#3 - Johnny Unitas
His career stats are astounding for the time he played and are still impressive compared to QBs today. He was clearly the best of his era as seen by his Pro Bowls and Titles. The only reason I don't have him higher is because of how the QB position has evolved and how much more complicated defenses have become.
This was where it really got tough for me. I was hard pressed to put Montana second to anyone. I'm not sure there is anyone in history who "knew how to win" better than Joe. He played in an era of fantastic quarterbacks. His 8 Pro Bowls and 4 Titles while playing against the likes of Elway, Marino, Kelly, and Moon shows how outstanding he truly was. Montana could easily be #1 in this argument. The only thing that held me back was the simple fact that he couldn't stay healthy. Who knows what might have been if he could have avoided some of the injuries that nagged him over the latter part of his career.
#1 - Peyton Manning
What can I say, the guy is a machine. I admit coming off the Super Bowl loss it's hard to say he's the best, but the fact is to win the Super Bowl one guy can't do it all himself. It doesn't take a great QB to win a Super Bowl it takes a great team, which is what the Saints were on Sunday. As far as Manning's legacy is concerned, he still has plenty of years left to get back and win another Super Bowl if you want to judge this argument on titles. The fact is the guy is the most dominant, hard working, and all-around best player the position has ever seen. No team wants to give him the ball with time left on the clock, because he has shown an innate ability to surgically dissect a defense without breaking a sweat. Some will question his 9-9 postseason record and say he can't win the big game, but I point to his stats, his 131-61 regular season record, and the fact that his passer rating for a season hasn't dropped below 95.0 over the past 7 seasons and I ask you.....what more can the man do?
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