Hall of Fame QB win percentages
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Bottom line: Stabler had his teams in their scrapping for the championship as much or more as Young. Stabler's legs went out from under him, Young's brain went out from under him...at about the same age. Maybe it could be said that Young became just as reckless and careless as Stabler, from a personal protection point of view.
I don't see Young as necessarily a "better passer". He threw a lot lot more of the short crossing patterns that the WCO called for ..allowing him to have a better completion pct.....that Stabler's down field passing philosophy didn't utilize as much.
I will give you that Tarkenton was probably a better QB, but not necessarily Griese. Way different styles.
I admire your defense of Stabler.
But I am truly stunned of your lack of appreciation of Steve Young.
Where were you in the 90's?
He is one of the greatest QBs I have ever seen.
If we're throwing out WCO QBs I guess we can throw Montana and Favre on that scrap heap too. All they did was throw darts and win.
Zombo
Zombo said:
I admire your defense of Stabler.
But I am truly stunned of your lack of appreciation of Steve Young.
Where were you in the 90's?
He is one of the greatest QBs I have ever seen.
If we're throwing out WCO QBs I guess we can throw Montana and Favre on that scrap heap too. All they did was throw darts and win.
Zombo
I was there for every bit of what Steve Young did. He was a good QB....but no, I don't place him above Elway/Marino/Kelly or Favre.
And in comparison to Stabler, I guess I am simply looking at their records at winning things....and I say Stabler and Young are almost identical: Stabler was the starting QB for 7 playoff teams....same number as Young. Stabler won a SB, Young won one. Stabler had 4 other conference title game appearances, Young had 5.
Young's teams threw the ball a bit more, so he has a few more numbers.
Bottom line, looking at it historically, it was very close.
And in watching them live, Young did not wow me any more than Stabler at leading his team. Yes, his occasional runs were a bit more "wowing".
And then there was the "Cool factor". The Snake was just cooler than Young......and I gotta count that a bit.
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I don't know about "generally accepted". That seems to be one person's opinion.....I would NOT put Young over any of those guys except Moon.
For just the 90's??
Young was the QB of the decade. I'm sorry you somehow missed it.
Zombo
Zombo said:
For just the 90's??
Young was the QB of the decade. I'm sorry you somehow missed it.
Zombo
Maybe.....because I was seeing Kelly, Marino, Favre, Elway, Aikman doing it more and just as good or better than Young.
Aikman was battling Kelly for much of the first half of that decade for team supremacy.
Favre and Elway were battling each other for the last half of that decade.
Young got one year squeezed in there. Kind of as an afterthought, sorta.
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But, Young's passing numbers and Stablers aren't far off.....unless you to are give all that credence to his legs.
And look at the "winning"....Stabler even a scoche better.
And, in my view, he isn't even close on the "greatest" QBs of his own era. He is of the same era as Elway, Marino, Kelly et al.
If you are to say that Stabler was only 3rd/4th best of his era, the same has to be said of Young.
This article I would say is the generally accepted rankings of QBs of by decade:
Stabler 5th best of the 70s (Staubach, Bradshaw, Griese, Tarkenton)
Young #1 QB of the 90s (over Favre, Aikman, Marino, Elway, Kelly and Moon)
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/columns/story?columnist=chadiha_jeff&id=3199634
Zombo said:
Stabler 5th best of the 70s (Staubach, Bradshaw, Griese, Tarkenton)
Young #1 QB of the 90s (over Favre, Aikman, Marino, Elway, Kelly and Moon)
Yep, that ^^^^^^ sounds about right to me.....
It's completely subjective, but Id have Young as high as 5th or 6th on my GOAT list, whilst I see Stabler more like a top 50 type of player.....not sure where exactly he'd stand, but I counted 30 Id personally rank ahead of him before I stopped....
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Zombo said:
For just the 90's??
Young was the QB of the decade. I'm sorry you somehow missed it.
Zombo
Maybe.....because I was seeing Kelly, Marino, Favre, Elway, Aikman doing it more and just as good or better than Young.
Aikman was battling Kelly for much of the first half of that decade for team supremacy.
Favre and Elway were battling each other for the last half of that decade.
Young got one year squeezed in there. Kind of as an afterthought, sorta.
Maybe.....because I was seeing Kelly, Marino, Favre, Elway, Aikman doing it more and just as good or better than Young.
Aikman was battling Kelly for much of the first half of that decade for team supremacy.
Favre and Elway were battling each other for the last half of that decade.
Young got one year squeezed in there. Kind of as an afterthought, sorta.
You seem to be substituting QB names for team names.
It's a team sport and Dan Marino was a better QB than Eli Manning or Jim Plunkett.
Elway got a couple titles when he was less of a QB than he was earlier in his career because he was on better teams.
Steve Young was the starter for eight years and led the league in passing six times and made 7 Pro Bowls. Retired with the highest passer rating in the history of the NFL. But you are saying he was not the best QB of his era because his team only won one SB.
Well, Favre only one 1, Kelly won none, Marino won none, If John Elway retires two years earlier he gets none ... Troy Aikman must be your best QB of the era since he won those 3 rings all by himself.
Zombo
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you know what they say....QB's get too much credit when they win and too much blame when they lose.....
Never been a fan of how QB's(or other players, ftm) get propped up so high just because they landed on great teams. In my eye's, lots of the greatest woulda been closer to average on lesser or bad teams......
True greatness usually shines through and Marino is the perfect example. No SB and no doubt he's one of the best. Conversely, take Bradshaws super bowls away and give him Marino's record and is he still one of the best or in the HOF?......(no way).....
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Remember when SF was ridiculed for trading a 2nd and 4th to the Bucs for a USFL/NFL bust? All of Young's stats are diluted by 19 awful starts in Tampa.
For what it's worth PFF's Weighted Career AV for Young is 135 (15th overall since 1950).
Stabler's is 94 (180th overall since 1950)... not bad, but not Young.
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Maybe.....because I was seeing Kelly, Marino, Favre, Elway, Aikman doing it more and just as good or better than Young.
Aikman was battling Kelly for much of the first half of that decade for team supremacy.
Favre and Elway were battling each other for the last half of that decade.
Young got one year squeezed in there. Kind of as an afterthought, sorta.
You seem to be substituting QB names for team names.
It's a team sport and Dan Marino was a better QB than Eli Manning or Jim Plunkett.
Elway got a couple titles when he was less of a QB than he was earlier in his career because he was on better teams.
Steve Young was the starter for eight years and led the league in passing six times and made 7 Pro Bowls. Retired with the highest passer rating in the history of the NFL. But you are saying he was not the best QB of his era because his team only won one SB.
Well, Favre only one 1, Kelly won none, Marino won none, If John Elway retires two years earlier he gets none ... Troy Aikman must be your best QB of the era since he won those 3 rings all by himself.
Zombo
Zombo said:
You seem to be substituting QB names for team names.
It's a team sport and Dan Marino was a better QB than Eli Manning or Jim Plunkett.
Elway got a couple titles when he was less of a QB than he was earlier in his career because he was on better teams.
Steve Young was the starter for eight years and led the league in passing six times and made 7 Pro Bowls. Retired with the highest passer rating in the history of the NFL. But you are saying he was not the best QB of his era because his team only won one SB.
Well, Favre only one 1, Kelly won none, Marino won none, If John Elway retires two years earlier he gets none ... Troy Aikman must be your best QB of the era since he won those 3 rings all by himself.
Zombo
I know what I am saying....I am saying that I think Elway, Favre, Marino, Kelly, Aikman were better QBs.
And certainly you know that I can count titles.....and yet I put two guys who never won one over your boy.
As for being the highest rated passer in history....the guy that was chasing his tail was Jeff Garcia.
There wasn't much of a dropoff after Garcia replaced Young at QB for the 49ers.
Do you want to claim that Jeff Garcia was better than those other guys?
I see Young as a system QB primarily. He fit that system well....but that did not give him primacy over other, better contemporary QBs.
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Remember when SF was ridiculed for trading a 2nd and 4th to the Bucs for a USFL/NFL bust? All of Young's stats are diluted by 19 awful starts in Tampa.
For what it's worth PFF's Weighted Career AV for Young is 135 (15th overall since 1950).
Stabler's is 94 (180th overall since 1950)... not bad, but not Young.
Remember when SF was ridiculed for trading a 2nd and 4th to the Bucs for a USFL/NFL bust? All of Young's stats are diluted by 19 awful starts in Tampa.
For what it's worth PFF's Weighted Career AV for Young is 135 (15th overall since 1950).
Stabler's is 94 (180th overall since 1950)... not bad, but not Young.
But, if I had to choose a QB to play for me, I may likely take the Snake over Young....and feel good about it....statistics be damned.
It is close enough in my view to make me consider it anyway. Young may get the nod.....but not until after long contemplation.
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Zombo said:
You seem to be substituting QB names for team names.
It's a team sport and Dan Marino was a better QB than Eli Manning or Jim Plunkett.
Elway got a couple titles when he was less of a QB than he was earlier in his career because he was on better teams.
Steve Young was the starter for eight years and led the league in passing six times and made 7 Pro Bowls. Retired with the highest passer rating in the history of the NFL. But you are saying he was not the best QB of his era because his team only won one SB.
Well, Favre only one 1, Kelly won none, Marino won none, If John Elway retires two years earlier he gets none ... Troy Aikman must be your best QB of the era since he won those 3 rings all by himself.
Zombo
I know what I am saying....I am saying that I think Elway, Favre, Marino, Kelly, Aikman were better QBs.
And certainly you know that I can count titles.....and yet I put two guys who never won one over your boy.
As for being the highest rated passer in history....the guy that was chasing his tail was Jeff Garcia.
There wasn't much of a dropoff after Garcia replaced Young at QB for the 49ers.
Do you want to claim that Jeff Garcia was better than those other guys?
I see Young as a system QB primarily. He fit that system well....but that did not give him primacy over other, better contemporary QBs.
I know what I am saying....I am saying that I think Elway, Favre, Marino, Kelly, Aikman were better QBs.
And certainly you know that I can count titles.....and yet I put two guys who never won one over your boy.
As for being the highest rated passer in history....the guy that was chasing his tail was Jeff Garcia.
There wasn't much of a dropoff after Garcia replaced Young at QB for the 49ers.
Do you want to claim that Jeff Garcia was better than those other guys?
I see Young as a system QB primarily. He fit that system well....but that did not give him primacy over other, better contemporary QBs.
System QB?
In the NFL?
He had better stats than Joe Montana in the same system, was Joe a system QB too?
Young didn't win all those titles but he had Seifert and Mooch, while Joe had a HOF coach and best D in the league.
Young had a great arm and was off the charts in mobility, accuracy and intelligence ... he would have done great in any system in any era.
Z
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Young vs. Boomer Esiason:
Record: 94-49 vs. 80-93
Comps/Att: 2667/4149 vs. 2969/5202
Comp. %: 64.3 vs. 57.8
Yards: 33,124 vs. 37920
TDs: 232 vs. 247
TD%: 5.6% vs. 4.7 %
Ints: 107 vs. 184
Int.%: 2.6% vs. 3.5%
YPA: 8.0 vs. 7.3
YPC: 12.4 vs. 12.8
YPG: 196 vs. 202
Rating: 96.8 vs. 81.1
4th Qtr. comebacks 14 vs. 19
Game winning drive: 17 vs. 26
Statisically Boomer isn't far off.....except in winning record.....which as was pointed out, can be a team thing.
Young won his only SB appearance, Boomer lost his fairly miraculously to Young predecessor.
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I know what I am saying....I am saying that I think Elway, Favre, Marino, Kelly, Aikman were better QBs.
And certainly you know that I can count titles.....and yet I put two guys who never won one over your boy.
As for being the highest rated passer in history....the guy that was chasing his tail was Jeff Garcia.
There wasn't much of a dropoff after Garcia replaced Young at QB for the 49ers.
Do you want to claim that Jeff Garcia was better than those other guys?
I see Young as a system QB primarily. He fit that system well....but that did not give him primacy over other, better contemporary QBs.
System QB?
In the NFL?
He had better stats than Joe Montana in the same system, was Joe a system QB too?
Young didn't win all those titles but he had Seifert and Mooch, while Joe had a HOF coach and best D in the league.
Young had a great arm and was off the charts in mobility, accuracy and intelligence ... he would have done great in any system in any era.
Z
Zombo said:
System QB?
In the NFL?
He had better stats than Joe Montana in the same system, was Joe a system QB too?
Young didn't win all those titles but he had Seifert and Mooch, while Joe had a HOF coach and best D in the league.
Young had a great arm and was off the charts in mobility, accuracy and intelligence ... he would have done great in any system in any era.
Z
Maybe all of what you say is true....that yes, he and Joe were system QBs. (though Joe did well without the 49ers, Young didn't.)
Young would have done well perhaps as you say.
But he still would not have been a better QB than Montana/Favre/Marino/Elway/Kelly.
I am not saying Young was a schlub...just that in my view he was far from the best of his era.
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How about these stats for comparison: Young vs. Kelly in the USFL!:
Starts: Young: 33 Kelly 36 Played same years 84/85
Atts/comp: Young 316/560 Kelly 730/1154
Comp %: Young 56.4 Kelly 63.3
Yards: Young 4102 Kelly 9842
TDs: Young: 16 Kelly 83
TD%: Young: 2.9 Kelly 7.2
Ints: Young 22 Kelly 45
Int.%: Young 3.9 Kelly 3.9
YPG: Young 113.9 Kelly 273.0
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we all have our opinions, but the measurables all point to Young being the best of those mentioned...how can you deflect the highest passer rating ever???
Its not everything, but the difference between a 96.8 passer rating and a 75 or 81 is huge....and it accounts for all those numbers and stats you keep posting....
And Id also point out that Young is a first ballot hall of fame selection and the other 2(Esiason and Stabler) have been waiting decades....so their contemporaries and those that select the players for the HOF seem to agree...
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Young vs. Boomer Esiason:
Record: 94-49 vs. 80-93
Comps/Att: 2667/4149 vs. 2969/5202
Comp. %: 64.3 vs. 57.8
Yards: 33,124 vs. 37920
TDs: 232 vs. 247
TD%: 5.6% vs. 4.7 %
Ints: 107 vs. 184
Int.%: 2.6% vs. 3.5%
YPA: 8.0 vs. 7.3
YPC: 12.4 vs. 12.8
YPG: 196 vs. 202
Rating: 96.8 vs. 81.1
4th Qtr. comebacks 14 vs. 19
Game winning drive: 17 vs. 26
Statisically Boomer isn't far off.....except in winning record.....which as was pointed out, can be a team thing.
Young won his only SB appearance, Boomer lost his fairly miraculously to Young predecessor.
Young vs. Boomer Esiason:
Record: 94-49 vs. 80-93
Comps/Att: 2667/4149 vs. 2969/5202
Comp. %: 64.3 vs. 57.8
Yards: 33,124 vs. 37920
TDs: 232 vs. 247
TD%: 5.6% vs. 4.7 %
Ints: 107 vs. 184
Int.%: 2.6% vs. 3.5%
YPA: 8.0 vs. 7.3
YPC: 12.4 vs. 12.8
YPG: 196 vs. 202
Rating: 96.8 vs. 81.1
4th Qtr. comebacks 14 vs. 19
Game winning drive: 17 vs. 26
Statisically Boomer isn't far off.....except in winning record.....which as was pointed out, can be a team thing.
Young won his only SB appearance, Boomer lost his fairly miraculously to Young predecessor.
It's not even close. Killed him in accuracy, TD%, Int%, higher ypa and higher rating .... and same "system".
Plus the running...
Plus the winning ...
plus the Championship ...
Just stop.
You're not a Steve Young fan. Got it. But no need to make a fool out of yourself
Z
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Remember when SF was ridiculed for trading a 2nd and 4th to the Bucs for a USFL/NFL bust? All of Young's stats are diluted by 19 awful starts in Tampa.
For what it's worth PFF's Weighted Career AV for Young is 135 (15th overall since 1950).
Stabler's is 94 (180th overall since 1950)... not bad, but not Young.
But, if I had to choose a QB to play for me, I may likely take the Snake over Young....and feel good about it....statistics be damned.
It is close enough in my view to make me consider it anyway. Young may get the nod.....but not until after long contemplation.
But, if I had to choose a QB to play for me, I may likely take the Snake over Young....and feel good about it....statistics be damned.
It is close enough in my view to make me consider it anyway. Young may get the nod.....but not until after long contemplation.
Long? Took me a few milliseconds...
Here's the thing, Gip... you think that stats like completion percentages of 64 and 57% are "close" when they are very far apart. The scale is linear, but the difficulty is exponential. Each incremental percentage point in that 7-point differential is harder than the one that preceded it.
As for your system notes, take a look at this YPC comparison.
Young with SF: 12.5
Garcia w/ SF : 11.3
Stabler w/OAK: 12.8
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we all have our opinions, but the measurables all point to Young being the best of those mentioned...how can you deflect the highest passer rating ever???
Its not everything, but the difference between a 96.8 passer rating and a 75 or 81 is huge....and it accounts for all those numbers and stats you keep posting....
And Id also point out that Young is a first ballot hall of fame selection and the other 2(Esiason and Stabler) have been waiting decades....so their contemporaries and those that select the players for the HOF seem to agree...
we all have our opinions, but the measurables all point to Young being the best of those mentioned...how can you deflect the highest passer rating ever???
His measurables are barely different from Esiason...so they prove little
Its not everything, but the difference between a 96.8 passer rating and a 75 or 81 is huge....and it accounts for all those numbers and stats you keep posting....
Except, of course that big difference in passer rating affected no other statistic for Young over Stabler. They won the same number of games...same number of title....had about the same winning pct.... Close on every other stat: yards/ypc/ypa/ypg etc. BUT passer rating. The big difference that affected passer rating was the interceptions....yet, even with Stablers worse int. record.....it made not one goddamn bit of difference in winning game. Stabler won as much or more than Young
And Id also point out that Young is a first ballot hall of fame selection and the other 2(Esiason and Stabler) have been waiting decades....so their contemporaries and those that select the players for the HOF seem to agree...
And yet......their accomplishments were barely less than Young's if at all.
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Young vs. Boomer Esiason:
Record: 94-49 vs. 80-93
Comps/Att: 2667/4149 vs. 2969/5202
Comp. %: 64.3 vs. 57.8
Yards: 33,124 vs. 37920
TDs: 232 vs. 247
TD%: 5.6% vs. 4.7 %
Ints: 107 vs. 184
Int.%: 2.6% vs. 3.5%
YPA: 8.0 vs. 7.3
YPC: 12.4 vs. 12.8
YPG: 196 vs. 202
Rating: 96.8 vs. 81.1
4th Qtr. comebacks 14 vs. 19
Game winning drive: 17 vs. 26
Statisically Boomer isn't far off.....except in winning record.....which as was pointed out, can be a team thing.
Young won his only SB appearance, Boomer lost his fairly miraculously to Young predecessor.
It's not even close. Killed him in accuracy, TD%, Int%, higher ypa and higher rating .... and same "system".
Plus the running...
Plus the winning ...
plus the Championship ...
Just stop.
You're not a Steve Young fan. Got it. But no need to make a fool out of yourself
Z
Zombo said:
It's not even close. Killed him in accuracy, TD%, Int%, higher ypa and higher rating .... and same "system".
But Esiason had more yards, more TDs, better ypc, better ypg....I can cherry pick as well.
Plus the running...
Plus the winning ...
The ONLY real advantage Young has...OK
plus the Championship ...
but for the miraculous Joe Montana drive, this could have been the same.
Just stop.
You're not a Steve Young fan. Got it. But no need to make a fool out of yourself
If the respective stats were listed anonymously for each to someone that didn't know better, they would see imperceptible differences.
And its not that I am not a Steve Young fan.....I am just not one to cream my jeans over him and declare him the best of his era.....
he wasn't....by no means.
And anyone that says he is: Just stop....and stop making a fool of yourselves.
Z
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But, if I had to choose a QB to play for me, I may likely take the Snake over Young....and feel good about it....statistics be damned.
It is close enough in my view to make me consider it anyway. Young may get the nod.....but not until after long contemplation.
Long? Took me a few milliseconds...
Here's the thing, Gip... you think that stats like completion percentages of 64 and 57% are "close" when they are very far apart. The scale is linear, but the difficulty is exponential. Each incremental percentage point in that 7-point differential is harder than the one that preceded it.
As for your system notes, take a look at this YPC comparison.
Young with SF: 12.5
Garcia w/ SF : 11.3
Stabler w/OAK: 12.8
Long? Took me a few milliseconds...
Here's the thing, Gip... you think that stats like completion percentages of 64 and 57% are "close" when they are very far apart. The scale is linear, but the difficulty is exponential. Each incremental percentage point in that 7-point differential is harder than the one that preceded it.
Again, I point out that a 57% completion pct. in the offense run by the Raiders in my view is actually more impressive than the 64.3 pct. that Young put up in the WCO. The Raiders ran about the most vertical offense in history....the 49ers about the most horizontal.
As for your system notes, take a look at this YPC comparison.
Young with SF: 12.5
Garcia w/ SF : 11.3
Stabler w/OAK: 12.8
OK, I concede: YOung was a better QB than Jeff Garcia.
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Zombo said:
It's not even close. Killed him in accuracy, TD%, Int%, higher ypa and higher rating .... and same "system".
But Esiason had more yards, more TDs, better ypc, better ypg....I can cherry pick as well.
Plus the running...
Plus the winning ...
The ONLY real advantage Young has...OK
plus the Championship ...
but for the miraculous Joe Montana drive, this could have been the same.
Just stop.
You're not a Steve Young fan. Got it. But no need to make a fool out of yourself
If the respective stats were listed anonymously for each to someone that didn't know better, they would see imperceptible differences.
And its not that I am not a Steve Young fan.....I am just not one to cream my jeans over him and declare him the best of his era.....
he wasn't....by no means.
And anyone that says he is: Just stop....and stop making a fool of yourselves.
Z
Zombo said:
It's not even close. Killed him in accuracy, TD%, Int%, higher ypa and higher rating .... and same "system".
But Esiason had more yards, more TDs, better ypc, better ypg....I can cherry pick as well.
Plus the running...
Plus the winning ...
The ONLY real advantage Young has...OK
plus the Championship ...
but for the miraculous Joe Montana drive, this could have been the same.
Just stop.
You're not a Steve Young fan. Got it. But no need to make a fool out of yourself
If the respective stats were listed anonymously for each to someone that didn't know better, they would see imperceptible differences.
And its not that I am not a Steve Young fan.....I am just not one to cream my jeans over him and declare him the best of his era.....
he wasn't....by no means.
And anyone that says he is: Just stop....and stop making a fool of yourselves.
Z
It's not cherry picking those are the stats that separate QBs ... Comp%, ypa, td%,int% winning % ... and most of them are not even close.
What you consider "close" is laughable.
And the stats you choose to make your argument don't hold up.
He had more yards, and TDs? well he threw over 1,000 more passes, I hope so. Young is easily outscores him in TD% and YPA
More yards per game? How about yards per start? (Or better yet, yards per attempt). Young was a backup for several years and appeared in 26 games he did not start, that will skew "yards per game", I think you should look at their starting careers, I'm sure that is what the HOF did.
And finally yards per completion. This one is interesting, yes, Esiason is 12.8 to 12.4. so Bomer's average pass play was only 4/10 of a yard longer than Young's yet Young completed 64.3% of his 12.4 yard throwws, while Boomer only completed just 57.0% of his 12.8 yard throws.
So, if they both throw the ball 100 times, Steve Young gets you 800 yards for 6 TDS and 3 Ints, while Esiason 730 yards 5 TDs and 4 Ints.
You choose which stat line you would rather have.
Never mind that the guy will the better stats won two thirds of his starts while the other won less than half.
Please digest the above because I am about to mention Young's running prowess again and I want you to make your choice on passing alone.
OK.
So ... Oh, by the way .. Steve Young ran for 4,239 yards and 43 TD
He would be 6th all-time on the Browns in rushing, ahead of Ernest Byner and 6th in TDs ahead of Byner and Motley.
Boomer Esiason ran for 7 TDs. That is 36 more TDs that Young brings to the table ... but let's stick to the passing.
Zombo
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