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Best QBs per 'era,' NFL history by Bill Barnwell
Posted on 7/20/13 at 10:59 am
Posted on 7/20/13 at 10:59 am
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Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:04 am to LSU Piston
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Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers
Reign: 1995-98
Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:10 am to goldenbadger08
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Rich Gannon,
Raiders Reign: 2002
I think everybody was ready for Peyton Manning to take this spot, but he actually didn't have a great 2002 season and still hadn't won a playoff game, which (perhaps unfairly) affected his public perception. The 37-year-old Gannon, a modern-day Tittle or Tarkenton, won league MVP in a year when Priest Holmes probably deserved the nod. He would start just 10 more professional games after this season, going 4-6, before retiring.
Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:17 am to LSU Piston
Not a big deal but Brees was definitely better in 09 than manning was.
Better statistically, beat him heads up while winning sb mvp, better throughout playoffs. That's the only year Brees should've had it IMo. Manning had a great season but won it on reputation.
Better statistically, beat him heads up while winning sb mvp, better throughout playoffs. That's the only year Brees should've had it IMo. Manning had a great season but won it on reputation.
This post was edited on 7/20/13 at 11:26 am
Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:30 am to St Augustine
Brees had the higher rating. Manning the higher QBR.
Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:37 am to LSU Piston
Yeah, Brees should have won it for 09. Or maybe for setting the single season passing record. Otherwise the list is pretty solid.
Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:40 am to St Augustine
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, beat him heads up while winning sb mvp, better throughout playoffs. That's the only year
Brees may have deserved the MVP that year but these things are irrelevant since the award is a regular season award and Peyton already had his MVP trophy before the Superbowl began
Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:47 am to LSU Piston
Brees also had more tds and 5 less picks and about 200 less yards while sitting out final game. Whatever qbr uses as a metric is obviously pretty flawed.
Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:48 am to St Augustine
I dont think QBR was invented yet in 2009
QBR is a bogus ESPN made stat
QBR is a bogus ESPN made stat
Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:49 am to wildtigercat93
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I dont think QBR was invented yet in 2009
QBR is a bogus ESPN made stat
They have back until 2008 or 2009 on Pro Football Reference.
Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:52 am to wildtigercat93
Yep but they must've retroactively calculated on some sites. Brees also passed for over 70 percent that year. So more accurate, more tds, less picks 200 less yards. Definitely makes sense 
Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:52 am to LSU Piston
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They have back until 2008 or 2009 on Pro Football Reference.
They went back and did the stats a couple years back but im almost 100 percent sure it wasnt made until 2011 or 2012
It was made when they did that year of the quarterback bullshite
Posted on 7/20/13 at 11:55 am to LSU Piston
quote:
Rich Gannon,
Raiders Reign: 2002
I think everybody was ready for Peyton Manning to take this spot, but he actually didn't have a great 2002 season and still hadn't won a playoff game, which (perhaps unfairly) affected his public perception. The 37-year-old Gannon, a modern-day Tittle or Tarkenton, won league MVP in a year when Priest Holmes probably deserved the nod. He would start just 10 more professional games after this season, going 4-6, before retiring.
not to mention being on the losing end in the last lopsided Super Bowl to date
he threw more passes that resulted in TD's for the Bucs than Brad Johnson did that day.
not a bad list though. I'm not going to complain about Brees being absent on this list.
Instead, I'll just say I'm glad he came to New Orleans and helped turn around a franchise and set records.
Posted on 7/20/13 at 12:16 pm to LSU Piston
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Joe Namath, New York Jets
Reign: 1968-69
Namath is one of those players who inspire a lot of overrated quips by researchers who look back and see some pretty mediocre statistics coupled with injury issues and a career built on a famous quote. I used to be one of those very people, but I've been convinced otherwise by smart people like Chase Stuart, who did a great job of putting Namath's career in context. He was first-team everything in 1968 even before the Super Bowl victory, and there was no NFL quarterback who matched his AFL reputation. He won the AFL AP Player of the Year award in 1969, a season when he was probably about equal to Raiders quarterback Daryle Lamonica. A year later, the two leagues would merge, but Namath missed most of the season with an injury, and Lamonica was overshadowed by another Bay Area passer …
Hmmmm….
Posted on 7/20/13 at 12:16 pm to LSU Piston
The flaw with qbr when looking at drew in 09 is it assumes competitive games. Usually a good assumption given the parity in the nfl. Not a good assumption for the 09 saints.
Peyton throwing a 4th quarter td to win a game can carry more weight than drew blowing the doors off the pats in the first half.
The saints were a dominant team for much of 09 and that hurts drew in qbr.
Peyton throwing a 4th quarter td to win a game can carry more weight than drew blowing the doors off the pats in the first half.
The saints were a dominant team for much of 09 and that hurts drew in qbr.
Posted on 7/20/13 at 12:35 pm to LSU Piston
Manning and Unitas come out the best on this list. Barnwell is a wise man
Posted on 7/20/13 at 1:13 pm to TulaneTigerFan
Peyton Manning was the better talent in 2009. He had the inferior supporting cast and the inferior coach.
Posted on 7/20/13 at 2:03 pm to DURANTULA
So I am guessing Bill Barnwell is an unapologetic Cowboys hater? Is that his schtick?
Roger Starbach was easily the best QB of the 70s
Roger Starbach was easily the best QB of the 70s
Posted on 7/20/13 at 2:38 pm to LSU Piston
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Y.A. Tittle
Posted on 7/20/13 at 2:46 pm to LSU Piston
Aaron Rodgers is the best QB in the League.
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