Great Quarterback Rivalries
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These are the Super Bowls that pitted Hall of Fame QB vs. Hall of Fame QB......which matchup do you think was the best:
SB19 Montana vs. Marino
SB 24 Montana vs. Elway
SB1. Starr vs. Dawson
SB 14 Stabler vs. Tarkenton
SB 32 Favre vs. Elway
SB 27/28 Aikman vs. Kelly
SB 6 Griese vs. Staubach
SB 9 Bradshaw vs. Tarkenton
SB 3 Namath vs. Unitas (though Morrall started the game, Unitas finished)
SBs 10/13 Staubach vs. Bradshaw
These are the Super Bowls that pitted Hall of Fame QB vs. Hall of Fame QB......which matchup do you think was the best:
SB19 Montana vs. Marino
SB 24 Montana vs. Elway
SB1. Starr vs. Dawson
SB 14 Stabler vs. Tarkenton
SB 32 Favre vs. Elway
SB 27/28 Aikman vs. Kelly
SB 6 Griese vs. Staubach
SB 9 Bradshaw vs. Tarkenton
SB 3 Namath vs. Unitas (though Morrall started the game, Unitas finished)
SBs 10/13 Staubach vs. Bradshaw
Montana/Marino felt like a heavyweight fight. Joe already had one ring and was Mr. Efficient ... jab. jab, jab ... never made a mistake. Don was the young brash power puncher who was knocking everyone out in the first round.
Clearly two best QBs, 2 best offenses, 2 great coaches. 15-1 versus 14-2.
Most folks thought Danny Boy was going to knock out Smoking Joe ...
But in the end, it is a team game, and SF had the superior defense and a superior running game (Craig) and Joe was flawless and they won handily.
But a lot of hype leading up to that one ...
Zombo
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These are the Super Bowls that pitted Hall of Fame QB vs. Hall of Fame QB......which matchup do you think was the best:
SB19 Montana vs. Marino
SB 24 Montana vs. Elway
SB1. Starr vs. Dawson
SB 14 Stabler vs. Tarkenton
SB 32 Favre vs. Elway
SB 27/28 Aikman vs. Kelly
SB 6 Griese vs. Staubach
SB 9 Bradshaw vs. Tarkenton
SB 3 Namath vs. Unitas (though Morrall started the game, Unitas finished)
SBs 10/13 Staubach vs. Bradshaw
These are the Super Bowls that pitted Hall of Fame QB vs. Hall of Fame QB......which matchup do you think was the best:
SB19 Montana vs. Marino
SB 24 Montana vs. Elway
SB1. Starr vs. Dawson
SB 14 Stabler vs. Tarkenton
SB 32 Favre vs. Elway
SB 27/28 Aikman vs. Kelly
SB 6 Griese vs. Staubach
SB 9 Bradshaw vs. Tarkenton
SB 3 Namath vs. Unitas (though Morrall started the game, Unitas finished)
SBs 10/13 Staubach vs. Bradshaw
Of these, the most competitive games between them were the two Bradshaw/Staubach matchups. Both 4 point games that went down to the wire.
Elway vs. Favre also competitive...one score game....Elway's helicopter move. Some of the others ended up being pretty much blowout games.
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These are Super Bowls that pitted potential Hall of Fame matchups. Potential because they are more recent and some of these guys will or may get in, but it is just too early.
Which was the best matchup?:
SB44 Brees vs. Peyton
SB 45 Rodgers vs. Ben R.
SB 51 Brady vs. Ryan
SB 42/46 Eli vs. Brady
SB 49 Brady vs. Wilson
SB36 Warner (in) vs. Brady
SB 50 Peyton vs. Cam Newton
SB 39 Brady vs. McNabb
Warner vs. BR
These are Super Bowls that pitted potential Hall of Fame matchups. Potential because they are more recent and some of these guys will or may get in, but it is just too early.
Which was the best matchup?:
SB44 Brees vs. Peyton
SB 45 Rodgers vs. Ben R.
SB 51 Brady vs. Ryan
SB 42/46 Eli vs. Brady
SB 49 Brady vs. Wilson
SB36 Warner (in) vs. Brady
SB 50 Peyton vs. Cam Newton
SB 39 Brady vs. McNabb
Warner vs. BR
This era of QB matchups gave us many more hotly contested games than the previous era (Super Bowl) of my earlier post. Both Brady/Eli games, Warner v. BR, Brady v. Wilson, Warner v. Brady. All games decided in the last minute. Ryan/Brady too...only OT SB.
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jiggins-report this morning is that Green has an excellent chance of playing this Sunday.
jiggins-report this morning is that Green has an excellent chance of playing this Sunday.
Bah....oh well. A good challenge for Denzel Ward!
Speaking of receivers, does anybody find it odd that we don't throw it to Devalve more often? Man, I really thought he'd be a major factor this year. And Baker completed passes to like 9 different guys last week and Devalve still didn't get a ball. Weird right? I know Devalve was hurt early, but geez.
Yeah Gip I know we're talking QBs, but my memory of those Super Bowls is pretty foggy....
But regarding the Bengals, Green dressed for the Ravens game, and was on the sideline, so little surprise he's likely to play Sunday.
PS Ward would be giving up a lot of height to the 6'4" Green, so don't be surprised at all if the Browns use the same tactic they used against Julio Jones, double him with taller defensive backs...
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jiggins-report this morning is that Green has an excellent chance of playing this Sunday.
Bah....oh well. A good challenge for Denzel Ward!
Speaking of receivers, does anybody find it odd that we don't throw it to Devalve more often? Man, I really thought he'd be a major factor this year. And Baker completed passes to like 9 different guys last week and Devalve still didn't get a ball. Weird right? I know Devalve was hurt early, but geez.
Yeah Gip I know we're talking QBs, but my memory of those Super Bowls is pretty foggy....
But regarding the Bengals, Green dressed for the Ravens game, and was on the sideline, so little surprise he's likely to play Sunday.
PS Ward would be giving up a lot of height to the 6'4" Green, so don't be surprised at all if the Browns use the same tactic they used against Julio Jones, double him with taller defensive backs...
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What is, perhaps the Super Bowl that matched up the two "worst" QBs?
Brad Johnson/Rich Gannon (Bucs vs Raiders)
Trent Dilfer/Kerry Collins (Ravens vs. Giants)
Jim Plunkett vs. Ron Jaworski (Raiders vs. Eagles)
Jim McMahon vs. Tony Eason (Bears vs. Pats)
My opinion is that likely the worst two QBs to ever take a team to the Super Bowl were David Woodley and Rex Grossman.
Fair to say?
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What is, perhaps the Super Bowl that matched up the two "worst" QBs?
Brad Johnson/Rich Gannon (Bucs vs Raiders)
Trent Dilfer/Kerry Collins (Ravens vs. Giants)
Jim Plunkett vs. Ron Jaworski (Raiders vs. Eagles)
Jim McMahon vs. Tony Eason (Bears vs. Pats)
My opinion is that likely the worst two QBs to ever take a team to the Super Bowl were David Woodley and Rex Grossman.
Fair to say?
What is, perhaps the Super Bowl that matched up the two "worst" QBs?
Jim Plunkett vs. Ron Jaworski (Raiders vs. Eagles)
No way Jose. Jim Plunkett was a winner, and Jaworski wasn't a slouch. That should have been Sipe vs Jaworski, but....
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What is, perhaps the Super Bowl that matched up the two "worst" QBs?
Jim Plunkett vs. Ron Jaworski (Raiders vs. Eagles)
No way Jose. Jim Plunkett was a winner, and Jaworski wasn't a slouch. That should have been Sipe vs Jaworski, but....
No way Jose. Jim Plunkett was a winner, and Jaworski wasn't a slouch. That should have been Sipe vs Jaworski, but....
So what DO you consider the worst QB matchup to ever take place in a Super Bowl? the following are the ONLY SB matchups where neither of the QBs have made the HOF..(or did not include the likes of Peyton, Brady, BR, Rodgers, Brees..future HOFers)
Brad Johnson/Rich Gannon (Bucs vs Raiders)
Trent Dilfer/Kerry Collins (Ravens vs. Giants)
Jim Plunkett vs. Ron Jaworski (Raiders vs. Eagles)
Jim McMahon vs. Tony Eason (Bears vs. Pats)
Joe Theisman vs. David Woodley (Redskins/Dolphins)
Joe Theisman vs. Jim Plunkett (Redskins/Raiders)
Joe Flacco vs. Colin Kaepernick (Ravens/49ers)
so...what was the worst QB matchup?
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What is, perhaps the Super Bowl that matched up the two "worst" QBs?
Jim Plunkett vs. Ron Jaworski (Raiders vs. Eagles)
No way Jose. Jim Plunkett was a winner, and Jaworski wasn't a slouch. That should have been Sipe vs Jaworski, but....
No way Jose. Jim Plunkett was a winner, and Jaworski wasn't a slouch. That should have been Sipe vs Jaworski, but....
Jaws was a good QB he was a freshman when I was a Sophomore at YSU he was part of the early turnaround of YSU football.
YSU was a D-II school back then but was a rare D-II invite to the Senior Bowl and was named the game MVP and impressed the NFL scouts Just FYI.
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No way Jose. Jim Plunkett was a winner, and Jaworski wasn't a slouch. That should have been Sipe vs Jaworski, but....
So what DO you consider the worst QB matchup to ever take place in a Super Bowl? the following are the ONLY SB matchups where neither of the QBs have made the HOF..(or did not include the likes of Peyton, Brady, BR, Rodgers, Brees..future HOFers)
Brad Johnson/Rich Gannon (Bucs vs Raiders)
Trent Dilfer/Kerry Collins (Ravens vs. Giants)
Jim Plunkett vs. Ron Jaworski (Raiders vs. Eagles)
Jim McMahon vs. Tony Eason (Bears vs. Pats)
Joe Theisman vs. David Woodley (Redskins/Dolphins)
Joe Theisman vs. Jim Plunkett (Redskins/Raiders)
Joe Flacco vs. Colin Kaepernick (Ravens/49ers)
so...what was the worst QB matchup?
So what DO you consider the worst QB matchup to ever take place in a Super Bowl? the following are the ONLY SB matchups where neither of the QBs have made the HOF..(or did not include the likes of Peyton, Brady, BR, Rodgers, Brees..future HOFers)
Brad Johnson/Rich Gannon (Bucs vs Raiders)
Trent Dilfer/Kerry Collins (Ravens vs. Giants)
Jim Plunkett vs. Ron Jaworski (Raiders vs. Eagles)
Jim McMahon vs. Tony Eason (Bears vs. Pats)
Joe Theisman vs. David Woodley (Redskins/Dolphins)
Joe Theisman vs. Jim Plunkett (Redskins/Raiders)
Joe Flacco vs. Colin Kaepernick (Ravens/49ers)
so...what was the worst QB matchup?
Well if I had to pick one, I guess I'd say McMahon vs Eason. I happened to like McMahon, but obviously the Bears defense was the show. IMHO, the 1985 Bears was the best defense ever (for a single season).
Tony Eason got hot at the right time, and that Patriots team was the 1st ever to win 3 road playoff games if I recall.
The Theismann-Woodley matchup was the strike-shortened season, but that's a close 2nd I suppose.
Elway vs Doug Williams is honorable mention, but not on your list.
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So what DO you consider the worst QB matchup to ever take place in a Super Bowl? the following are the ONLY SB matchups where neither of the QBs have made the HOF..(or did not include the likes of Peyton, Brady, BR, Rodgers, Brees..future HOFers)
Brad Johnson/Rich Gannon (Bucs vs Raiders)
Trent Dilfer/Kerry Collins (Ravens vs. Giants)
Jim Plunkett vs. Ron Jaworski (Raiders vs. Eagles)
Jim McMahon vs. Tony Eason (Bears vs. Pats)
Joe Theisman vs. David Woodley (Redskins/Dolphins)
Joe Theisman vs. Jim Plunkett (Redskins/Raiders)
Joe Flacco vs. Colin Kaepernick (Ravens/49ers)
so...what was the worst QB matchup?
Well if I had to pick one, I guess I'd say McMahon vs Eason. I happened to like McMahon, but obviously the Bears defense was the show. IMHO, the 1985 Bears was the best defense ever (for a single season).
Tony Eason got hot at the right time, and that Patriots team was the 1st ever to win 3 road playoff games if I recall.
The Theismann-Woodley matchup was the strike-shortened season, but that's a close 2nd I suppose.
Elway vs Doug Williams is honorable mention, but not on your list.
Well if I had to pick one, I guess I'd say McMahon vs Eason. I happened to like McMahon, but obviously the Bears defense was the show. IMHO, the 1985 Bears was the best defense ever (for a single season).
Tony Eason got hot at the right time, and that Patriots team was the 1st ever to win 3 road playoff games if I recall.
The Theismann-Woodley matchup was the strike-shortened season, but that's a close 2nd I suppose.
Elway vs Doug Williams is honorable mention, but not on your list.
Elway maybe one of the top 5 to 7 quarterbacks of all time so no that wouldn’t be one of the choices
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Well if I had to pick one, I guess I'd say McMahon vs Eason. I happened to like McMahon, but obviously the Bears defense was the show. IMHO, the 1985 Bears was the best defense ever (for a single season).
Tony Eason got hot at the right time, and that Patriots team was the 1st ever to win 3 road playoff games if I recall.
The Theismann-Woodley matchup was the strike-shortened season, but that's a close 2nd I suppose.
Elway vs Doug Williams is honorable mention, but not on your list.
Elway maybe one of the top 5 to 7 quarterbacks of all time so no that wouldn’t be one of the choices
Elway maybe one of the top 5 to 7 quarterbacks of all time so no that wouldn’t be one of the choices
Hey now, you scolded me for not giving an opinion, now I give one, and it's wrong?
Remember, as great as Elway was, his SB wins came with Terrell Davis and a great rushing attack. Without that, they were AFC Kings and in Marty's head.
Additionally, Doug Williams wasn't a top-tier guy, he just happened to have a great playoff run with the Redskins.
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Elway maybe one of the top 5 to 7 quarterbacks of all time so no that wouldn’t be one of the choices
Hey now, you scolded me for not giving an opinion, now I give one, and it's wrong?
Remember, as great as Elway was, his SB wins came with Terrell Davis and a great rushing attack. Without that, they were AFC Kings and in Marty's head.
Additionally, Doug Williams wasn't a top-tier guy, he just happened to have a great playoff run with the Redskins.
Hey now, you scolded me for not giving an opinion, now I give one, and it's wrong?
Remember, as great as Elway was, his SB wins came with Terrell Davis and a great rushing attack. Without that, they were AFC Kings and in Marty's head.
Additionally, Doug Williams wasn't a top-tier guy, he just happened to have a great playoff run with the Redskins.
I was talking about the combination of both qbs and yes if your opinion is that Elway was not on the best quarterbacks of all time then yes your opinion is objectively wrong....as much as it pains me to say so
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Hey now, you scolded me for not giving an opinion, now I give one, and it's wrong?
Remember, as great as Elway was, his SB wins came with Terrell Davis and a great rushing attack. Without that, they were AFC Kings and in Marty's head.
Additionally, Doug Williams wasn't a top-tier guy, he just happened to have a great playoff run with the Redskins.
I was talking about the combination of both qbs and yes if your opinion is that Elway was not on the best quarterbacks of all time then yes your opinion is objectively wrong....as much as it pains me to say so
I was talking about the combination of both qbs and yes if your opinion is that Elway was not on the best quarterbacks of all time then yes your opinion is objectively wrong....as much as it pains me to say so
Well according the the QB rating gobbeldy- gook (which I'm not really a fan of) they had Elway at 60th all time through 2014. Elway is obviously way better than 60th on the eye test, and I'd put him in my top 10.
BUT....I maintain Elway vs Williams wasn't a good combo match-up in the Super Bowl.
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I was talking about the combination of both qbs and yes if your opinion is that Elway was not on the best quarterbacks of all time then yes your opinion is objectively wrong....as much as it pains me to say so
Well according the the QB rating gobbeldy- gook (which I'm not really a fan of) they had Elway at 60th all time through 2014. Elway is obviously way better than 60th on the eye test, and I'd put him in my top 10.
BUT....I maintain Elway vs Williams wasn't a good combo match-up in the Super Bowl.
Well according the the QB rating gobbeldy- gook (which I'm not really a fan of) they had Elway at 60th all time through 2014. Elway is obviously way better than 60th on the eye test, and I'd put him in my top 10.
BUT....I maintain Elway vs Williams wasn't a good combo match-up in the Super Bowl.
Passer rating IS a bogus statistic. I mean that link you gave would have Chad Pennington, Jeff Garcia, David Garrard and Trent Green in the top 20 QBs all time.
And Starrr, Tarkenton, Unitas, Graham, Elway, Bradshaw...and others wouldn't even be in the Top 50.
And while Elway/Williams may not be on the top of the heap as far as SB starting QBs go.....it is far, far from the worst. If you divided all SB games into Quartiles...it would probably be in the third quartile somewhere.
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