Mr Anonymous
Footballguy
Speaking of which...How dare you overlook the Bobby Hebert era.
Shame on you.
It's safe to say that Bobby Hebert and John Elway played in the same era. It's cherry picking but in the six year span from 1987 to 1992, when Hebert was the Saints starting QB, Hebert had higher passer ratings in 4 of those 6 years despite missing the entire 1990 season.
Hebert '87 - 82.9 RTG
Elway '87 - 83.4 RTG
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Hebert '88 - 79.3 RTG
Elway '88 - 71.4 RTG
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Hebert '89 - 82.7 RTG
Elway '89 - 73.7 RTG
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Hebert '91 - 79.0 RTG
Elway '91 - 75.5 RTG
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Hebert '92 - 82.9 RTG
Elway '92 - 65.7 RTG
John Elway threw a lot of interceptions. A lot. Sure the rules have changed dramatically to favor the passing game, but I don't recall anyone arguing for Bobby Hebert as one of the best to play the position when he was throwing the ball better than John Elway when they were the exact same age. Covers each's age 27-32 seasons.