It is especially important to note that while during most of Plum's career there was no formula for "QB rating," as the formula was developed in 1973. After being selected 199th overall (sixth round) by the Patriots in the 2000 NFL Draft, no one could have ever imagined that Brady would put together arguably the most decorated career in NFL history. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965. If you ask Boller what his plans are post-NFL, he will likely tell you that he is trying to "change the world, one bar at a time." Jake "the Snake" Plummer first earned his proverbial call sign for his elusiveness while playing for Arizona State University, and the nickname stuck with him throughout his college career. Some quarterbacks thrive after retiring and others suffer adversity. Davis rushed for 2,008 yards, caught 25 passes for 217 yards, and scored 23 touchdowns. Manning won the AFC West all four years he was in Denver, helping the Broncos reach two Super Bowls. I digress). The two rings did, however, jump him ahead of Roger Staubach. Leftwich, commonly remembered for his collegiate game in which he played with a broken leg, showed promise in the NFL but could never put it all together. Tough break, John. Like Brady Quinn, Leinart is actually a very likeable and knowledgeable football commentator. In case you were curious, the 50th year since Layne's departure was the season when the Lions had the only 0-16 season in NFL history. Thanks in large part to this pass-happy offense, he would twice lead the NFL in passing yards. Harrington had a skill set that seemed destined for NFL greatness, but unfortunately he was drafted by the downtrodden Detroit Lions. Of all the good Cowboys quarterbacks, Don Meredith is probably the one who is most frequently forgotten. He won both the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award. Gabriel played the first 11 years of his career with the Los Angeles Rams and the last five with the Philadelphia Eagles. 1 overall draft choice by the New England Patriots in 1993, and he remained with the team until 2001 when he was hit by Jets LB Mo Lewis and was injured. By his own admission, Kosar isn't over the events of those two plays even today, and even after winning a Super Bowl ring as Troy Aikman's backup in Dallas. On one level, it's hard to believe that the quarterback in charge of the great Miami Dolphins dynasty of the 1970s isn't the greatest in franchise history. However, conversely, the lack of a Super Bowl win hurts him. And come on. As "pilot" of the famous "Air Coryell" offense, Dan Fouts was the quarterback for the San Diego Chargers in the 1970s and 1980s. He took over a team ranked dead last in defense, and quarterback Scott Mitchell, who rewrote Utah's record book, entered the NFL Draft after his coach Jim Fassel was fired. 20 quarterback of all time and 1981 league MVP isn't in the Hall of Fame. 1 draft choice from Louisiana Tech made several clutch throws in the postseason when the Steelers needed them. McNair played most of his career with the Tennessee Titans, though he played his final two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens after Texas QB Vince Young was drafted to be McNair's replacement in Tennessee. A two-sport standout at Stanford, Elway spent a season in the New York Yankees' farm system before ultimately deciding to take his chances in the NFL. Big Ben, as he is affectionately known, announced his retirement on Jan. 24 after 18 seasons as the Steelers' starting quarterback. Stabler's first major appearance in the public spotlight was in relief of an injured Daryle Lamonica in the 1972 playoff game between the Raiders and the Steelers. but we were using very old ideas and equipment and over the last 20 years we have evolved . Interestingly, Theismann played his first three professional seasons with the CFL's Toronto Argonauts after failing to agree on contract terms with the Miami Dolphins, who had drafted him in the fourth round out of Notre Dame. You know, I think what I really realized last year was you've got to be really sure to do that," he told Jim Gray, adding that the next time he decides to retire will be his last. Morton was replaced in 1971 as the Cowboys' quarterback by Roger Staubach, but Morton actually had a longer career than did "Captain Comeback," leaving Dallas in 1974. Fouts's first few years in the league were relatively anonymous, but when Don Coryell arrived in 1978 he turned San Diego into the "Superchargers." It also helped him earn NFL MVP honors in 1990. He won with different people around him on offense and pretty good defenses. Dawson then ended up in Cleveland, which eventually went with Frank Ryan, who never ended up as good as Ryan. The younger Manning is the New York Giants' all-time passing leader and the winningest quarterback in franchise history. The winningest quarterback in NFL history (278 victories, regular season and postseason), Brady is No. A onetime record holder for the most passing touchdowns in NFL history, Warren Moon was able to parlay his physical gifts and throwing acumen into a career that spanned from 1983 to 2000. Moon would spend the majority of his NFL career in Houston running the Oilers' famed run-and-shoot offense. While he never made an appearance in the Super Bowl, his overall success as one of the most prolific passers of all time is matched and surpassed by only a select few. Especially in light of the fact that he's basically proven that on a personal level, he's pretty much a douche bag. After starting only 2 games in his first 5 NFL seasons, Delhomme joined the Carolina Panthers and immediately took over the starting job. While he never won a Super Bowl, which hurts his status on this list to some degree, Marino did play in the big game (XIX) in just his second season as an NFL quarterback. Kolb, who used to spend his offseasons fishing and hunting wild boar, is now using his entrepreneurial skills to make a name for him in the business world in Texas. He also played a significant role in leading Americas Team to three Super Bowls (XXVII, XXVIII and XXX), winning all three. Maybe his actions will be forgotten in Pittsburgh; I'd put the probability at "very high" if the Steelers win another championship, and in reality Ben is likely to rise much higher than this when his career is over. Of course, going by purely numbers was never something that Cunningham did. According to the report, Brady "feels good enough to keep playing" and has become more like himself as he gets further removed from a very public divorce that was finalized earlier in the season. Follow him on Twitter @Rob_UTVOLS. But on occasion, you could still see it shine through. List of Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks View source The following is a list of starting quarterbacks for the Chicago Bears that have started a regular season game for the Bears. He ranks in the top 10 in career passing yards, touchdown passes, attempts and completions, as well as total offense. Delhomme is also an investment banker and was named a chairmen of MidSouth Bancorp. Fouts was taken in the third round out of the University of Oregon, and led the league in passing yardage four times in his career. He competed on the Golf Channel's Big Break show and also held a quarterback counsel position with the start up Major League Football (MLF). He still has time to do so, especially now that he has Chad Johnson on his team catching passes, but it looks like the Bengals are still the Bungles when it comes to putting together back-to-back playoff seasons. So good that Peyton Manning allegedly studied his film, Steve DeBerg played in the NFL for two decades but only accumulated 140 starts, which is why hes known as a career backup. Griese had a 14-year professional football career, and all 14 years were with the Miami Dolphins. The oldest NFL quarterbacks of all time put most athletes to shame by playing into their 40s. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams, but his best playing days came with the Philadelphia Eagles, the second team he played for, where he was coached by Dick Vermeil. My opinions are not scientific, and while I have done a fair amount of research in putting this list together, I am 100 percent sure that no one else on this planet would have exactly the same list as mechiefly because not everyone will use my criteria. GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers believes he can still produce at an MVP level in the right situation if he opts to play next . Because this guy was just flat out exciting. That pass to Santonio Holmes closed out one of the better Super Bowls in recent memory in Pittsburgh's favor. He was named an All-Pro an impressive 10 times and was invited to the Pro Bowl in all but three of his seasons (14). And yet, he's the prototypical dual-threat quarterback, and even today, he might still be the league's toughest player to schemeespecially now that, so far during his tenure in Philly, he's changed the plans of the Eagles brass and earned the starting job over supposed-heir-apparent Kevin Kolb. Of course, you can also do better, and that's why he's only No. Even so, his immense talent led teams to repeatedly take chances on him, which allowed him to put up big numbers. Trent Green was supposed to be the guy running the "Greatest Show on Turf" that eventually brought home a Super Bowl to St. Louis. The last man in the top 50, Philip Rivers seems to be headed in the direction of another great Chargers QB, Hall of Famer Dan Fouts. Playing from 1994 until 2007, Mark Brunell originally got his start with the Green Bay Packers, being takenin the fifth round of the 1993 draft, according to Pro Football Reference. And hey, there's only one other quarterback who has ever won four Super Bowls- that's an accomplishment in and of itself. I was really tempted to have that quote be the only text on the slide, but I decided against it. Van Brocklin was surrounded by the likes of Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch as well as Tom Fears; to a certain extent it is surprising that the Rams only won one NFL title, losing to the Cleveland Browns in 1950 and then again in 1955. Yet his two seasons outside the top 10 in overall grade were all the way down at 17 th (2015) and 25 th (2012), something that we never saw from Rodgers, Brees, and Brady ahead of him. Still, if he'd been that good, teams wouldn't have drafted players to replace himso he's here at No. O'Donnell played for the Bengals, Jets and Titans after his time in Pittsburgh. The Chargers lost, but the gutty performance certainly vouches for the guy's toughness. Leftwich must have proven his worth as he was hired as the Cardinals quarterbacks coach for the 2017 season. What Buccaneers QB has said about return for 24th NFL season, Four times Tom Brady has flipped out on coaches, teammates and tablets in 2022, Brady to Dolphins? He now works as an analyst for FOX sports. It is the longest streak of its kind by any player, at any position, in NFL history. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Cowboys. You'll periodically hear Starr's name come up in discussions about the top quarterback of all time, though it is rare. Baugh's rookie contract was $8,000, which made him the highest paid player on the team, but it's also interesting to note that at the time he was drafted, Baugh didn't have a clue what, exactly, the NFL draft was. At the same time, you hear people slam him for being basically a glorified game manager on a team that won FIVE championships (three NFL titles and the first two Super Bowls). Favre also built a tough-as-nails reputation on his way to becoming the NFLs Iron Man, starting in 297 consecutive regular-season games. He was a three-time NFL MVP, and he won two MVP awards as a member of the AAFC. The first quarterback to start in Super Bowls with two different teams was Craig Morton, who appeared in the 1970 big game with the Dallas Cowboys and did the same in 1977 with the Denver Broncos. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Grogan ran for over 500 yards and had five rushing TDs himself during that season, and he wasn't afraid to take off and run. So there you have it: the No. I guess that's what happens when you're followed by the likes of Steve Young and some guy named Joe Montana. Even so, the man enjoyed a surprisingly successful career, and if the 90's were the "lost decade" of Bengals football, Blake was the major bright spot. That will almost certainly never be matched. Steve Young is one of the more interesting characters in NFL history, having done things like wash his helmet in the shower. Brunell was the biggest reason why the Jaguars became the first expansion franchise in NFL history to make the playoffs in three of their first four years of existence- the expansion team had stability at the most important position. Leinart was also recently selected into the 2017 College Football Hall-of-Fame. He won't move up very far if he continues to make me waste high picks on him in my fantasy draft, though 2009 was his best seasonhis first as a full-time starter, when he stayed healthy for all 16 gamesand he made the Pro Bowl that year while lighting up the passing charts. Elway's long and distinguished career is undeniably deserving of a top five spot; however, some would rank him even higher than where he is here. Steve Grogan played in the NFL for 15 seasons, all with the New England Patriots, from 1975-90. Brady, who ended the regular . Despite the "phantom sack," Jim Everett does indeed appear on the countdown at No. So the saying went that for Colts fans, the day started with God, and the day ended with God, just in a different form the second timeas he wore No. Brees has been one of the league's best quarterbacks since joining the Saints, and almost broke Dan Marino's single season passing yardage record in 2008, still throwing for over 5,000 yards. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. He is second all-time in career wins (regular season and postseason) with 200. He would bounce in and out of retirement over the final three seasons of his 20-year career, ending it with short stints with the Jets and Vikings. Ken O'Brien played for 11 seasons in the NFL as part of the famed Quarterback Class of 1983, and he was taken three picks before Dan Marino. When Joey Harrington was at Oregon, he straight up torched opposing defenses on almost every Saturday. Unfortunately, he was unable to take home a second Lombardi Trophy. Not only did Namaths unlikely prediction come to fruition, he earned Super Bowl MVP honors in the process for his outstanding performance. He is on pace to break most major passing records, though it remains to be seen exactly how far out some of Brett Favre's records will be after this season, and he was the fastest player to reach 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, and 4,000 completions in his career. Ferguson wore the No. Griese played in the actual Super Bowl that year. Along with Sid Luckman, "Slingin Sammy" was one of the first players to make the forward pass an integral part of how football was played. The former Los Angeles Chargers quarterback would light up the scoreboard one week, and completely fall apart the next. At age 38, Rodgers doesn't appear to be slowing down. Brady's legacy is hurt by his inability to finish that season undefeated. He was prolific in his attack and really brought the Oregon program back to national prominence. 32 overall. He appears to be a fairly safe bet for eventual induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He should be inducted into Canton as soon as he's eligible. He's a player who has been solid but has almost certainly topped out on the listunless, of course, he manages to lead his team to a Super Bowl title before he retires. He will go down as one of the most prolific passers in NFL history. His best season was 1969, when he won the league MVP, but he was consistently near the top of the NFL in passing categories during the late 1960s. It would be sacrilege to have an NFLs greatest quarterback list without Joe Willie Namath. Clausen ultimately lost his first flag football game, but he was playing against Michael Vick (seriously, who could ever beat Vick in flag football?). Brodie's No. When you watch highlight films from the 1970s, you see a lot of Terry Bradshaw. Sure, he's going to have some clunkers every now and again, but Brees has been in the league a long time and for the last five years has really been one of the league's elite QBs. (Just google Everett's confrontation with that douche bag Jim Rome if you're interested in some drama.) hence, a higher spot than some suggest that his statistics deserve. Obviously, the major knock on Tarkenton is that he never won a Super Bowl despite having multiple attempts with a great supporting cast around him. Having played most famously for the New England Patriots, Brady also played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his final two seasons, according to ESPN. A record that will likely never be broken. It is also difficult to argue that Drew Brees wasn't the best QB in the leaguelast year. Kilmer is another guy that makes me glad I did my diligence. As a result, they ranked second in the NFL with 501 points and third in total offense with 6,276 yards. If you listen to a lot of NFL analysts these days, they seem ready to rank Eli much higher up this list already, though I will readily admit that he very well could climb with greater production. Clausen was touted as being a competitive, arrogant gunslinger when he was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in 2010. After a 12-4 regular season, the Broncos matched up with Cam Newton and the red-hot Carolina Panthers. Still, the '99 season was so outstanding that it earned him a spot on the list. Before his tragic death, Steve McNair was one of the better QBs that had ever played in the NFL. Fouts never made it to the Super Bowl, which obviously hurts his overall stock to some degree, but his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993 speaks volumes. It was an interesting choice the St. Louis Rams made back in the day when they chose to release Kurt Warner and start Marc Bulger. To an extent, the murmurs about that were quieted when Manning won his first and to date his only Super Bowl against the Bears in 2006, but the murmurs got a lot louder when Manning threw a game-sealing interception to Saints CB Tracy Porter in last season's Super Bowl. Here's a guess: Doug Flutie would be ranked higher if he had played in the NFL for a longer period of time. 6 on the countdown. 1 overall draft pick out of Ole Miss entered the NFL in the shadow of older brother Peyton Manning, but it wasnt long before Eli began paving his own way into the annals of greatness among NFL quarterbacks. In what was a surprising turn of events in the 2007 NFL Draft, Brady Quinn fell all the way to the Cleveland Browns at the #22 pick overall. Note: Statistics in tables are for regular-season games. Neil Lomax's nine year career, all with the Cardinals (both the St. Louis and Phoenix versions), was occasionally brilliant and occasionally warranted benching him. He'd do a lot of modern quarterbacks shame without any kind of adjustment for the new rules that favor offense. Tom Brady is Considering Retirement in a Second Sport After Just 1 Week Away From Football: I Suck at That Sport. Jackson eventually became the starter in Minnesota and later in Seattle, but failed to ever consistently perform at his high potential level. Get real. He played all the way through 1976 and promptly landed a gig at the University of Miami when he stopped playing. The guy who replaced him in New England still plays QB there and you all remember him. Manning would have his shot at redemption in 2015. The former No. He has never been an elite quarterback, but he was certainly a good one for a long period of time, often labeled as "too old" only to promptly have a pretty good season. Jones left the Colts and soon afterward, without a franchise quarterback for the first time in many years, the Baltimore Colts packed up and left for Indianapolis. If you talk to Troy Aikman, he'll tell you that he thinks he should be much higher; that because of the system he played in which was run-based he never got the chance to show what he could do. Only Joe Montana can rival Bradshaws perfect 4-0 record in Super Bowl starts. Warner took home NFL MVP honors in 1999, 2001 and '08. Since his playing days ended, Quinn has stayed relevant in the sport by becoming a sports analyst for Fox Sports, and he's actually pretty good at it. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. He has followed the footsteps of his father by breeding and racing horses, which can be extremely lucrative if done properly. Hell, it wouldn't be that much of a stretch to put Rivers ahead of Namath right now but it's hard to bump Joe down too far, even if I would bump him out of the Hall of Fame left to my own devices. A guy with a lot of upside, Matt Schaub is the first active player to appear on the list that has a real chance to move up, especially with the kind of talent around him on the Houston offensemost notably Andre Johnson and now Arian Foster. He also is a six-time All-Pro selection and was invited to nine Pro Bowls. Under . Only two starting quarterbacks for Washington have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sammy Baugh (1937-1952) and . In the process . He called it a career after the 2020 season and will likely go into the Hall of Fame as soon as he's eligible. He appeared in two Pro Bowls: the first with the Los Angeles Rams, who drafted him with the "bonus" draft pick that no longer exists in today's NFL draft, and the latter during his title season with the Bears. (As of Week 8 this season, Rivers was on pace to break the all-time single season passing yardage record. He was replaced by Marc Bulger, who had enjoyed success in Warner's absence. The New England Patriots were prohibitive favorites against the New York Giants, and Brady was going to join Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw as the third quarterback to win four Super Bowls. 86. Every day, get free NFL updates sent straight to your inbox! Ken Anderson never won a Super Bowl, which hurts him as far as getting into the Hall and also as far as his standing on this list. Vick has gained limitless notoriety through the dog fighting ring and his subsequent two years in jail. He could move up the list with several more good seasons. Copyright 2019-2023. Nevertheless, he had a tremendously productive career, ranking 25th all time in TD passes. Since his playing days ended, Smith has continued to be an advocate for issues he is passionate about.
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