1 overall pick Manning after he refused to sign with the Chargers. Maybe it's a stretch to put Rodgers this high, especially given that he's only in his third full season as an NFL starter. 1 overall draft pick out of Ole Miss entered the NFL in the shadow of older brother Peyton Manning, but it wasn't long before Eli began paving his own way into the annals of. It was a beautiful scene for New Orleans faithful, not all that long ago: The Saints, formerly the 'Aints, finally lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy and were Super Bowl champions at the end of last season. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Bears. However, his final throw of the game and his career was a two-point conversion late in the game. 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. Years after he finished playing in Baltimore, the late Johnny Unitas is still remembered and idolized for what he did on the football field. It isn't necessarily something that the NFL likes to talk about, but it bears repeating. Drew Bledsoe was famous for one thing: being a water buffalo in the pocket. 1. He was known as one of the first great T-formation quarterbacks; he is probably still the best QB in Bears franchise history (nice try Jim McMahon). 10. Aikman was named to six Pro Bowls and received the distinguished Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 1996. In fact, Kolb never played another snap in the NFL after the Cardinals released him in 2013 and he retired following a concussion sustained in preseason with the Bills. However, Plummer decided to retire rather than play with the Buccaneers. Here are the quarterbacks that have been taken from sixth overall to tenth overall over the last decade: Justin Herbert ( Los Angeles Chargers , 1.6 2020) Daniel Jones ( New York Giants , 1.6 2019) If you'd asked me a few years ago, I would have told you that Carson Palmer would have climbed higher on this list. During his tenure in St. Louis, Warner won two league MVPs and went to three Pro Bowls. Doesn't seem very likely coming out of the NFC West this year. At age 38, Rodgers doesn't appear to be slowing down. Andrew Luck, star quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, shocked the world Saturday night when he announced his retirement from football--at the age of 29. Still, his career has been a long one, and Hasselbeck has provided stability at the QB positionsomething that isn't very easy to find (just ask the Cardinals). Rankings by Rob McVey, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network. Unfortunately, he was unable to take home a second Lombardi Trophy. Here's what we know as to whether Brady will retire after this season. And McNabb, to his credit, has always handled the pressure graciously. This season, he also became the Packers' all-time leader in touchdown passes (449 and counting). This happened while Garrad himself was overcoming the burdens of Crohn's Disease, which he was diagnosed with in 2004. Carolina had the number one scoring offense where the Broncos has the number one defense in the NFL for that season. While many retired NFL players spend years trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives after they retire, Harrington had a strong sense of self and passion for TV and music. He was a perfect 2-0 in Super Bowl appearances, winning MVP honors in both games. 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. 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. Here are the oldest NFL quarterbacks, both current and retired, who played into their 40s. Montana was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. The 2004 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee excelled as both a passer and a runner. He currently serves as the President of Football Operations for the Broncos. "The Immobile One" was the No. The knock on Manning has always been that he doesn't usually play his best when the chips are down. 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. He certainly isn't the best No. After a short stint in Atlanta, Harrington retired in 2009. Luckman's bio is pretty hilarious; despite the fact that he was given the chance to play professional football, he originally planned to decline the opportunity and work at a relative's TRUCKING COMPANY. You wouldn't necessarily think of him as a great quarterback, but the man played in the league for 21 years, and he piled up tons of statistics. The Jacksonville Jaguarswere a solid playoff team in 2017, but the last time the Jacksonville Jaguars were a contender before that was back when David Garrard was at the helm. It's easy to forget about Troy Smith because of how short his NFL career ended up being. 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. Some people feel that record is living on borrowed time, and yet, even the most prolific passers like Dan Marino and Peyton Manning have yet to take it down. Then Cardinals Head Coach Dennis Green even called Leinart's draft day fall a "gift from heaven." Thus, the Broncos took an early lead in Super Bowl 50 and never trailed. The Associated Press. Graham was a seven-time All-Pro selection and a five-time Pro Bowler. I have ranked the top 100 quarterbacks in NFL history, and because I'm writing the article, I get the privilege of unilaterally deciding who was better than who. So, whos the oldest NFL QB? 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. 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. He called it a career after the 2020 season and will likely go into the Hall of Fame as soon as he's eligible. 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. That pass to Santonio Holmes closed out one of the better Super Bowls in recent memory in Pittsburgh's favor. T his Sunday, the Green Bay Packers will square off against the Chicago Bears. Rumor has it that every time you say Kevin Kolb in Arizona, there's a warrant out for his arrest. Interestingly, the other quarterback to accomplish the feat is Kurt Warner, who like Morton also played intervening time between those two teams with the New York Giants. Having said that, look at the numbers. Not exactly a name that jumps to mind when you think of quarterbacks from the '90s, but Blake was a pretty good one for several years in Cincinnati while he was throwing to Carl Pickens and Darnay Scott. But on occasion, you could still see it shine through. Not bad. Huard played great in Marino's absence in his final season, going 4-1 as a starter. Consequently, Denvers offensive dominance continued into Super Bowl XXXIII. At the same time, just the stratospheric nature of Manning's numbers alone warrant a place in the top five. most interceptions and fumbles). I don't know how I did them.". 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. Herb Scharfman/Sports Imagery/Getty Images, recently admitted that he blew a few calls. There are just not very many players like Peyton Manning. Beginning in 2000, Culpepper terrorized the NFL with his immense physical talent. The Colts tended to mirror their success of their young quarterback; when his play dipped, so, too, did the Colts' fortunes. Esiason had a somewhat unique style compared to most other quarterbacks, stemming primarily from the fact that he was left-handed; he is one of the most successful southpaw quarterbacks of all time. It's a luxury for the Ravens to have this guy on their roster backing up Joe Flacco. #5 - Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons) Matt Ryan is 36 years old. 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. Steve Youngs legacy might be even greater if he didnt have to spend three years backing up Joe Montana in San Francisco. No one will ever confuse Joe Ferguson for Peyton Manning, but he was good enough to stick around from 1973 all the way until 1990. This is the one player who was really good when I was young that is still playing at a high level, a true iron man. However, the fact that a guy hasn't won a Super Bowl doesn't mean he wasn't one of the best to ever play the position. 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). The roller coaster ride with Lomax was at its best in his Pro Bowl seasons, and his 4,614 passing yards in 1984 is good for 12th all time right now, though recent trends suggest that more and more quarterbacks will be hitting the 4,000 passing yard barrier in coming years. But of course, there was "The Guarantee." They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the team. As I mentioned on the introductory slide if your guy was the greatest in history, why didn't he win? Because this guy was just flat out exciting. 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. The 25 Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks of the last 20 years, ranked. Ahhh the Run 'n' Shoot. On another level, it's more understandable when the other quarterback is Dan Marino, generally considered the best quarterback not to win an NFL championship. Additionally, in his second year with the team, Manning led the Broncos to a 13-3 record and a Super Bowl XLVIII spot. 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. Jake "the Snake" Plummer first earned his proverbial call sign for his elusiveness while playing for Arizona State University, and the nickname stuck with him throughout his college career. Flutie eventually returned to the NFL in 1998 to head up the signal calling for the Buffalo Bills and finally retired in 2005 after a season with the same Patriots that first gave him a starting position. Although this was a disturbing scene for a former starting NFL quarterback, what caught national attention was the fact that after his arrest, Jackson asked for a public defender because he didn't have any money to afford a lawyer. 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." 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. Because AFL/NFL stats don't always translate exactly, his strong career winning percentage really helps him on this list. Quarterback Drew Brees. Manning holds multiple NFL records, both single-season and career. Not only did Namaths unlikely prediction come to fruition, he earned Super Bowl MVP honors in the process for his outstanding performance. Stabler, of course, was right in the middle of it. Could Orton be on the presidential ticket one day? Which quarterbacks retired after winning a Super Bowl? I hadn't heard of him. First player to throw for and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season (2006), 47.6 career rushing yards/game average, first all-time for QB. He retired in 1978 holding career passing records for completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns. Favre built a legacy in Green Bay, leading the Packers to back-to-back Super Bowls (XXXI and XXXII) and a world championship in 1996 (XXXI). Injuries to his offensive line and receiving corps, along with questionable play-calling, have contributed to the Buccaneers' issues, but Brady hasn't exactly looked like his former self, either. 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. Brian Hoyer signed a one-year deal with the Bears in 2016 to backup starter Jay Cutler. Babe Parilli played mostly with the AFL's Boston Patriots in the 1960s and is a member of their all-decade team, though he won his Super Bowl ring while backing up Broadway Joe Namath in Super Bowl III. Delhomme still entertains his competitive spirt through coaching his daughters sports teams. 1 overall pick in the draft out of UC Berkeley. Nowadays, Garrard remains a staple in the Northern Florida community. He's an NFL icon, and his popularity (or infamy, if you'd rather) transcends the NFL. Still, if he'd been that good, teams wouldn't have drafted players to replace himso he's here at No. It's possible that no quarterback in the last decade was treated as unfairly as Jason Campbell. It's hard not to make the list when you're throwing to a guy as talented as Lance Alworth the first AFL player to make the Hall of Fame, and to his credit, Hadl led the AFL in passing in both 1965 and 1968. In a time when the forward pass was still an afterthought for most NFL quarterbacks, Baugh was more than happy to go to the air, leading the NFL in passing six times. Johnson played in the NFL for 17 seasons, most recently with the Dallas Cowboys in 2007, though he played with the Vikings, Redskins, and Bucs before joining the Cowboys for his final season. Nevertheless, Brodie was pretty good in his own right; he was the No. Luckman played 12 seasons for the Chicago Bears from 1939-1950, and in that span led the Bears to four NFL championships. for NFL news and in-depth analysis concerning the 2020 season and beyond. Prior to "18 and d'oh," many people were getting ready to crown Tom Brady as the greatest quarterback of all time. 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. To me, Young and Favre are about the same. 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. He has stayed in the limelight over the years with various television and movie appearances. A major statistic that I look at for modern quarterbacks is interceptions, and Rodgers simply doesn't throw very many of them. Brett Favre (October 10, 1969 - Present) 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. 1 overall in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. Instead, Green got hurt and was out for the season which made way for some guy named Kurt Warner who had been bagging groceries a year before at the same time. Follow him on Twitter @Rob_UTVOLS. 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. He would win two Super Bowls (VI and XII), earning MVP honors in Super Bowl VI. Go figure the only time a quarterback has won a Super Bowl and retired happened for the same franchise. But for Roger Staubach they did. Warner took home NFL MVP honors in 1999, 2001 and '08. 6 on the countdown. Before joining the Bills, Kelly spent two seasons with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL, winning league MVP honors in 1984. Of course, Morton's legacy is somewhat diminished by the fact that he lost both of his Super Bowl appearances- to the Unitas-led Baltimore Colts in 1970 and to the Staubach-led Dallas Cowboys in 1977. Moon is often credited with throwing the most perfect spiral in NFL history. Clausen left the NFL quietly after the 2015 NFL 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. Usually when somebody opens his mouth it bites him in the behind, but judging from this photograph, Namath seemed pretty happy with the result- and the Jets' win over the Colts in Super Bowl III is one of the biggest upsets in sports history. While he never made it the Super Bowl, he did win five Grey Cups (CFL championships) in his six seasons in the CFL. 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. Manning would have his shot at redemption in 2015. He still has time to do so, especially now that he has Chad Johnson on his team catching passes, but it looks like the Bengals are still the Bungles when it comes to putting together back-to-back playoff seasons. He is on pace to break most major passing records, though it remains to be seen exactly how far out some of Brett Favre's records will be after this season, and he was the fastest player to reach 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, and 4,000 completions in his career. Elway was quickly traded to the Broncos, having never played a single down for the Colts. The Hall has room for Joe Namath but not for Ken Anderson? He eventually made his way back to the Super Bowl after a successful 2008 campaign with the Cardinals. In any case, Williams turned in a strong performance in that game, though he was aided by the ultimate one shot wonder, Redskins RB Timmy Smith, who had a monster game in the Redskins' 42-10 rout of the Denver Broncos, another blowout loss for John Elway, who at this point had yet to win a Super Bowl title. 2003 was statistically his best year. Nearly all sports, when played at the highest level, are pursuits for the young. Although his NFL days are over, Clausen has refused to give up on his love of the game. 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. However, at a certain point you just have to look around and realize, "hey who else can we justify putting ahead of this guy?". He retired in 1994 after spending his final two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. Once he had finally been named the starter, he never looked back and led the Panthers to the Super Bowl in his first season. 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. 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. 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). Johnson was the last quarterback . Tarkenton would never win an NFL championship during his 18-year career spent with the Vikings and Giants, but he did lead the Vikings to the Super Bowl on three separate occasions. Surprised by his high placement? 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. I keep assuming that this guy is going to retire. Of course, you can also do better, and that's why he's only No. Like in their first trip, however, the Bengals were defeated by Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers when Montana threw the winning touchdown pass to John Taylor with 34 seconds left in the game. 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. 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. But in a bizarre turn of events, Rivers was immediately traded to the Chargers for No. Not necessarily. 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. Either way, in five years, Aaron Rodgers will be 42 years old and well past the typical retirement age for quarterbacks. Kelly's part in running the show was a major one. He is actually tied for fourth with Randall Cunningham and Robin Tote for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. 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