It's probably because Orton retired without saying a word to anybody. Arguably the biggest reason for the success of the Saints organization for the last few years had been the play of quarterback Drew Brees, who vaulted himself into the discussion of "greatest QB in the NFL" with the big win and removed himself from the Dan Marino-led list of men who played the position and did it well but never won an NFL title. but we were using very old ideas and equipment and over the last 20 years we have evolved . 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. Still, despite not being the guy on the field for the record-breaking year, Green had a long and largely successful career in the league, though he ended up with the Kansas City Chiefs during his Pro Bowl seasons. Brady hasn't said whether he plans to retire this offseason, but reports have indicated that he's open to a return. Here's what we know as to whether Brady will retire after this season. Although his NFL days are over, Clausen has refused to give up on his love of the game. 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. 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. The 45-year-old is making $15 million in 2022, most of which was included in a signing bonus, but the remainder of his complicated contract voids after the season. I'm not sure that I'm ready to just suddenly jump this guy all the way to the top because he proved all the doubters wrong. I am too young to have seen him in his prime, but the '98 season with Minnesotathe best in his careerwas enough to make me a believer. 2 time NFL Player of the Year (1947, 1948). 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. 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. However, despite the gaudy offensive numbers, Fouts's teams never appeared in a Super Bowl, though they did get to the AFC title game in 1980 and 1981. Brady will be a free agent for the second time in his career after this season. While Kelly never managed to win the big game, he is the only quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to four consecutive Super Bowls. As a general rule, things I value most on a player's resume are clutch plays and championships. He won two (XXXII, XXXIII), including being named MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII, the final game of his playing career. He was a six time All-Pro selection and was invited to 11 Pro Bowls. Separated by 18 years, Peyton Manning followed Elways path in retiring after winning a Super Bowl. Even so, when you crunch the numbers, McNabb definitely deserves this spot, and if nothing else, the guy has a lot of talent and has made many, many postseason appearances with a pretty average group of guys around him barring Westbrook and Brian Dawkins. A major statistic that I look at for modern quarterbacks is interceptions, and Rodgers simply doesn't throw very many of them. It was at that point that things got surreal. Trent Green was supposed to be the guy running the "Greatest Show on Turf" that eventually brought home a Super Bowl to St. Louis. 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. Rivers spent the final season of his 17-year NFL career as a member of the Indianapolis Colts, leading them to a wild-card berth. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Simple: because he's Brett Favre. Nothing. 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. He will forever be acknowledged for his high football IQ, relentless preparation, and immense character, both on and off the field. He spent all 12 of his professional seasons in Dallas, where he would become the Cowboys' all-time career leader in wins, pass attempts and completions. Here are the oldest NFL quarterbacks, both current and retired, who played into their 40s. The 13-time Pro Bowl signal-caller is second in NFL history in passing yards (80,358), completions (7,142), and touchdown passes (571). Gannon had an above average career in the NFL, and appeared in the Super Bowl against Tampa, which the Raiders lost. He doesn't belong in the top 20 just yet, but if he wins another championship and keeps putting up numbers like these, it will be hard to rate guys like Dan Fouts ahead of him when all is said and done. Kolb wound up to be a total bust. By 21st-century standards, Len Dawsons stats from the Pro Football Hall of Fame dont jump out at you, but hes one of the all-time greats to step on the field. Matt Hasselbeck, as many NFL fans know, is the Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback, and the guy is in the twilight of his career. The first modern quarterback to appear on this list, Chad Pennington spent most of his career with the New York Jets, though he now plays for the Miami Dolphins. It has to be quite the transition for most players to go from the top of the totem pole, to being on the outside of the sport looking in. 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. He also holds practically every passing record in Chargers' franchise history, including passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions, and completion percentage. Quarterbacks who have retired after winning the Super Bowl By Tommy Garrett February 7, 2021 Jump around this article Click to show While every NFL wants to go out on top, few get that opportunity to do so. After reversing his retirement decision last year, Tom Brady might be considering it for real this time after the Bucs were dumped from the NFL playoffs. 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. 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. Gannon never had the biggest arm in the game, but he had some good numbers and warrants a place in the top 50. He guided the Kansas City Chiefs to an appearance in the very first Super Bowl in 1967 and helped the team win its first NFL title in 1970. Brady also said that he hadn't thought about potentially retiring during the season. It is interesting to note that Jones is occasionally described as someone who would be one of the better players ever, had he been in possession of a better supporting cast; this view is held by former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi. In February 2022, the greatest quarterback of all time announced his retirement from professional sports at the age of 44. RB Terrell Davis had one of the greatest single seasons ever in 1998. Besides all of the statistics that are associated with signal-callers, especially in todays pass-happy game, its the only position that attributes wins and losses with any regularity. That might or might not be a fair assessment; however, the fact remains that Aikman didn't produce at such a high level in terms of his individual statistics as did other players of his era. Delhomme continued to perform well, for the most part, until he had a five interception collapse against the Arizona Cardinals in the 2008 playoffs. 86. 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. As the season has played out and new reporting has trickled in, however, we've learned more about Brady's future plans. Stats for active players are through the 2021 regular season. Even so, the guy still had to make all the plays, and he was the constant in the great 49ers dynasty. Lamonica was a winner, and it's hard to penalize him for not winning a Super Bowl against a stacked team like Vince Lombardi's Packers in Super Bowl II. Lomax's career was shortened by his nagging need for hip replacement surgery, which he underwent in 1991. Quarterback Drew Brees. You can read. And it appears that Brady's not quite done, as after being "retired" for less than 45 days, he announced that he would be returning to Tampa Bay for his third season with the Buccaneers and 23rd overall. There have been blips on the QB radar screen since Kelly retired 20 years ago, but the Bills search for a steady franchise quarterback has mostly been fluid. Or maybe it's because he was always the solid quarterback that nobody seemed to want? Namath also is well documented for his flamboyant Playboy lifestyle off of the gridiron. He has stayed in the limelight over the years with various television and movie appearances. Not bad. He also holds several postseason records and is tied for the longest touchdown pass in NFL history (99 yards). No press conference. 135 TD passes 111 INT 17,199 passing yards 74.8 passer rating 3 Pro Bowls 1 NFL Player of the Year (1966) 97. 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. 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. To be fair, Jeff Hostetler was actually the QB that played in the 1990 win, and if the gods had been on Buffalo's side that day, NFL history might be very different. Of course, if Brady entered the season with plans to retire, there could still be a chance he follows through and steps away. Norm Van Brocklin played the first nine years of his twelve year career with the Los Angeles Rams and then finished his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Like Brady Quinn, Leinart is actually a very likeable and knowledgeable football commentator. For his efforts, Fouts was named NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in 1982. I don't know how I did them.". The Falcons were making their first Super Bowl appearance after also posting a 142 regular season record. 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. 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. Jim Kelly, the best QB in Buffalo Bills franchise history, couldn't escape the curse that the city seems to live under. The Colts tended to mirror their success of their young quarterback; when his play dipped, so, too, did the Colts' fortunes. 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. Unfortunately, Leinart was never able to duplicate his collegiate success in the pros and lost his starting gig to the aging, yet amazing Kurt Warner on multiple occasions. Boller was a respectable player for the Ravens, but never turned into anything more than a game-manager style quarterback. The Associated Press. One of the poster boys for prima donnas in the NFL and a former No. 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. Esiason entered the NFL in 1984 as the Cincinnati Bengals' second round draft choice, 38th overall, but was actually the first quarterback selected that year, much to the chagrin of NFL Draft "talking head" Mel Kiper (just ask if you're interested in what I think of Kiper's hair style) and in an unusual turn of events; quarterbacks are typically the position that is most in demand early in the draft. Culpepper has never been the same since leaving Minnesota, but he had more than just one really good season. The longtime Indianapolis Colts QB joined the Denver Broncos in 2012 following his release from the team after drafting Andrew Luck. I can appreciate a guy who lights up the stat sheet, but as a general rule, I tend to say, "So, if he was really that good, why didn't he win?". Speaking of Manning, you wont see him on this list. He is actually tied for fourth with Randall Cunningham and Robin Tote for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. When Joey Harrington was at Oregon, he straight up torched opposing defenses on almost every Saturday. 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. Favre's iron man streak of 292 consecutive starts (and counting) is maybe his most recognizable number, and while he owns a number of great records (i.e. Longevity alone doesn't do it for me. Brian Hoyer signed a one-year deal with the Bears in 2016 to backup starter Jay Cutler. T his Sunday, the Green Bay Packers will square off against the Chicago Bears. 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. 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). Know primarily for his long run with the Green Bay Packers, Favre caused ire with fans after announcing his retirement in 2008 and then joining up with the New York Jets soon after. Gannon had a successful career but was never able to actually win a Super Bowl championship. Years after he finished playing in Baltimore, the late Johnny Unitas is still remembered and idolized for what he did on the football field. Both had started in 1990, but neither separated themselves. 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 might be embattled and wearing the wrong team's colors these days, but the fact that he's become a polarizing figure shouldn't obscure Favre's legendary career. The former No. He won with different people around him on offense and pretty good defenses. Luckman played 12 seasons for the Chicago Bears from 1939-1950, and in that span led the Bears to four NFL championships. But unlike guys like Peyton Manning or Dan Marino, the two statistically best passers of their eras, Elway didn't also have the stats where one or two rings could jump a guy all the way to the top. If there was ever a guy who is forgotten in NFL history, it's this guy. 1 overall pick in NFL history, but he isn't the worst, either, and he warrants a pretty high spot on the list because of his championship pedigree alone. However, they ran into a buzz saw in the form of the Seattle Seahawks with a final score of 43-8. Not one? Graham was a seven-time All-Pro selection and a five-time Pro Bowler. Not only did Namaths unlikely prediction come to fruition, he earned Super Bowl MVP honors in the process for his outstanding performance. When he's not providing sports commentary, Quinn is often devoting his time to his family (he's married to the beautiful gymnast Alicia Sacramone) and his charity foundation. However, prior to that point, Elway spent his career as the guy who couldn't win the big one, much like Marino in that regard. From that logic, I figure I'm within my rights to bump the league's most polarizing player into the top 80. Rankings by Rob McVey, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network. Vick has gained limitless notoriety through the dog fighting ring and his subsequent two years in jail. Tyler Maas. A two-time Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII), he's the youngest starting quarterback to win a Lombardi Trophy (age 23). Phil Harrison. 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. McNair's Titans did appear in one Super Bowl, which they lost to the "Greatest Show on Turf" when WR Kevin Dyson was famously stopped one yard short of what would have been a game tying touchdown to send the Super Bowl into overtime. Ultimately when you get to the top few spots, you are obliged to nitpick, and nitpicking is enough for me to leave Elway at No. Don't feel bad for Delhomme, however, as he has been extremely successful since retiring from the NFL. Nowadays, the suave Leinart remains in the football world as a collegiate football analyst for Fox Sports. Esiason played nine seasons of his career with the Bengals, from 1984-92 and then a final season in 1997. Unitas was a four-time NFL MVP and named to 10 Pro Bowls during a legendary career that spanned 18 seasons. McNair's best statistical season was 2003, when he was co-MVP of the league with Peyton Manning. Marquette County Road Commission Manager to retire after more than 20 years. Meredith played for nine seasons under Tom Landry. The "Blonde Bomber" didn't have eye-popping statistics, but he quarterbacked one of the great dynasties in NFL history: the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, who won four Super Bowl titles. But in a bizarre turn of events, Rivers was immediately traded to the Chargers for No. After a swirl of rumors, Brady officially announced his retirement from the NFL after 22 seasons, though some fans hope hell reconsider and make a comeback. He is listed as the CEO/Owner of a carrier company called MK Transfer and is also the CEO of a real estate development company called Twelve Stones. He now rightfully resides in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as well as the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. If luck works in favor of the Lions now that the curse has expired, Stafford very well might be the guy to break the Bobby Layne jinx. Graham was through and through a winner, and that alone earns him the No. The fastest quarterback to reach the 60,000- and 70,000-yard milestones, he's fourth all-time in career regular-season wins (172). And if you're looking for the perfect quarterback to run that system, Warren Moon is your man. His best years were 1974-1977, when he went to four straight Pro Bowls and his Cardinals made the playoffs twice. To be fair, Marino's only appearance in the Super Bowl came against Joe Montana's 49ers, and the 49ers probably had a better supporting cast around Montana. Bill Wade's major claim to fame is that he quarterbacked the NFL champion Chicago Bears in 1963. Jackson eventually became the starter in Minnesota and later in Seattle, but failed to ever consistently perform at his high potential level. Warner is quite possibly the greatest success story in NFL history. Despite the fact that Flutie consistently played better, Johnson looked the part of an NFL quarterback with a prototypical NFL build. In the 54 previously-played Super Bowls, only two winning quarterbacks chose to retire as their next move rather than a return, choosing to go out on top of the mountain. Before his nuclear six-interception meltdown against the Cardinals in the playoffs two years ago, Jake Delhomme was John Fox's quarterback. 7 TD passes in one game (tied for NFL record). 7 spot. 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. He was the only real superstar of the expansion New Orleans Saints. Contents Plummer's best season was probably in 2005, when he broke a few significant franchise passing records set by the great John Elway; however, Plummer always displayed a tendency to throw interceptions in bunches, which led to the Broncos' decision to draft his eventual successor, Cutler, in the first round. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965. From undrafted prospect out of college to grocery store clerk earning $5.50 an hour to Arena League star to Super Bowl champion and MVP. 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). 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. He also was named to four Pro Bowls. Here is what I came up with for my top 10 quarterbacks for the last three years. Exactly how high Rivers can climb is yet to be seen, but I'd guess he'll land in the top 25 so long as he adds an NFL title somewhere along the way. As a result, hes the first quarterback to lead two franchises to a Super Bowl victory. 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. Single-season record for rushing TD in a season (12). Sipe threw for 4,132 yards and 30 touchdowns, leading the Browns into the playoffs as the "Kardiac Kids" since the Browns had won so many games by coming from behind at the last minute. The Buffalo Bills' all-time passing and wins leader made his way to five Pro Bowls and was named an All-Pro in both 1991 and '92. 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. Brooks played most of his career with the New Orleans Saintshe held most franchise passing records at the time of his retirement, though he also played for the Oakland Raiders. Manning holds multiple NFL records, both single-season and career. Flutie might be the best player in the history of the Canadian Football League, and I'd love to rank him higher because this guy is the man. Yes, including Peyton Manning. 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. Tough break, John. "The Immobile One" was the No. Nowadays, Garrard remains a staple in the Northern Florida community. However, conversely, the lack of a Super Bowl win hurts him. 1 overall pick by the Carolina Panthers out of Penn State and has played for several teams throughout his career, including when he started for the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, where the Giants were demolished by the best defense in league history, the 2000 Ravens. It's tough for me to rank a guy like this ahead of guys that I've constantly discussed when talking about the all-time great quarterbacks in NFL history. The opposite of Ron Jaworski, Joe Theismann was a better quarterback than television analyst; he now works for NFL Network. 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. Of course, you can also do better, and that's why he's only No. He was the most prolific passer of his era, which is all the more impressive when you consider that he played in an option-based offense and never played the quarterback position until he reached the professional level. After winning a national championship at Notre Dame, Joe Cool or The Comeback Kid as he is often referred, would go on to a legendary career with the 49ers. Warner is widely considered one of the most accurate and efficient passers in NFL history. The No. Sadly, Brunell is now most famous for his financial escapades, which led the quarterback who had once made $70 million into bankruptcy. 1 quarterback of all time, "Joe Cool." 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. 19. Manning is the epitome of elite in every sense of the word. Related | NFL Super Bowl Predictions Against the Spread. But a tall taskan almost impossible task, evenis ranking quarterbacks across time. 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. He was never a show stopper at the position, evidenced by the fact that he constantly switched teams; however, you could win with this guy- and the Bucs did just that, along with a great Derrick Brooks-led defense. Just shows you exactly how young I am. He never fully regained form after that historically bad performance. He was a solid but unspectacular player. Earl Morrall, during his 21-year career, earned the title of "best backup QB" in NFL history; Morrall was part of three Super Bowl teams and led the Baltimore Colts into Super Bowl III at 13-1 where they were promptly upset by Joe Namath's Jets. The foundation helps provide resources to wounded veterans. This guy has one of the best winning percentages when he was with Denver, he also took the Cardinals to the playoffs when he was with them. All I know is that I haven't heard one word about Orton since he left the NFL in 2014. However, Young also changed while he was playing the game. By the time he played his last season in Baltimore in 2001, he was just a shadow of what he had once been. While the quarterback position has certainly evolved throughout history there have been those field generals who have distinguished themselves from their peers regardless of the era in which they played. What is even more amazing is both QBs played for the same franchise when it happened. 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. 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. I keep assuming that this guy is going to retire. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. At least he's not doing those cheesy Muscle Milk commercials anymore. The idea of a guy like Peyton Manning doing that is simply hilarious, so it bears repeating that Luckman, one of the best QBs in league history, actually had that intention. 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. Favre headlined the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2016. Even while serving as a lightning rod, Stabler led the NFL in passing touchdowns in 1974, his MVP season, and again in 1976; however, following a contract dispute, Stabler was traded to the Houston Oilers, where he played for two years before playing out the final three years of his career with the New Orleans Saints. 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. Kind of hard to believe, but it's true. If you'd asked me a few years ago, I would have told you that Carson Palmer would have climbed higher on this list. Prowling pro football sidelines from 1986 to 2005 according to the NFL, Flutie got a starting shot with the New England Patriots in 1987, but then promptly disappeared into the icy wilderness of the Canadian Football League for almost a decade, and later being inducted in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Carolina had the number one scoring offense where the Broncos has the number one defense in the NFL for that season. Brees's QB rating during the Saints' Super season a whopping 109.6. Smith has long been an advocate for the FIT Kids Act that would provide helpful information for children regarding health and nutrition.
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