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[@chrisbacos]

I would have considered Terry Bradshaw, Johnny Unitas, or even Bart Starr. Don't forget Starr was the field general during the Packers' dynasty of the 1960s which included a three-peat that saw them win back-to-back victories in the first two Super Bowls. The Pack won five NFL titles that decade.

[@KnockOffBeingFat]

Keep going, youre going to leave out at least 10 more!!

[@hughconrad9857]

Agree. I mentioned Bart Starr to a young person the other day, telling him about the great teams of the Lombardi years. He was fabulous, but did not have the great passing numbers. Just won big games.

[@jpmnky]

Even Otto Graham. But recency bias is a big thing. Plus you only get ten picks. Maybe get away with 11 by a co-number one.

[@GarySharp-j3b]

NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT TERRY BRADSHAW HE WENT 4 AND 0 IN THE SUPERBOWL PLUS THE STEELERS WERE A DYNASTY

[@max41050]

The steelers were the most physical team at that time, nobody could compete against them, they could have won with anyone as their quarterback, Fran Tarkenton ,Kenny Stabler, Roger Staugback were better than him.

[@robertnorris9152]

I agree completely!

[@dwightpalmer9730]

I don't know how you missed Otto Grham. Grham reached a championship game 10 years consecutively. Johnny Unitas is the guy that brought the NFL into the National Conscious. The Championship games in 1958 and 1959 were electric in their excitement. Unitas was the name that everybody knew whether they watched football or not. He even won Superbowl V against Dallas and came in late in SB 3 and threw their only touchdown. Since the 80's game is more like Flag Football. There are a few more like Troy Akman, Bradshaw, and Staubach. But Graham and Unitas are egregious omissions.

[@michaelsloane9955]

Unitas is top 5. Graham shouldn't be considered because he played 40% of his career in the inferior AAFC.

[@nobodyaskedbut]

@@michaelsloane9955 So inferior that in his very 1st NFL game he defeated the 2-time defending champion Eagles 35-10 as he passed for 346 yds & 3 TDP & rushed for another. Oh and he also won the NFL championship game that year vs the still record holding (38.8 PPG) Rams 30-28 as he led a last minute winning drive. In that game he passed for 299 yds & 4 TDP while rushing for 99 more yds. I'm still LOL over your comment.

[@jpmnky]

The younger generations don’t consider anything before 1980 really actually happened. At least he brought up Elway and Montana.

[@johnflesner8086]

Terry Bradshaw called his own plays.

[@michaelgesner2180]

The only problem I have with this list is that these guys didn't get hit as much as a 60s or 70s quarterback. Terry Bradshaw is 4-0 in SBs. Kinda have to put him up there with Montana. Same with Joe Nameth.

[@VíctorManuelSolísMacías]

Below Brady, who has 7 wins, but 3 losses, Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana are 4-0 in SBs. Below them come a list of guys with 3 or 2 wins. Marino?? He only went once, got his ass thoroughly beaten by the 49´ers.

[@obertbrinley6541]

Nameth had only one winning season.

[@TRUTH-r7q]

You have personal vendetta against Terry Bradshaw??? A Quarterback with 4 rings left off this list is bonkers💯

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

He's top 10, but man he had turnover issues especially at the start of his career.

[@TRUTH-r7q]

@FootballLoreOfficial Still, He overcame and brought SuperBowl rings to a franchise in an era that a Quarterback like Peyton Manning probably wouldn't survive in the NFL as long as he did... But it's your list💯

[@rony41165]

Bradshaw should be on the list

[@michaelsloane9955]

I'm a middle grounder on Bradshaw. He deserves his gold jacket and bronze bust but is not a top ten level quarterback.

[@TRUTH-r7q]

@michaelsloane9955 That man play in an era when quarterbacks literally gotten their teeth knocked out and clotheslining was legal!!!

[@notsosilentmajority1]

Not only did John Elway lead the Broncos to two Super Bowl wins, he led them to five total Super Bowls. Some people used to say that Elway "couldn't win the big game", but the truth was those teams would never even have made it to the playoffs without John Elway carrying them there. It took the Broncos finally getting a solid running game, before Elway and the Broncos finally won those two Super Bowls. John Elway had a rocket of an arm and it was said that he broke the fingers of a couple of receivers with his powerful arm. Definitely my favorite quarterback of all time and he was an excellent baseball player that the Yankees really wanted to sign.

[@spitpermit]

damn right! the 86-87-89 teams were C+ teams, with a A++ qb.... the NFC was the far more dominant conference

[@GodfatherInOhio]

ElCHOKEway's apologists usually excuse his miserable SB performances, even in victory, with lack of talent around him. Nonsense. When Broncos win the story is always "Elway Leads Broncos To Victory". When Broncos lose the story is always "Broncos Lose". He got waaaaaaaay too much credit when the Broncos won, too little blame when they lost. As for the two SB wins with him at QB, that was CLEARLY the Broncos defense and Terrel Davis running game and great coaching from Shanahan that won. His SB QBRating is a miserable 54. Bottom line: Broncos won in spite of ElCHOKEway, not because of him.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

@@GodfatherInOhio Ahhhh, I just saw your name, no wonder you don't like Elway the Great. You're from Ohio. THE DRIVE ring a bell? What about The Fumble? That explains all the hate. How's Earnest Byner doing today? BTW, John Elway has more Super Bowl wins than the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals combined. Elway has more Super Bowl MVP's than those Ohio teams have Super Bowl wins, combined. It's OK, maybe next year.?.?.?.?

[@veracity5977]

John Elway had an arm and had 2 short burst of playoff success. he’s not higher than mahomes at this point

[@notsosilentmajority1]

@@veracity5977 I don't think anyone compared the two.

[@nobodyaskedbut]

Otto Graham is the only QB to accomplish all of the following as a pro: (1) Play in every game & win at least .67% of his starts in each of his 10 seasons. (2) Average a TD per game (TDP = 1/2 TD) for his career. (3) Average over 8.0 pass Y/A for his career. (4) Started in all 10 league championship games during his career. (5) Started 6 consecutive NFL championship games. (6) Win 5 consecutive league championship games. (7) Win 7 league championship games. Needless to say, Graham who created the proto-type for the modern pro T-Formation QB, is still incomparable.

[@GodfatherInOhio]

Bravo mate! Telling it like it is!!! John ElCHOKEway couldn't carry Automatic Otto's lunch bucket.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

lol, when he playing against electricians who joined the team Friday morning sure!

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

Who had better competition, the guy playing plumbers with a day job who play football for fun? Or someone playing professional athletes

[@nobodyaskedbut]

@@FootballLoreOfficial The one who created the proto-type for the modern T-formation QB. That's who. Graham was a 2 sport all-America (football & basketball) & is still the only one to win a pro league championship in TWO different sports in the same calendar year (1946). When Graham played the majority of players were college graduates while the exact opposite exists today. Not that many plumbers. In fact there are likely more plumbers among pro draft picks today than in Graham's time. Then there is the babying of QBs in recent years which, of course, did not happen in Graham's time.

[@williamkerfoot8039]

​​@FootballLoreOfficial No man, he's right! Graham is definitely Top 5 and arguably, Unitas is too!

[@Dagm1111]

Such a tough comparison. Definitely Bradshaw! Most underrated QB ever. 4-0 in Superbowls. If you were going to war, you'd want Unitas on your team. John Elway was the total package (and I live in CO!). Bart Star was overshadowed by the greatness of Lombardi. I loved Norm Van Brocklin. And I know he wasn't in the top 5 but still my all time fun to watch... Sonny Jorsensen! When asked about his excess gut, he answered 'I don't throw with my stomach'. Sometimes when rating QB's, the 'clutch factor' is often overlooked.

[@Mayhem5150]

Until Montana throws a pick or loses a Superbowl he’s number one for me.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

Fair

[@little_old_grannydoc]

That’s ridiculous. Getting to the Super Bowl is harder than not getting there. Football is a team game. Just because a team lost the Super Bowl doesn’t make the quarterback worth less.

[@max41050]

I agree with mayhem and I have always hated the San Francisco, Montana was the coolest quarterback I've ever seen, but I got no problem with Brady as number 1 .

[@jpmnky]

It’s just impossible to compare players from different eras to one another. This channel does its best to not be that way. And I 100% believe Joe Montana edges out Tom Brady. There’d be absolutely no way Brady could’ve lasted 20 years in the NFL of the 1980s. And yeah, Montana never threw an INT in a SB, and was undefeated. He wasn’t there to lose three of them or around for those extra 5-6 to throw interceptions. Way I see it, as long as those two are at the top of the lists we see, that’s okay. The two can interchange one and two and I wouldn’t have a problem with that. Although I’m going to my grave believing Joe Montana is the greatest QB of all time.

[@little_old_grannydoc]

@ Brady had one elite wide receiver for only 2 years of his entire career with the Patriots. Can you imagine if he had Jerry Rice the majority of his career like Montana had? Imagine Randy Moss for 10 years! The other advantage Montana had was a new offense created by Walsh that the rest of the league had never seen. Brady threw touchdown passes to over 80 different receivers over his career. Montana had consistent receivers throughout his career.

[@pmonk1177]

20:13, there's an error, "The Catch" was in the 1981 NFC Championship game, not 1988.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

oops

[@Mayhem4Hire]

@@FootballLoreOfficial Also Joe Cooldidn't win Superbowl MVP for SB23, Jerry Rice won it that year. Joe won MVP for SB 16, 19 & 24

[@o.fortuna657]

Just goes to show what a dumbass this guy is with his credentials.

[@Matthew-pf7sb]

It’s too early to put Mahomes on the list. I would put Dan Marino or Drew Brees.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

He has more rings tham Marino, Brees, Manning, already

[@kaneen03]

Agreed, but I would look to Johnny U

[@GoodfellasNYC]

Drew brees 🤣. He's not even on the top 10. Top 20 yes.

[@jimnfl7134]

@@FootballLoreOfficial Manning has the first to 500 TD passes and 49 to break Marino's single season record and was the first to win Super Bowls with two different teams. For now I would put Manning ahead of Mahomes, but in a couple years, likely will change.

[@jimnfl7134]

Marino only went to 1 Super Bowl. Manning won two Super Bowls with two different teams and better numbers than Marino did.

[@johntyrone3639]

Add---Otto Graham. Fran Tarkenton. Bobby Layne. Sonny Jurgensen. Drew Brees

[@robertstinson6379]

Drew Brees❤

[@benjaminbialek476]

I definitely would say Terry Bradshaw and possibly Troy Aikman

[@JuanMartinez-xf3uz]

Terrible picks. Those two were just along for the ride. Game managers.

[@makaha5750]

@@JuanMartinez-xf3uz Bradshaw was 4-0 in the super bowls; I though that he was a 'good pick'.

[@makaha5750]

I agree with you on Bradshaw: 4-0 in super bowls.

[@tomtermini1254]

Awesome list!!

[@rodcrawford5947]

Great Job! Couldn’t have been better…🙏🎼🇺🇸

[@mikejohnson9606]

The QB position changed when the NFL rules benefitted the offenses. Before the late 70s QB were physically beaten up. WR could be held until the ball was thrown. Those QBs 60s and 70s are like Otto Graham, Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, and the Greatest John Unitas.

[@CSDonohue11]

Yea , they are a different class. Can’t be compared any longer It’s really The GOAT’s before The 80’s and after Montana , Elway , Marino are the most recent We can really even try to compare and include Before that they have their own List Can’t say it’s anymore and definitely not any less The stuff they went through is unfathomable for these younger generations as well as unable to even compare . The Game was too different and those QB’s took FARRRR TOO MUCH Of A Beating to even try to compare or be able to even see what they would have with any longevity or putting up even close to the attempts in a single-season let alone over a career that could span longer than a decade, let alone more than two decades .

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

I think it's two different eras like you said, I can't compare those guys to this generation because they don't have the passing yards, touchdowns, or production like the modern era. We'll never know if Otto Graham could throw for 5k yards in the modern NFL, but that is the game we have to judge.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

You're right. They need to distinguish the eras, obviously people with the new rules and a 16-17 game regular season will statistically be better. But I can't change the numbers being what they are currently.

[@mikejohnson9606]

@@FootballLoreOfficial Fair assessment. Thank you for your time and effort

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Pre 'save the quarterback' rules, no one remembers such like Y.A. Tittle, or Staubach coming back from a concussion IN THE SAME GAME to win it. All the GOAT lists are now done by millenials

[@snsdkbopper7819]

Since I was only a football fanatic in the 70s, 80s, & 90s, I'm biased, So Joe Montana is my favorite QB of all time.

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

This is the list. Dan Marino could kick the door in though

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

Dan is 6th-7th on my list, interchangeable with Aikman

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

@FootballLoreOfficial I can rock with that

[@jimnfl7134]

no, he went to 1 Super Bowl.

[@street1111]

Not Marino's fault

[@andrewshinker6341]

Not a Cowboy fan but Roger Staubach needs some consideration

[@stealthbomber2127]

Top five guaranteed. Unitas, Montana, Staubach, Elway, and Marino would be my top five.

[@michaelsloane9955]

Staubach is definitely top ten. Staubach was a highly competitive duel threat quarterback who was very clutch.

[@VíctorManuelSolísMacías]

Yeah, some. He won 2 SBs.

[@nobodyaskedbut]

People forget that Staubach missed 4 years to his commitment to the navy before he even played in the NFL. Yet he still led in passer rating 4 times, started 4 super bowls & winning twice. He is still the closest to Otto Graham in total T-formation QB capabilities and consistent performance.

[@peterwall583]

Rodger Staubach was definitely the number one quarterback of the 1970s the top five all-time

[@LeeAnn-bf2kn]

Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, Roger Stauback and Otto Graham are the ones to choose if you absolutely must win a game.

[@RolloTomasi49]

Good List

[@street1111]

Well said

[@DeCurtaRican]

Absolutely! I get angry when Roger Staubach gets omitted. It’s stupid!

[@dondunco2538]

It is a good list if you want to put a known cheater at the top of it. After the others listed behind Brady I personally would've included Jim Kelly. He ran the most complex offense ever and drove the Run and Shoot to the Super Bowl 4 years in a row (without cheating, mind you) which no one else had done before him.

[@robertnorris9152]

I like your list Lee Ann but what about Terry Bradshaw? He led the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories and never lost in the big game.

[@Mbartel500]

I would put Terry Bradshaw ahead of Elway. He was 4-0 in the 4 super bowls he played in, and defined the 70s as the Pittsburgh dynasty.

[@joelmccreaandfamily9469]

I was just saying this to myself and im a Cowboy fan. Where the heck is Bradshaw then with 4 SB's?

[@will6996]

If you think Bradshaw is better than Elway your measuring stick is way off or you never took a look at Bradshaws stats. Bradshaw was outstanding in the playoffs but during the season his stats were terrible sometimes more interceptions than TD passes. He was very fortunate to have a great defense to hold teams at bay. When they talk about the greatest quarterbacks ever he is never mentioned. In his last SB win he threw 3 ints but his defense kept him in the game. SB are a result of a team effort not one individual.

[@Mbartel500]

@@will6996individual greatness is not defined by the will to win, but by the refusal to lose.

[@will6996]

@@Mbartel500 greatness is defined by how great a team is or individual based on accomplishments, one is about a person the other persons.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

He doesn't have a large amount of yards/tds compared to Elway

[@RaymondBogert]

JOE MONTANA WILL ALWAYS BE MY 🐐 HE WAS A WINNER PLAIN AND SIMPLE (16)☝️🌟🏉

[@carlosbauza1139]

@@RaymondBogert Joe "Blue Eyes" Montana forever!

[@Thadopeera]

Warren Moon threw the prettiest and most tight spiral in NFL history

[@stealthbomber2127]

Warren was an elite qb for sure.

[@Audioloon]

As I see it, Otto Graham, Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, and Tom Brady are the all time top 5 QB's.

[@stealthbomber2127]

Bradshaw has always said he was a good qb on a great team. If Staubach was qb for Steelers they would have won six SB's instead of four. But I'm still a Bradshaw fan, but he messed up a lot while Staubach's coach held him back with his restricted approach.

[@VíctorManuelSolísMacías]

Agreed!

[@leneyvautrinsr5225]

Great video.

[@RDB32]

Mahomes should not be anywhere near this list. He is playing in an era where everything is geared toward offense and he doesn't have to worry about getting hit.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

cool wrong opinion

[@RDB32]

@@FootballLoreOfficial No a reality

[@RaymondBogert]

@@RDB32 I AGREE A 💯 IF MAHOMES GOT HIT BACK THEN HE'LL BE IN A WHEELCHAIR TODAY✌️

[@VíctorManuelSolísMacías]

Yes and no. Yes, in this an era everything is geared toward offense, starting with the rules. No, he´s been hit often and hard.

[@mikeysuzefour]

Great choices=Brady, Montana, Mahomes, Manning & Elway! 🏈

[@curtisthomas-eg4th]

Obviously, you think football started in 2000.

[@dlhudsonjr]

A top five without Drew Brees is not a true list. Just look at the record books.

[@jackwyatt4184]

I lived in Denver for 30 years. My ex-wife was the manager for a travel agency. one Of. Her clients were the Denver Broncos. I got to go to the Super Bowl when the giants massacred us. It was still a once in a lifetime event going to a Super Bowl. Saw many games at mile high and also some phenomenal concerts including the number one concert I ever Saw. Pink Floyd

[@dondunco2538]

There is one thing I would like to point out to the young, head-nodding followers of this channel: This channel has a bias against teams and players who played in 14 game seasons or less. The preference for teams and players who play in the 16 game seasons that are now the standard is relentlessly apparent to anyone with eyes. The fact that Joe and John were included amazed me. Another 80s QB that could have made this list is Dan Marino. But since Dan didn't win a Superbowl.....

[@mikeysuzefour]

Dan Marino had a great supporting cast all season the year they reached SB XIX, but then their defense at the most critical time lost to SF 49ers 38-16//That's basically the tale-of-tape Don.

[@hughconrad9857]

Only one QB won four Super Bowls in six years. Where is Terry Bradshaw?

[@stealthbomber2127]

Thanking the greatest defense football has ever known over a period of years, a great O Line, a pair of HoF wr's that would get man coverage because they could pound the ball all the way downfield consistently.

[@max41050]

That's exactly what I was thinking, Fran Tarkenton from the vikings would have done even better, even Kenny Stabler from the Raiders would have performed better if they were playing for the Steelers.

[@hughconrad9857]

@@stealthbomber2127 All true, but look at other great QBs who never did it but had outstanding teams. Peyton Manning and Tom Brady never won four in six years. The Steelers never ran the offense that these guys could have been stars with, but it worked. They had only one great offensive lineman, but they worked well as a team. Franco is never regarded with the great RBs, but he was superb. Primarily, it was a great team and TB won two SB MVPs and one league MVP. He deserves to be at the top, but contemporary "analysts" only look at yardage numbers, not four in six years.

[@RMatrix1-RM]

I am entirely comfortable with this list. I've been touting this list for years. With the newest additions being Manning, and Mahomes.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

People hate this top 5, but if you actually account for superbowls not many people can top it. Marino never won, that holds him back, and most of those older generation guys just werent in a pass heavy enough league to let them put up large numbers.

[@RMatrix1-RM]

​@@FootballLoreOfficial I've seen every Super Bowl. Your comment has nothing to do with my comment to this post. Just spreading your praddle which is really invalid here. This top 5 list is reality, at least for another 15-20 years, perhaps less. But we who know, these guys were great, really great. And it is for us who were first hand observers, it's up to us to bring to the attention generations of fans that follow along with the enthusiasm that marked their time in the games.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

@@RMatrix1-RM I was trying to be nice in my initial reply. No one cares about a guy who played in 1965 and threw for 12 thousand yards over 15 years.

[@RMatrix1-RM]

@@FootballLoreOfficial I'm sorry, but if you are a true football fan, you do care. And they're great.

[@MarionPhillips-bg7kf]

Fran tarkiton never got tackled sacked never got hurt in his football career

[@escdelesp]

Greatest scramble QB in history. People don't wanna hear it tho LOL

[@carlosbauza1139]

@@MarionPhillips-bg7kf Tankerton.

[@MrCody6925]

Elway didn't want to go to the Colts because of the lack of stability.... Peyton went to the Colts because of their solid stability.. Pretty hilarious 😂

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

It's amazing what 14 years can do LOL

[@illmadeknight]

So there were no QBs in the NFL before 1983?

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

yes.

[@Robyn-l7v]

No just rigged football after that. This guy doesnt know football.

[@PER-wp9wu]

1979 actually

[@tysonbridges334]

Who would take out or add?

[@youngf.l.y.1467]

Lmao Bob Cousy ass QBs we can admit they are not better and acknowledge what they did

[@LaVanderWilliams62]

Andy is the best developer of quarterback talent ever. Look at the throughbreds he made into Superbowl winners, either directly, or by his coaching abilities. And the ultimate was Bill Walsh, with his "West Coast Offensive". I'm going to go on the line to say that Paul Brown is the biggest catalyst of football.

[@ernestpolk9555]

Montana was the GOAT, period!

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

why?

[@marvinolds6671]

Diddo. I would easily pick Montana if my life depended on it.

[@dagrindzguy4250]

In a game, with everything on the line...I take Joe every time.

[@RookitMaster]

Brady has 7 Montana 4. BRADY IS GOAT

[@dagrindzguy4250]

@@RookitMaster 👎

[@nicolosito]

Dan Marino, Drew Brees and Bret Favre are also among the greatest NFL quarterbacks. Although his career was shorter due to chronic injuries in terms of pure talent, Joe Namath would also be way up there.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

The three you listed at the start are 6,8,9 on my top 10 list

[@obertbrinley6541]

Broadway Joe had only one winning season !

[@ah2552]

Someone respecting Elway. And, I'm an Ohioan. My list 1. Brady 2. Montana 3. Mahomes (he would move to number 2 if he 3peats) 4. P Manning 5. Elway 6. Marino 7. Unitas 8. Staubach 9. Steve Young 10.A Rodgers

[@ericrobinson1313]

Slinging Sammy, Marino, theismann, griese, tarkenton, Dawson, moon. It's unfair to say 5

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

LOL

[@VíctorManuelSolísMacías]

Yeah, it´s a subjective number up to a point. But - for example - to mention Marino & Tarkenton who never won a SB and got their asses beaten when they finally reached one makes no sense. You may like a lot how they played, no question about that. But if we use an objective measure of success, say SB wins, then these guys take a very remote back seat to the winners such as Graham, Starr, Bradshaw, Montana & Brady.

[@reallifeanswers9764]

Good video! Have you done one on the best QBs of the pre-superbowl era. Otto Graham deserves a mention.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

good idea for another one

[@CSDonohue11]

Yea , they are a different class. Can’t be compared any longer . It’s really The GOAT’s before The 80’s and after Montana , Elway , Marino are the most recent We can really even try to compare and include Before that they have their own List Can’t say it’s anymore and definitely not any less The stuff they went through is unfathomable for these younger generations as well as unable to even compare . The Game was too different and those QB’s took FARRRR TOO MUCH Of A Beating to even try to compare or be able to even see what they would have with any longevity or putting up even close to the attempts in a single-season let alone over a career that could span longer than a decade, let alone more than two decades .

[@chicagodude8888]

Peyton manning during his peak years from 99-2014 was a 5X MVP, 7X first team all pro, 3X 2nd team all pro, broke the single season passer rating passing yards and twice the single season touchdown record, being the best QB for almost half of his peak and a top 2 qb 2/3rds of his 15 year prime. 1 ring away from the GOAT argument, he’s the GOAT with 4.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

facts

[@larryreeves]

If they mention Tom Brady he is a black mark in nfl football. There is no way he can make a list because he is a cheating no good creep😢😢

[@barbaralovenvirth8726]

It's much too early to put Mahomes on a *best ever " list.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

Idk man

[@o.fortuna657]

Well, we do know ya punk! Go back to 3rd grade!

[@byroncameron6503]

Even if you disagree with the list you can admit it’s pretty good

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

thank you

[@ferdijanzen4100]

Terry Bradshaw???

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

top 10

[@Rambam1776]

​@@FootballLoreOfficial Bradshaw's a loser. He's not in the top 50

[@Aki.akechi]

The guy who has a 50/50 winning percentage? Did terry win the big game and come up clutch? Yes. But he was pretty average and was carried by the defense most of the time. But he could put together a performance here and there

[@ferdijanzen4100]

@@Aki.akechi led the steelers to 4 super bowl wins - which QB (except Brady) has more?

[@Aki.akechi]

@@ferdijanzen4100 you didn’t read the entire comment did you? I literally addressed that 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@riverstratton4477]

I don't have a problem with this list, it covers the last 45 years. Yes, others should be on the list, but you can only pick 5. These 5 represent the NFL today.

[@morganrussell8150]

I love QB's that run's with the ball and tackles opponents as well RESPECTS 🏈 BRETT FAVRE (GREEN BAY PACKERS) is my QB. 🇦🇺💖💯%...

[@davidalexander8996]

If Super Bowls are what counts most how can you exclude Terry Bradshaw, Bart Starr, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Big Ben, and even Eli Manning? Especially Bradshaw.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

It's not all that counts, it's what I think is most important. However I also think overall yards, touchdowns, and ratings matter as well. I am going to do another video about older QB's who played in a different era where season stats were lower. Main thing holding back Bradshaw, Staubach, and Starr is their overall yards/touchdowns. I would put almost everyone you mentioned in my top 10. Just not top 5.

[@BonitaEdlebeck-bb6yb]

@@davidalexander8996 There you go! Agree! We had some .ighty fine q.b's. And we have some up and comers. It's exciting.

[@deernation9326]

It was the 1981 NFC championship game against the Dallas Cowboys were Joe Montana threw the touchdown pass to Dwight Clark known as the catch. Not 1988.

[@RobertClemann]

Mahomes might be the best Quarterback right now but not yet top 5 all time

[@RB-bj9ms]

But he's black - so he has to be included.

[@RobertClemann]

I don’t know why Mahomes was included in this conversation but I doubt race had anything to do with it

[@thomasgrayson4609]

I'm a Cowboys fan, and I'm saying Joe Montana. That's says a lot. Oh, buy the way, the greatest wide receiver.......Jerry Rice......hands down

[@PatriciaSchmidt-y2n]

Hmm, did I miss Jim Kelly? You show his picture, but I don't see him in the video.

[@lawrencerunning]

This list is ridiculous. It only looks at qb's who played after the rules changed to protect the position. Bradshaw, Johnny U. and Otto Graham should be on the list.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

Do you know how to read all time statistics? Let me put Otto Graham at 1 even though Blake Bortles has as many passing yards? LOL

[@michaelyost6219]

1. Brady 2.Montana 3. Bradshaw 4. Aikman 5,Mannings

[@cliffkammerdiener8103]

Ailmam does belong on that list. Not only did you win three Super Bowls but he had to do it hamstrung by Jerry Jones being the general manager of the Cowboys that should be a trophy all by itself dealing with Jones

[@allencampbell8322]

Right on

[@michaelsloane9955]

My top 10 in order would be Brady, Mahomes, Montana, Manning, Unitas, Rodgers, Elway, Staubach, Luckman, and Baugh. To me Luckman and Baugh are top ten for their pioneer status. Elway and Staubach were very similar. Both were highly competitive duel threat quarterbacks who weren't always at their best but were very clutch and usually found ways to come through and win when games were on the line. The top 6 are pretty obvious. I don't see Favre as a valid top ten candidate due to a multitude of season ending soul crushing interceptions such as to Dawkins, Webster, and Porter.

[@VíctorManuelSolísMacías]

Elway, Staubach, and even Rodgers ahead of Bradshaw and Aikman?? Man, look at their respective numbers, not at how much you like-admire each one of them!

[@carlosbauza1139]

Joe Montana is still my favorite!

[@richardpage8759]

Always enjoyed Roman Gabriel with the LA Rams

[@1tmagda]

Honorable mention....Otto Graham

[@sennathegreatone8827]

Montana, Brady, Marino, Aikmam, Jim Kelly

[@VíctorManuelSolísMacías]

You like Marino and Jim Kelly and that´s alright. However, none of them ever won a SB. Marino lost one and Kelly 4.

[@davidworden4470]

Where is Jonny Unitas the man that changed the game forever

[@Joe-gt8lv]

What about aikman

[@Bonniemish]

Sorry. All these quarterbacks mentioned had the luxury of being protected by NFL rules. They were treated like China Dolls. Truly the greatest quarterbacks operated in the '60s and early '70s. These were real tough men! Johnny Unitas being one of the standouts!

[@VíctorManuelSolísMacías]

There was a rule changed when Brady missed the season due to a hit to his legs, so I´d say nowadays they ARE treated like China Dolls. For QB toughness watch any Steelers vs Raiders game in the Chuck Noll vs John Madden era, and you´ll see Bradshaw being beaten like nobody is beaten today.

[@tyreepowell8367]

Awesome Video 📸

[@donclay3511]

If you're not separating football ages, QB's like John Unitas, Bart Star, and a few others before my time should also be considered.

[@LaVanderWilliams62]

Mahomes and Brady couldn't handle what the rest did. Peyton had the tail end of what the other 2 had to deal with when they were in their prime, and the rules got sculptured for Tom, as we all know.

[@stankulp1008]

when you use the word history, you have to understand that times were different for the truly greats who faced a defense with fewer restrictions and didn't play as many games to pad their statistics

[@JuanMartinez-xf3uz]

Montana was a system QB. That team was so loaded, a USFL QB who got traded there at age 30 became a perennial probowler and won a SB. I'd replace him with Marino or Fran Tarkenton.

[@paulmazan4909]

The Gunslinger!, the Iron Man! Farve, Farve, and Farve. Then maybe the only man to win two superbowls with two different teams. Kurt Warner

[@Watsupyoutube]

I dont know why you have Rodgers in there. He's won 1 superbowl and chokes when it matters.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

Aaron Rodgers isn't on the list LOL

[@bigGullyV]

Joe never threw a pick in the big moment

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

facts

[@markelkins9430]

It should be Joe because he never lost a super bol

[@Retiredhappy55]

He also played before they put in all the rules protecting the quarterbacks!

[@bobgibbs-h4y]

All of those great QBs mentioned were outstanding in their era and should be lauded as the GOATs of that time. There is no way you can play records of one era against another due to rules, equipment stadiums and weather, etc. but certainly the earlier eras were tougher wherein some of the "greats" played both offence, defense and and the entire game. I am a ninety yo who has seen a whole lot of football, both Pro and college and I can say that it is impossible to pick a GOAT.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

I think Tom Brady having played in 20% of all superbowls and winning over 10% of them makes him the undisputed GOAT.

[@dougfriedman5238]

In my opinion, the only quarterbacks that should be considered the greatest are the ones who were the best of the era in which they played. Here’s my list. Sammy Baugh Otto Graham Johnny Unitas Roger Staubach Joe Montana Brett Favre Tom Brady Patrick Mahomes The order of this list goes from earliest to latest. It’s a combination of stats and championships from the eras in which they played.

[@jdm2339]

Great list 🫡

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

Thanks 😁

[@bulldog8733]

best qb Joe Montana ever

[@RobCole-h2j]

Joe namith

[@Diamondoptical.Hyderabad]

People who say Otto graham have lost their mind as Otto played before Super Bowl era where regular season was only 12 games and post season 1 game. Also Joe Montana played before salary cap era so winning 4-0 is useless as you can sign any talent u want. Rules were changed to keep players from getting hurt unlike before salary cap era where defense was reckless. Enjoying football while keeping players safe is the way to go.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

I respect Otto Graham, and Sammy Baugh, but youre 100% right. How am I supposed to compare people playing 13 games a year, in offenses that really weren't as pass heavy as we have today, to people with 5 times as many passing yards, championships, and touchdowns. Obviously these guys playing more games are going to blow them out of the water statistically. Thank you for understanding my logic on the list.

[@stealthbomber2127]

The game is total shit nowadays, can't block or tackle worth a damn. The Back to Back Cowboys would destroy any salary cap team, including brady and manning teams because the Cowboys O Line would brutalize today's defenses with violence, precision, and power.

[@Diamondoptical.Hyderabad]

@@stealthbomber2127 simple don watch football. They made clear statement to neglect viewers like you ! 🖕

[@RWildekrav66]

1 Joe Montana 1a Tom Brady 2 Peyton Manning 3. Johnny Unitas 4. Pat Mahomes 5. Dan Marino

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

fair

[@ericrobinson1313]

As a broncos fan elway is my dude. As a football fan the list can't be narrowed down to just five players. I don't even know if you can narrow it down to 15 players.

[@waynepolk4179]

Wait a damn minute! Tom Brady with 7 Super Bowl wins from 9 different big games and 1 win with a whole different team is NOT on your list? That makes it totally bogus right there!

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

he's literally #1 what are you talking about...watch the last 5 minutes of the video

[@BlueCodeWatch]

great video

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

Thanks!

[@wcguthrie]

Great QB's on your list, but where's Joe, Kenny, Otto, Bart, Sonny, and my number 1 Johnny!

[@max41050]

I'm 64 and all the names you mentioned weren't paying in the early 70s when I was starting watching football, you must be really old like 80 I guess because in the 70s this guys were very old already, I do remember Joe Nameth but he was already washed up, didn't see any games from the 60s.

[@ChristopherRenner-c7q]

Dan marino should be on any greatest quarterback list but this is a great list

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

I just think because he never won he's permanently 6-7 instead of top 5 personally. No disrespect, man was insanely talented and changed passing. Unfortunate he never got his ring.

[@VíctorManuelSolísMacías]

No he should not. People like him a lot, no problem with that. But I count SB wins, not "how pretty he threw the ball" or how many passing yards in the regular season he had. SB wins are what count.

[@garyleibitzke4166]

A friend of mine gave Elway the nickname of "The Boy Blunder" for his propensity to make huge mistakes his first few years with the Broncos.

[@salgurro6091]

Great list

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

Thanks!

[@dagrindzguy4250]

In a game, with everything on the line...I take Joe Montana every time.

[@max41050]

The only 2 that belong on that list 100% is Brady and Montana and I have always hated San Francisco and New England, but I have to admit Montana is the coolest Quarterback under pressure, Brady not so much except for his come from behind win against the Falcons and I can't argue against him being # 1 , 7 super bowls and having played for so long and still performing at a high level at the age of 40 it's totally unbelievable.. If Mahomes can continue to play at the level he's playing right now, he might be able to catch Brady but injuries are difficult to avoid, so we have to wait and see.

[@patriotblade5304]

There has never been a better quarterback than Montana.Period!

[@eisleyrd]

Manning really didn’t have much to do with the Bronco's Superbowl victory over the Carolina Panthers.

[@esyaj225]

Missed seeing Brady on the field these days! #thegoodolddays

[@flashjohnstone]

The QB is before and after the man called Johnny Unitas. That man is a top 2 on the GOAT QB.

[@Boomhower89]

I don’t know. Any all time qb list that doesn’t include Otto Graham, Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, Roger Staubach etc. all of which led their teams to winning records year after year after year.

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

because they sucked. They would all throw for like 2500 yards and 30 interceptions in the modern era

[@dondunco2538]

Elway wouldn't have beaten Cleveland in the first AFC Championship game if the collective morons known as the Dawg Pound hadn't been pelting players and officials with dog biscuits and D batteries at the narrow end of the stadium that Cleveland was hosting the game in (Cleveland Municipal Stadium). Because of this asshole behavior the officials did something that has NEVER been done since. With minutes to go in the game they REVERSED the field to prevent the batteries and dog biscuits from hitting anyone. It was only at that point that Elway was able to save Denver's season by marching the Broncos down to the other end of the field and scoring the game winning touch down as the final minutes were running out. The Browns didn't have enough time to get a corresponding touchdown and lost the game. I am NOT a Browns fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I am convinced that they would have beaten the Redskins in the Superbowl in 1987.

[@JRP357]

When there are millions in betting , there will always be fixes .

[@EJSourdis]

Absolutely. The Steel Curtain stole the Spotlight

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

facts

[@RoyMorrow-rd6qj]

You’re at that one of the greatest quarterbacks ever played game Lenny Dawson

[@kennycarlson9996]

lamanica was way better than dawson, and is not in the HOF 😠

[@Deon-n6c]

Who the hell is lenny Dawson never heard this quarter back mentioned on no list

[@acefrehley929]

@@Deon-n6c your obviously not a chiefs fan

[@leonardolyons2318]

@ only a raider fan could say that right? 😂

[@djloukota]

As a native of Maryland I don't like Elway. In my opinion Elway refusing to play for, the then, Baltimore Colts, was the catalyst for the Colts leaving Baltimore.

[@kevinlong-wj6kk]

Feel the same way about Elway .

[@the_KING_andthe_DUCK]

Like women?

[@FootballLoreOfficial]

Well, the franchise was a mess at the time. Robert Irsay was not a great owner

[@ingibingi2000]

Bo Jackson did it to Jacksonville and eli did it to San Diego

[@the_KING_andthe_DUCK]

In my opinion your opinion sounds menopausal. Thanks for sucking, Baltimore! Elway is the best QB.

[@RolloTomasi49]

1- Joe Montana 2- Roger Staubach 3- Tom Brady and/ or Patrick Mahomes 4- John Elway 5- Peyton Manning Man this is a hard list to make... Kenny Anderson has pretty much the same numbers as Terry Bradshaw just no Super Bowl wins. Dan Marino is another. Right now the league has the best overall group in history IMHO, a lot of very good QBs right now.

[@VíctorManuelSolísMacías]

"Kenny Anderson has pretty much the same numbers as Terry Bradshaw just no Super Bowl wins." Oh well, then they´re the same.