re: Who's the greatest dual threat QB in NFL history?

A lot of people are underestimating what a genuine dual threat QB really is. You see them all over in high school and more and more in college, but they have always been RARE in the NFL.

Fran Tarkington and Roger Staubach were two of my heroes as a kid, but they were not true dual threats. They were guys who held onto the ball too long because they each had an uncanny ability to feel the heat on the back of their neck and slip away into a scramble. They were escape artists, not running backs.

Other guys like Elway (I might even put Young here) were guys who had decent wheels and a strong arm that could force a defense to play deep and then sprint for the sidelines when all the routes were covered. Again, no shame in picking up some cheap first downs, but not a running back

Cam is much more of a novelty than people realize. How much stock you put into that is a separate debate.

Young stayed in the pocket at SF because he could, it was more effective and he was such a great passer but he ran his arse off in Tampa.

If you were just making running ability as equal as passing ability then it's easily Vick.

But this is a passing league.

And when you have a Top 10 passing QB in Young who could also run, he's the obvious be answer.

1. Steve Young
2. Fran Tarkenton
3. Mike Vick

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Young has 46 more games

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Young didn't play much his 1st fours behind Montana and had 2 years in the USFL.

Is this number coming off games started or just games played in.?

It also somewhat to only include yards when comparing passing stats. QBR,INT's and TD passes also need to be part of the comparison.