Morrall started for injured Dolphins QB Bob Griese during the 1972 season for the Miami Dolphins and was part of the league's only undefeated team in history, though he was benched in favor of Griese during the team's playoff run. 5 overall and some guy named Drew Brees at No. Greg Landry was the 11th overall pick in the 1968 draft and spent most of his career with the Detroit Lions before finishing his career with the Baltimore Colts and then the Chicago Bears. 2 time NFL Player of the Year (1947, 1948). Montana was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. As a passer, he was good but not great; however, he was a dual-threat quarterback, at least for his day, rushing for 500 yards in a season twice in his career and rushing for 21 touchdowns. San Francisco 49ers, 1979-1992; Kansas City Chiefs, 1993-94. Years after he finished playing in Baltimore, the late Johnny Unitas is still remembered and idolized for what he did on the football field. Even without his CFL career numbers added on, Moon's statistics are still impressive; until Brett Favre broke Moon's major passing records in 2007, Moon held the NFL record for passing touchdowns and passing completions. Kosar did not have a prototypical build for an NFL quarterback, and tended to throw sidearm rather than with a conventional over-the-top motion. Grossman lost his starting job the next season and never fully bounced back, although he did have a strong final season in Washington. The Chargers lost, but the gutty performance certainly vouches for the guy's toughness. These NFL QBs didn't last that long and had to pick up different professions after stepping away from football. He is very involved with charities throughout the state of Alabama and Atlanta areas. I'm not averse to putting "young guns" on the list, but I won't jump Joe Flacco to No. He would ultimately become known as the greatest quarterback in Super Bowl history. He's a little bit crazier, a little bit less conventional and yeah, Young probably benefits from the fact that he hasn't annoyed me constantly for the past few years with his whining. Stabler scored what appeared to be the winning touchdown with just over a minute left in the game, but his heroics were foiled by Franco Harris and the so called "Immaculate Reception," which kick-started a rivalry between the Steelers and Raiders that was at its strongest in the 1970s. Rodgers' list of accomplishments include Super Bowl champion (XLV), Super Bowl MVP, four-time NFL MVP (2011, '14, '20, '21), 10-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro. Oh, one more thing. Favre was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the 33rd overall pick out of Southern Miss in the 1991 NFL Draft. Van Brocklin retired almost immediately after winning his second title with the Eagles; as it would turn out, that was the only time that Vince Lombardi's Packers would be defeated in a championship game of any kind. Besides, anybody who has appeared on the cover of Madden had to be pretty good at some point! Or maybe it's because he was always the solid quarterback that nobody seemed to want? 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. Campbell then began a stretch of five seasons in which he went from starter to bench and back to starter with both the Redskins and the Raiders. 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. 1 overall after trading with the Chargers, who got some guy named LaDainian Tomlinson at No. However, I've got him as the last man out of the top ten for a couple of reasons. Warner is widely considered one of the most accurate and efficient passers in NFL history. With a career of loyalty and longevity, Harts time on the field coincided with five presidential administrations. He also is currently second for all-time completion percentage (67.7), behind Deshaun Watson by 0.01. 2003 was statistically his best year. Having retired in the summer of 2021, according to the NFL, Drew Brees played in the National Football League as a quarterback for over 20 years, primarily with the New Orleans Saints. The two rings did, however, jump him ahead of Roger Staubach. There is no more revered or analyzed position in the NFL than quarterback. Yes, the life of an NFL quarterback would be pretty amazing. Good enough to crack the top 30, Phil Simms won two Super Bowls as a member of the New York Giants, first in Super Bowl XXI and then again in Super Bowl XXV. 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 would win two Super Bowls (VI and XII), earning MVP honors in Super Bowl VI. 2) Joe Montana. Many people believed that the Cardinals and Matt Leinart were a perfect combination after he fell to them at the #11 pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. Brady said in December on his "Let's Go!" He only started one game for the Dolphins after Marino's retirement, but it was a big one. After a few months away from the game, Elway made his decision public. Regardless, Young will still go down as one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game. A Hall of Fame career, spent primarily with the Baltimore Colts, would include a victory in Super Bowl V to go along with three NFL championships. A virtually-unknown and even-more overlooked coming out of Eastern Illinois University, Tony Romo went totally undrafted in 2003, and went from becoming a backup quarterback who caught the attention of several NFL teams, to being handed the starting job of America's most famous (or infamous) team in place of a struggling Drew Bledsoe. Surprised by his high placement? An especially notable aspect of Gabriel's play is his 3.3 percent interception percentage (the percentage of his passes that were intercepted). Jim McMahon is the closest thing the Chicago Bears have had to a starting quarterback since the days of Sid Luckman, and while some thought that Jay Cutler would be the answer, results indicate otherwise. The former Heisman Trophy winner joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1969 at the age of 27, following a four-year tour of duty in Vietnam as an officer in the U.S. Navy. But on occasion, you could still see it shine through. but we were using very old ideas and equipment and over the last 20 years we have evolved . Luckman played 12 seasons for the Chicago Bears from 1939-1950, and in that span led the Bears to four NFL championships. He's an NFL icon, and his popularity (or infamy, if you'd rather) transcends the NFL. On top of that, the guy was forced to demonstrate remarkable mental fortitude- remember, he was the guy who had to replace BRETT FAVRE in Green Bay. He won two (XXXII, XXXIII), including being named MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII, the final game of his playing career. Going just by the numbers, Namath really wasn't much of a player outside of a few good seasons, and some people would want to rank him higher. Still, he passed for a respectable 34,241 yards and 196 touchdowns over 17 seasons that included a four-year hiatus from 1994 through 1997, according to Pro Football Reference. That role was reserved for the fearsome Giants defense, led by Lawrence Taylor. No matter what Boller did after football, he already won at life when he married former Miss California USA beauty pageant star, Carrie Prejean. Try to dig up more information on him; I dare you. 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. Johnny U was the quintessential quarterback of his era, leading as a shining example for every signal-caller that tried to follow in his footsteps. Tom Brady's retirement last offseason lasted all of 40 days, but the assumption entering 2022 seemed to be that this would be his final season. While Brady might not play for the Buccaneers next season, he's set to count just over $35 million against the cap for Tampa Bay in 2023. 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. We take a look at the top three available quarterbacks in the transfer portal #GoBucks The longtime Indianapolis Colts QB joined the Denver Broncos in 2012 following his release from the team after drafting Andrew Luck. However, Tampa went just 8-9 this past season, and reports (as well as the results of a tampering investigation by the NFL) have indicated Brady planned to join the Dolphins last year before Brian Flores' lawsuit derailed that possibility. He was selected No. The knock on Manning has always been that he doesn't usually play his best when the chips are down. The oldest NFL quarterbacks of all time put most athletes to shame by playing into their 40s. Chandler was the Falcons starting quarterback during John Elway's second Super Bowl winnot that many people remember much more than the "Dirty Bird" dance from that Falcons team. According to the NFL, Blanda first played a professional football game in 1949 and didnt retire until 1975 as the leagues leading scorer. The 2007 NFL Draft was "headlined" by JaMarcus Russell, arguably the most severe quarterback bust of all time and a first-overall whiff who set the Raiders back years. 1 overall pick in the 1987 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the former Heisman Trophy winner from "the U" was a bust there and ended up with the Cleveland Browns, who then moved to Baltimore to become the Ravens prior to the 1996 season. 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. Namath is probably best known for his pre-game prediction that his Jets would defeat the heavily favored Colts in Super Bowl III. Nevertheless, White had a solid career and, generally speaking, kept the Cowboys in the realm of respectability while they waited for their return to prominence. 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. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. 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." He was a three-time NFL MVP, and he won two MVP awards as a member of the AAFC. After finally winning his first Super Bowl in 1997, Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway decided to come back for one final ride in Mile High. Tittle was the first quarterback to have consecutive 30+ TD pass seasons, something that only seven other quarterbacks have done in the history of the league. It was his first losing season in the NFL, and he averaged a career-worst 9.6 yards per completion. Cunningham was remarkably flexible and has been described by many as having more raw talent than any other QB to ever play the game of football. 4 NFL MVPs (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009) * = league record for most MVPs in modern era. According to Pro Football Reference, Earl was drafted at 22 and was 38 when the Dolphins went on their historic run. Ferguson's best year was probably in 1975, when he threw 25 touchdown passes to tie for the league high that year (Fran Tarkenton was the other). Although another quarterback on this list, Byron Leftwich, was originally chosen over Garrard to be the starter in Jacksonville, Garrard continued to develop and eventually became the starter and star of the team. Let me say this as clearly as I can: Fran Tarkenton might be the best regular season quarterback in NFL history. Anderson completed a much higher percentage of passes than did his contemporaries and in his only Super Bowl appearance was stonewalled by the great San Francisco 49ers dynasty. Quarterback Drew Brees. Later playing for the New Orleans Satins and then lastly with the New York Jets in 2011, the three-time Pro Bowler wound up leading the league in passing once, in 1996 and managed to lead the league in sacks twice, in 1996 and 2001. He was the only real superstar of the expansion New Orleans Saints. Two, Favre holds many records simply because he played a long time. The defending Super Bowl champion Broncos entered the game with an AFC-best 142 regular season record. In the AFC divisional playoff against the Oakland Raiders, the Browns trailed by two points and were within range for a short field goal attempt. At the time of this writing (April 2022), this list is as accurate as possible and with the exception of Tom Brady, all of the oldest quarterbacks are retired. The 2004 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee excelled as both a passer and a runner. 5. That happens to bother me quite a bit- and so while Krieg undoubtedly deserves a spot, the fact that he played relatively poorly in comparison to his abilities when the chips were down hurts him on the list. The life of an NFL quarterback has to be one of the best experiences anybody could ever have. Allegedly, that is what Joe Montana said as he stepped onto the field in Super Bowl XXIII before the famous "Montana drive" that culminated with a Joe Montana touchdown pass to receiver John Taylor when the 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals. In 2016, Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians decided to give Leftwich a shot as an intern for the team (Arians was a former coach of Leftwich during their time in Pittsburgh). I guess that's what happens when you're followed by the likes of Steve Young and some guy named Joe Montana. List of San Francisco 49ers starting quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo (2017-present) Nick Mullens (2018-2021) C. J. Beathard (2017-2021) These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Does that mean a return to the Buccaneers is off the table? Sounds contradictory, but all of the guys ahead of him have something that he doesn't. So if you're in the Texas construction industry, give Kevin Kolb a call. 3 overall draft choice in the 1957 NFL Draft out of Stanford and won a league MVP award in 1970. 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. The Falcons were making their first Super Bowl appearance after also posting a 142 regular season record. However, Plummer decided to retire rather than play with the Buccaneers. It's a luxury for the Ravens to have this guy on their roster backing up Joe Flacco. The future Hall of Fame quarterback turned in a valiant effort to cap his 23rd season in the Bucs' 31-14 wild-card loss to the Cowboys on Monday Night Football. He was the first black starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl, and to this day remains the only black starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Bradshaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989. However, Warner had issues with injuries in the 2002 and 2003 seasons. Big Ben, as he is affectionately known, announced his retirement on Jan. 24 after 18 seasons as the Steelers' starting quarterback. Hasselbeck has been to a Super Bowl, where his Seahawks lost to the Steelers (and interestingly the referee in that game recently admitted that he blew a few calls in that game in favor of Pittsburgh, not that it matters). The Minnesota Vikings thought they had drafted a steal when they traded up to get Tarvaris Jackson in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Yeah, I know; Michael Vick's career numbers aren't that great. He would ultimately win five NFL titles in total, two via Super Bowls I and II. Jaworski was the centerpiece of the Eagles team that went to Super Bowl XV, where Philly was defeated by the Oakland Raiders. He was named NFL MVP in 1966 and named to the Pro Bowl four times. According to Pro Football Reference, he spent most of his career with the Buffalo Bills, where he had five winning seasons in 12 years. Rumor has it that every time you say Kevin Kolb in Arizona, there's a warrant out for his arrest. No matter your feelings, Favre deserves a high spot on the list. The door may be open for a return under the right circumstances. 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. MORE:Brady to Dolphins? Brunell next moved to the Washington Redskins, where he played solid but unspectacular football as the starter, before being benched in favor of first round draft choice Jason Campbell. He and his wife then started a nurse agency company in Florida that allows nurses to travel for work for months at a time and also provides nursing homes and hospitals with on-call nurses if needed. Rivers never looked back en route to a stellar 16-year run as a San Diego/Los Angeles Charger, winning more games than any other quarterback in franchise history. It's probably because Orton retired without saying a word to anybody. Graham was a seven-time All-Pro selection and a five-time Pro Bowler. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the 49ers. Theismann's Redskins won Super Bowl XVII, but failed to defend their title in Super Bowl XVIII the next year. By today's standards his numbers aren't that good, but he compares most favorably with other players of his era. The Indianapolis Colts have the longest streak in NFL history for consecutive 12-win seasons, and the biggest reason for that has been the play of Manning. However, his final throw of the game and his career was a two-point conversion late in the game. MORE:Breaking down Tom Brady's record by season with Buccaneers and Patriots. Randy Moss, in his first stint with the Vikings at that time, said following the 2000 season that Culpepper was one of the most physically gifted quarterbacks he'd ever played with. 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. He now works as an analyst for FOX sports. Jim Hart was an undrafted rookie out of Southern Illinois in 1966, and joined the St. Louis Cardinals, where he would be a mainstay at the quarterback position until 1983 before playing one final season with the Washington Redskins in 1984. Following a stellar 16-season career, all with the New York Giants, Manning officially announced his retirement from football after the 2019 season. He led the NFL in passing for four consecutive seasons from 1979-82, becoming the first player in history to throw for more than 4,000 yards for three straight years. Harrington turned those passions into a reality as he is now a well accomplished jazz pianist and a very likeable reporter for a local Portland news station. Nevertheless, it isn't like Simms was handed both rings: following the 1986 season, Simms played one of the best games of his career against the Denver Broncos, completing 22 of 25 passes. Throughout his career, Griese called his own plays. A perfect score then is 100 points, and the lowest possible is 12. 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. When Joey Harrington was at Oregon, he straight up torched opposing defenses on almost every Saturday. Clausen ultimately lost his first flag football game, but he was playing against Michael Vick (seriously, who could ever beat Vick in flag football?). He currently serves as the President of Football Operations for the Broncos. He has opened up a Retro Fitness gym that has seemingly done very well since its debut in 2014. While he's a guy who some might rank higher, the fact that Steve DeBerg was frequently a backup quarterback hurts him on my list. The way I see it, there are five guys that have legitimate arguments for the top spot, and Elway is one of them. Manning became the first to start two Super Bowls with multiple franchises, with different head coaches each time (Dungy, Caldwell, Fox, and Kubiak). Brett Favre racked up a ton of titles, awards, and recognitions throughout his 20 seasons in the NFL, including being known as a gunslinger, a Super Bowl champion, one of the wealthiest quarterbacks in the business, and one of the oldest NFL quarterbacks to ever suit up. After being traded from the Bills, he spent time with the Detroit Lions, the Tampa Bay Buccabeers, and the Indianapolis Colts before he walked away from the game. I'm still trying to figure out why, exactly, Andy Reid decided that trading Donovan McNabb at all was a good idea, much less trading him within the division to the Washington Redskins. It isn't that difficult to figure out why, exactly, that is- Jurgensen won a single NFL title with the Eagles backing up Norm Van Brocklin and never won a Super Bowl. After leaving New England, Bledsoe played with the Buffalo Bills and then with the Dallas Cowboys before retiring. That task fell to Marc Bulger. After all, why do you think the Vikings put up with him? The NFL later adopted a rule change to assist the defense making substitutions in these situations. He called it a career after the 2020 season and will likely go into the Hall of Fame as soon as he's eligible. There is no real doubt that this guy can get it done, and he's got all the statistics you could ever want to back it up. After leaving the NFL, Campbell has continued to use his status for good. Picked up by the Dallas Cowboys in the 10th round, DeBerg spent time with the San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before ending his career with the Atlanta Falcons. The man who led the Seattle Seahawks to their first Super Bowl appearance in 2006 was only about halfway through his career at that point. Even in his lone Super Bowl loss, Brady did what he had to do. Although his NFL days are over, Clausen has refused to give up on his love of the game. Miami 'definitely on the table' for QB in 2023 offseason, per report. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. A classic "one-hit wonder," Steve Beuerlein was one of the league's best players in 1999, when he led the NFL with over 4,400 passing yards, setting many single-season franchise records with the Carolina Panthers. Before joining the Bills, Kelly spent two seasons with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL, winning league MVP honors in 1984. Warner took home NFL MVP honors in 1999, 2001 and '08. He completed 18 of 29 passes for 336 yards with one touchdown and one interception and also scored a 3-yard rushing touchdown. Thanks to his background as a collegiate running back, Graham rushed for 44 touchdowns during his 10-year professional career. This guy has some STATS. Manning won the AFC West all four years he was in Denver, helping the Broncos reach two Super Bowls. However, I reserve the right to call him a douche bag. The late George Blanda is next on the list, and he earns such a high spot because of his longevity at the professional level. The fact that his career has gone continually downhill since the early 2000s has made some people forget the few seasons where Culpepper was among the best passers in the NFL. 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. 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. His four-touchdown performance in Super Bowl XXVII earned him MVP honors. Clausen left the NFL quietly after the 2015 NFL season. Even so, the question for Staubach's teams became, "well he's got such a great supporting cast why did they get behind in the first place?". All of those records have since fallen, but the Hall of Fame field general will forever be remembered as one of the all-time legends of the game. O'Donnell played for the Bengals, Jets and Titans after his time in Pittsburgh. In ten appearances, Graham won seven league titles (3 NFL, 4 AAFC), the most all time for any player. 6 on the countdown. While Elway threw for over only 2,806 yards, he didnt need to do much more. Marino has everything else as far as numbers, including the all-time single season yardage record (5,084), most games with at least 300 yards passing (63), most games with 400 yards passing (13), and most 4th quarter comebacks including both regular and postseason (51). He also was twice named the MVP of the Super Bowl (XII, XIV), while boasting an outstanding QB rating of 112.8 in those four Super Sunday victories. He looks reinvigorated since joining the Ravens, and understandably sohe seems to have tired of all the losing in St. Louis. Namath also is well documented for his flamboyant Playboy lifestyle off of the gridiron. Plunkett might be the worst quarterback to ever win two Super Bowls, but the point remains the man still did win two Super Bowls, both with the Oakland Raiders, winning the Super Bowl MVP in his first go-round. 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. For a select group of quarterbacks, they were able to retire on their terms after winning the Super Bowl. It is the longest streak of its kind by any player, at any position, in NFL history. It's easy to forget about Troy Smith because of how short his NFL career ended up being. The Kurt Warner story is one of those "feel good" moments when a guy who isn't supposed to be that good turns out to be even better than the starter. Brady also said that he hadn't thought about potentially retiring during the season. 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. He hasn't really been the same since the middle of the decade, when he had several good years. As a result, hes the first quarterback to lead two franchises to a Super Bowl victory. Known as "Jaws" is probably a better commentator than he was an NFL quarterback, but the fact of the matter is that he knew what he was doing under center. However, at a certain point you just have to look around and realize, "hey who else can we justify putting ahead of this guy?". Tommy Garrett is a writer for Pro Football Network covering the NFL and fantasy football. While he has three Super Bowl rings (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX) to his credit, only one of those came as a starting quarterback in Super Bowl XXIX. He's only 19th on the countdown because the leader of that team was probably "Mean Joe" Greene and the famous Steel Curtain defense, but the former No. It's all there, but much as Marino advocates are about to scream about how much "no Super Bowl" doesn't matter, I'm going to argue just the opposite. Also, continue to visit. That, in addition to spending his first two seasons in the USFL (1984-85), and two more quarterbacking an abysmal Buccaneers team in 1985-86. In 2017, Clausen joined the American Flag Football League and was paired up with legendary receiver Terrell Owens. He currently plays in the UFL, though I'd bet he's still better than most backup quarterbacks in the NFL. In the process . Bill Wade's major claim to fame is that he quarterbacked the NFL champion Chicago Bears in 1963. McNair's best statistical season was 2003, when he was co-MVP of the league with Peyton Manning. 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