# The best QB ever poll **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 21, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953 "2013-01-21T22:15:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953/41 "2013-01-23T01:36:02Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > No Bret Favre? No Unitas? No Ryan Leaf? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953/42 "2013-01-23T05:32:14Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > Why is the QB who is 20th all time in QB rating (86) and 17th in completion pct ranked so highly? The other clue to who this overrated player is is that he’s also the career leader in interceptions with 336, nearly 60(!) more than the player who is 2nd on the list (George Blanda, 277). > ETA - I guess he can’t be rated so highly if he didn’t even make this poll, but I did just see a list that had him ranked 6th all time, ahead of both Brady and Marino. Because he’s also the career leader in touchdowns and yards, had an incredible consecutive-starts streak, won three consecutive MVP awards and a Super Bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953/43 "2013-01-23T06:41:33Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Because he’s also the career leader in touchdowns and yards, had an incredible consecutive-starts streak, won three consecutive MVP awards and a Super Bowl. He’s a gunslinger. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_E.Nixon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@Richard\_E.Nixon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_E.Nixon)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953/44 "2013-01-23T07:00:00Z")
> [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](#): > > Joe Montana. There can be only one. This is the correct answer. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953/45 "2013-01-23T13:58:04Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Because he’s also the career leader in touchdowns and yards, had an incredible consecutive-starts streak, won three consecutive MVP awards and a Super Bowl. Yep and I think most “experts” usually put him in the top 10 qbs of all time. 11 pro bowls 5 time NFC player of the year 2 time NFC champion 1 super bowl Most touchdowns Most passing yards Most pass completions Most wins ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953/46 "2013-01-23T15:17:51Z")
Yes, Favre’s highs were truly historic, I’ll concede that. I simply feel that his int’s deserve to be factored in, especially when a player like Marino gets dropped a few pegs because he didn’t win “the big one”. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953/47 "2013-01-23T15:42:11Z")
Other (Unitas) Montana Bradshaw Elway Starr ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953/48 "2013-01-23T17:08:32Z")
Other: Dan Pastorini ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953/49 "2013-01-23T19:59:53Z")
Jeff George. I know he wasn’t successful in terms of wins, but he had the best combination of arm strength and precision ever. Everything else is just random. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953/50 "2013-01-23T23:30:57Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > No Ryan Leaf? Post 35. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-qb-ever-poll/647953.md?page=2)