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The game has evolved a lot, even over the last 10 years and I often wonder how some of last generations stellar QBs would fare in the modern-day NFL. So if the game was played "in current times", I would lean towards Peyton Manning, as he has proven to be a winner now and know todays defenses better than most.
He's proven to be a what?The only banners I saw in the RCA Dome on Monday night were for division winners and 2003 AFC Finalist.Winners are made in the post season. Peyton Manning has a long way to go to be considered a proven one.
Seems to me the game is more QB friendly than ever before, so I think those "old timers" might actually have improved on their stats if they played today. I have no doubt that they'd do just fine.
BradyYoungElwayFavreManningthe bottom two were easy...the top 3 were difficult to order
He does have a track record of winning the big games. I'm going with Montana.
I would take Elway without a doubt.
"Hey, is that John Candy over there?"That will always put Montana at the top of the list for me.
I don't get it, either. It is very possible that Manning, with a good defense to rely on, will be good enough to win it all in January, but at this point in time, we still don't know, so I would rather go with guys who have actually won consistently in January. My pick was Young, with Elway and Favre a close 2nd and 3rd. I think some forget how truly awesome Favre was back in the 90's. He did what Manning is doing now in the regular season. The difference is Favre had a lot of postseason success.
I'd agree with this, if your assumption that "the winning percentage of a QB in games that count in January" is the best, or even a good, predictor of how a QB will do in the next big game. I've got no reason to think that it is.So with that out of the way, I'd probably take Steve Young from that list. If not limited to the list, I'd grab Staubach. Two of the best passers of all time, but both were also pretty decent runners. The chance to grab a double threat is too attractive to pass up.(Note: I think Young probably was better than Staubach, and was certainly a better runner. But Young had so many positives in place -- Rice, Seifert, Watters -- that while I'm not knocking Young, I just feel a bit more confident that Staubach could do well regardless of his situation. Had Staubach not had to go to the Navy, there's a very good chance he'd be considered the best QB ever.)
I also think that marino has a winning record against all of these guys except for steve young (I could be wrong, I have tried to look it up but it does not seem to be easy to find)
If you take Marino then I'll take Kelly.
I must have missed it when Brady started coming up with the gameplan for the Patriots.As for the thread question, I'd take Young from the players listed.
