a second one. He's put up mind boggling stats like Manning, but also was a proven winner like Brady, bringing the Packers back to the playoffs and superbowl champions. between 1995-2003 during his prime years, he was easily considered the best QB in the game, not once having a losing season, taking a good, but not great team to the playoffs and superbowls, and always made his team a contender. People might want to rag on him because he throws picks. He is a gunslingger everyone knows that, but at the same time he doesnt have the wealth of talent Manning, Marino and Elway had. They say he cant read coverages like Manning and that the only reason he wins is because of his arm. Well isn't it QB's JOB to read coverages and make great plays? How else does he have so many TDs, yards, and memorable highlights?

Although theres always going to be haters about him for staying around too long and throwing picks, back in the day he was lethal and very intimidating. And one side note off the question, before 2005 when his offense was still somewhat good, heres his stats: 2001: 3921 YDs, 32 TDs-15INTS and a 11-5 record; 2002: 3658 YDs, 27 TDs-16 INTs, 12-4 record and runner up in MVP. 2003: 3361 YDs, 32 TDs -21 INTs and 10-6 record. 2004: 4088 Yds 30 TDs- 17 INTs and a 10-6 record. Not bad for "washed up" QB.

Answer 2

Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are still in their prime. I think this question will be answered in a few years when all the super bowl rings and MVP trophies are tallied up then we can make a decision. You say you would choose Brett Favre for his durability, but how many starts has Peyton Manning missed? That's right, none. Manning is more accurate and makes fewer mistakes than Brett Favre. Manning's arm is every bit as live as Favre's at anytime in his career. He kind of proves that you don't need to be a gunslinger to make big passing plays down field. Favre was great, but manning is better.

Answer 3

With out a doubt, Tom Brady. Yeah Brady does not have the arm of Favre or Manning. He is my reasons for Brady. Favre and Manning each have a Super Bowl. Manning has the Super Bowl MVP. Brady has 3 Super Bowls and 2 Super Bowl MVPs. Both Favre and Manning have had better players around them. Name 5 other people on the Patriot teams that won Super Bowl other then Brady? Most likely you can't.

Answer 4

Brett Favre - He's a durable, though not consistent QB. I like his arm, he can scramble, enough. Throws too many interceptions

Tom Brady - He has the rings he's probaly in his prime now. But last season he couldn't top Peyton Manning, but I think they're at least close.

Peyton Manning - He has the numbers and finally got his well-earned Superbowl Ring. I would go with Peyton MAnning

Answer 5

Durability? And how many games have Brady and Manning missed theirselves? The Pats and Colts should save some cap money and cut all the backup QBs cuz their wasting a roster spot. I have to go with Brady due to the fact that he has fewer starts than Manning and Favre, but has more Super Bowl wins than both Manning and favre put together. Brady just knows how to win.

Answer 6

As far as striking fear goes, I have to go with Manning. I am a Bears fan, and so Favre has beat us up on multiple occassions (something like 14 in a row), but I was never scared going against him. Brady-- no, I'm more afraid of the Pats defense. Favre is usually good for a couple interceptions along with his couple of TDs, so I knew that there would be mistakes that he could make.
Manning, though, strikes fear in the heart of every defensive-minded team. The Texans and Jaguars have rebuilt their teams around stopping Manning. Hasn't worked yet. The guy is flawless. The only time you can slow him down is to bull rush him and hope his O-line can't hold.

Answer 7

im a packers fan so i say favre and manning would both be great choices the only reason i choose favre in his prime not now is because he had one weapon and that was sterling sharpe. manning has wr depth chart that would have staters on most other teams down to the 3rd or 4th string. Manning could make and reciever look great sure but he still has times when he is not good. if you get enough pressure in his face will crack. not saying that favre is perfect when faced with pressure just to say that i think Manning is not as good under pressure. and i have seen Rodney Harrison make catches that no other reciever could even dream of catching including T.O. and Jerry Rice in his prime. for example did you see the catch he made in the endzone where the ball was THROWN unaccuratly so that it was several feet out of bounds but Harrison basicall laydown and stretched out while keeping both feet on the ground. i dont think any reciever could have caught that without all the pressue and pads. so Mannings stats are a little better than what he could acutally do. thats why i say favre. and one more thing about Manning is that when he had a problem in his life he played but did crapy for what he could do. but no, favre goes out and beats the crap out of a team that was pretty good at the time the day after his father dies. and for a sidenote his father is his source of encourage meant for him and losing him was a big loss. brady is way out of the picture he was only good when his offense made him good. no offense but they would have been better with sombody else. he does not have the ability to make plays when it matters like favre or manning did in their prime. and for all those people who talk crap on favre. shut up because i dont see you playing with a broken thumb. damb i dont even see you playing. and John elway was great after several years of playing while it took Favre, Manning, and Brady around 1 year to show that they could produce results even Brady is good from the beggining.

Answer 8

Manning... hands down. I don't think we have seen him reach his plateau yet. As long as Indy continues to do a good job protecting him, you are probably looking at another 6-7 years of close to 4,000 yds and at least 25-30 TDs. Favre was great, don't get me wrong, but he couldn't make as many reads as Manning and he took a lot of chances. Brady is a product of an unbeliveable system. He is good yes, but not on the same level as Manning. Manning is the closest thing to a true QB, (they used to call all their own plays) and he can make any throw on the field, good touch short.... excellent long ball. I am not an Indy fan, but Manning is probably the best of all time. We'll see in about 5 more years.

Answer 9

Brett Favre is one of the most overrated figures in sports history!! His inability read defenses makes him more of a liability than an asset. As his physical skills have started to diminish, you can see it more now than ever. The only reason he was able to win a Super Bowl was because of the dominating defense that was able to make up for his mistakes. Proof? As he closes in on the all tme touchdown record, he has already passed the all time interception record!! He is a nice person, and a good quarterback. Nothing more. Brady would be my choice by the way.

Answer 10

Not sure how Brady would lose 2 rings from Bledsoe's TD against the Steelers and the Tuck rule (a correctly applied ruling while Brady received a blow to the head) as they were the same year.

Using that analogy, Favre wouldn't have a ring if it weren't for Desmond Howard, Bledsoe passed for more yards than Favre in that game and Howard returned for as many yards as Favre threw for.