mdonnelly21 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) Which of these 5 QBs was the best during their prime? Edited August 8, 2022 by mdonnelly21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) Gotta believe this is between Brees and Elway Brees was as gifted as a passer as we have ever seen, often outshining his other HOF counterparts in Brady/Manning/Rodgers. His counting stats alone are insanity and there is a list shorter than 3 QBs who I think were more pin point accurate on a consistent basis. He was one of the greatest ever at his position in regards to tempo and rhythm of an offense. Elways natural abilities as a baseball player turned pro QB was a sight to behold. He was in charge of carrying a LOT of bad rosters to the Super Bowl, almost LeBron James-esq carry jobs where he elevated the team around him so much that they didnt have a choice but to jump on his back. Like I said with Brees, there isnt 3 QBs ever that I would take who had better arm talent than John Elway. The stats wer'nt always the best, but the best players make big time plays in big time games when your team needs it the most. Put John Elways face next to that quote in the football 101 dictionary. Edited August 8, 2022 by AkronsWitness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJaxxenGuy Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Favre won 3 straight mvps, I have to go with him 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Brees, as “turnover prone” as he was at times (in comparison to his elite contemporaries), is the only one of these guys that at least could string some seasons together without a bunch of interceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Steve Young 1992, 1993, and 1994 were just as good as anybody 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggie. Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 7 hours ago, TecmoSuperJoe said: Steve Young 1992, 1993, and 1994 were just as good as anybody Considering the time he played in, his efficiency stats are incomprehensible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LieutenantGains Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 The top 2 are pretty easy for me Young Favre Marino Brees Elway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seminoles1 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Favre Young Marino Brees Elway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkeyDoke21 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 The original list is the order I would have it in: Marino Favre Young Elway Brees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugger Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 It would be interesting as heck if we could bring back Marino in his prime and he could play with today's rules... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Favre/Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyX Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Marino’s prime was short but it was the best. He started the crazy QB numbers league in 1983-1986. Young was very efficient but he was not really an upgrade on 10 years of Montana. Montana 1988 playoffs through 1989 playoffs crushes Young’s best. Elway never really had a prime. He was a mudder who won clutch playoff games then he was a complimentary piece to TD in the SB years. His very good lasted a really long time. Favre and Rodgers are the same person in the same system with the same endless stable of pass catchers. Brady after accusations of witchcraft should be the winner though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 53 minutes ago, SkippyX said: Marino’s prime was short but it was the best. He started the crazy QB numbers league in 1983-1986. Young was very efficient but he was not really an upgrade on 10 years of Montana. Montana 1988 playoffs through 1989 playoffs crushes Young’s best. Elway never really had a prime. He was a mudder who won clutch playoff games then he was a complimentary piece to TD in the SB years. His very good lasted a really long time. Favre and Rodgers are the same person in the same system with the same endless stable of pass catchers. Brady after accusations of witchcraft should be the winner though. Wut When did Brett Favre have an endless stable of pass catchers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyX Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Bullet Club said: Wut When did Brett Favre have an endless stable of pass catchers? He started with the 2nd best WR of that era (Sharpe) He did not play as long but his numbers destroy all the others 88-94. Sharpe (3854 and 42 Favre's first 3 years), Freeman (4671 and 41 from 96-99), 10k Driver(4772 and 24 from 04-07), 3x pro bowl Chmura, 3x pro bowl Franks, Jennings his last 2 years. Yeah, dem bums. They were on TV 6+ times a year every year. We all saw them. We all heard about them. We all saw them in pro bowls. He even had several second tier depth guys like Schroeder and Walker (2098 and 21 in 03-04 before he got hurt and left for Denver) I must have misremembered that Favre just tossed the ball to Pinkston and Thrash clones every year. GB has done an incredible job at WR for the last 30 years. Its not just Favre, Rodgers and a bunch of Chris Hogans and Danny Amendolas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyX Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I'm not saying every year was like 2011 (that was just nuts at WR) but GB are the masters of WR drafting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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