re: Joe Montana: Dan Marino was better than me, he’s the best of all-time

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best passer maybe. not even close to best qb of all time. being humble enough to use a running game is a big part of being a great qb

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Blame Shula for that. He had arguably the greatest arm in NFL history on his team, and he insisted on using it on every down, for better or worse.

The Dolphins really didn't have many good teams while Marino was there, but he made them more competitive than they should have been because he could make throws most guys still can't. And he hardly ever got sacked. Bruce Smith used to say Marino was the toughest guy to get on the ground, even though he was a statue in the pocket.

He had same problem as Elway. Didn't have a running game to use. A serviceable defense but not good enough to win championships.

Marino was better than Montana, better than Brady. The difference with Elway is Elway got a coach at end of career who put together a complete team around him. Marino never had that as did Elway, Montana, and Brady.

I take Marino over everyone save Unitas.