If Cards could have had any QB down through history

[Russ Smith]

The Snake might have succeeded if he had played for San Fran like Montana did. Jake did have 'it' but he lacked the great silver haired coach that Montana had to take him there.

But he played for the genius that made McCown look good this year in Chicago and all he did was get him fired.

Jake's best years were in Denver playing in a system completely tailored to him under Shanahan and that worked just long enough for Shanahan to decide he needed to draft someone better.

Jake would have been better in SF yes, but he still wouldn't have been "it" and the expectations there were much higher. They wouldn't have tolerated 6 years of it like we did.

 

[CardLogic]

Coulda, woulda, shoulda. . . I'm not playing!

 

[D-Dogg]

Im surprised at the # of people picking Manning.

I'm not.

Also not surprised you are surprised.

 

[Shane]

I'm not.

Also not surprised you are surprised.

I am. Ring buddy. He is a perennial playoff choker throughout his career.

IMO it should be Montana or Brady and not even be close. A lot of people like you like regular season fluff I guess.

 

[D-Dogg]

he'll have his second ring this year so you can quit yer bellyachin'.

 

[D-Dogg]

I am. Ring buddy. He is a perennial playoff choker throughout his career.

IMO it should be Montana or Brady and not even be close. A lot of people like you like regular season fluff I guess.

Why not Terry Bradshaw?

 

[Shane]

Why not Terry Bradshaw?

Just not fun and enjoyable to watch to me.

 

[Seandonic]

Kurt! Kurt! Kurt!

 

[NJCardFan]

Im surprised at the # of people picking Manning.

I'm even more surprised at the lack of support Elway is getting. He took his team to 5 Super Bowls, won 2, and is probably the best QB in history with his team down and needing a late score. This is, bar none, the greatest single drive in football history:



I need to add that this drive was during an era when the QB couldn't simply clock the ball like today.

 

[SissyBoyFloyd]

I'm even more surprised at the lack of support Elway is getting. He took his team to 5 Super Bowls, won 2, and is probably the best QB in history with his team down and needing a late score. This is, bar none, the greatest single drive in football history:



I need to add that this drive was during an era when the QB couldn't simply clock the ball like today.

You need to combine this with the FUMBLE game. Can't remember if it was the year before or after this one.

 

[Shane]

I'm even more surprised at the lack of support Elway is getting. He took his team to 5 Super Bowls, won 2, and is probably the best QB in history with his team down and needing a late score. This is, bar none, the greatest single drive in football history:



I need to add that this drive was during an era when the QB couldn't simply clock the ball like today.

Hard to Argue that point. I liked Elway.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Brady and Manning are very, very close but I chose Brady only because of the amount of Super Bowl wins that he has. Elway would be 3rd, followed by Montana, Marino, and Favre in that order.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I'm even more surprised at the lack of support Elway is getting. He took his team to 5 Super Bowls, won 2, and is probably the best QB in history with his team down and needing a late score. This is, bar none, the greatest single drive in football history:



I need to add that this drive was during an era when the QB couldn't simply clock the ball like today.

He didn't even have to make any plays on 4th down to keep the drive going. Interesting call as your best drive in history.

 

[NJCardFan]

He didn't even have to make any plays on 4th down to keep the drive going. Interesting call as your best drive in history.

Team down by 7 with 5 minutes remaining, on their own 2 yard line, in a hostile stadium, against a good defense. May not have included any 4th down plays(I don't understand why this has to be a criteria) but he did have a 3rd and 18 to contend with. If you can think of a better drive I'd live to hear it.

 

[Buckybird]

Brady and Manning are very, very close but I chose Brady only because of the amount of Super Bowl wins that he has. Elway would be 3rd, followed by Montana, Marino, and Favre in that order.

If that's your criteria why wouldn't it be Montana or Bradshaw? 4-0 beats 3-2 anyday in my book

 

[D-Dogg]

Just not fun and enjoyable to watch to me.

And there's my Tom Brady answer.

Joe Montana was not the QB Manning is, though great. Plus, he was a Niner and I've always hated them.

 

[GatorAZ]

Bradshaw wouldn't make my top-50 for Cards QB's. Top-10 would any combination of Young, Brady, Manning, Favre, Marino, Montana, Rodgers, Brees and Roethlisberger.

 

[desertdawg]

That's wrong, I voted for Favre 8 times! Who in the hell votes for Favre?

 

[PDXChris]

I never want to change the past because you never know why may have gone differently. Warner took us to a SB, so I want no one else.

 

[NJCardFan]

I never want to change the past because you never know why may have gone differently. Warner took us to a SB, so I want no one else.

If Joe Montana was serious about coming here, this team could have been a better contender than the '08 team. The '90-'94 Cards were on the cusp but were derailed by the injury to Rosenbach who looked like Jake Plummer before there was a Jake Plummer before his injury. Even with the myriad of QB's we had, the '93 Cards had heart. Had Montana been the QB that team could have conceivably won at least 4 games they lost that year. 4 losses by 5 points or less and only 1 by more than 14.