Who was the best QB ever to play football, at any level?
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Im taking high school, d-3,d-2, and NAIA out of the equation. Montana, Marino perhaps, but in the the last 30yrs there have been some rediculous college qbs. On college performance there is Peyton, David Carr, others.
College: Carr, Luck, RG3, Kelly, Leaf, etc
NFL: Marino, Montana,
Ill go with Marino, followed by Namath and Montana.
College: Carr, Luck, RG3, Kelly, Leaf, etc
NFL: Marino, Montana,
Ill go with Marino, followed by Namath and Montana.
I'm sure Chuck would be more than happy to be thought of in the same terms as Johnny Unitas.
Chuck Burkhart. He never lost a game he started in high school or college.
Homer Pick..
Who was the QB Bama I think had who went like 4 seasons from High School to College without losing.
Yeah it was a homer pick. Unitas, Montana, Otto Graham, Sammy Baugh all are up there.
I once asked my dad this question, he said, "Staubach" without hesitation. That gave me an idea so I kept asking that question to guys of my dad's generation, and they all said, "Staubach," except for my uncle, who said, "Johnny Lujack."
The best college quarterback I ever saw was Drew Bledsoe. I've seen a lot of great ones, but I always get back to Bledsoe.
As for the best arm I've ever seen, it's Bradshaw without a doubt. Good gracious me, he could really get the ball downfield.
I once had this discussion about the best arms with a buddy of mine and he said without hesitation, Y.A. Tittle. He told me that he once saw the Giants play the Redskins at DC Stadium (later renamed RFK) and he turned away for a moment and then saw what he thought was a punt, the ball just about scraping the clouds. He then asked himself, "What the hell are they doing punting on second down?" It turned out that what he had seen was a pass downfield by Tittle, he said it was something he'd never forget.
I once had this discussion about the best arms with a buddy of mine and he said without hesitation, Y.A. Tittle. He told me that he once saw the Giants play the Redskins at DC Stadium (later renamed RFK) and he turned away for a moment and then saw what he thought was a punt, the ball just about scraping the clouds. He then asked himself, "What the hell are they doing punting on second down?" It turned out that what he had seen was a pass downfield by Tittle, he said it was something he'd never forget.
Has to be Norm Sneed. The Eagles traded a HoF for him.
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Young, Staubach, Brady, Manning, Starr, Bradshaw are probably tier 2 with Unitas, Graham, Favre, Elway, Baugh, Montana Tier 1.
Thank you kind sir. I do know talent when I see it. Uncle Rico had a cannon.You know your football.
Damn. I forget about Jimmy. I'll still go with Uncle Rico.
Mark Harmon. He might not have won any NCs for UCLA, but he kicks a lot of terrorist (and other bad guy) ass as an NCIS Special Agent...not to mention running with a string of good looking redheads!
Elway could do it all, and once he learned to tame his howitzer, he was the best all-around QB I've seen. In terms of game management/field generals, you'd have to go way back to find QB's who called their own games - Bradshaw, Unitis, and Stauback were among the all-timers in that club. Montana was the original modern-day system QB, and still the best in my book (though Manning is right up there with him). Brady deserves a mention, but he's more a product of Belichick's coaching (and other factors).
