09-01-2022, 06:25 AM
Not trivia per se, but here's a clickbait article listing the top 40 NFL quarterbacks. Four of the top 40 (Brodie, Title, Montana, Young) played their careers substantially with the 49ers:
The Greatest NFL Quarterbacks Of All Time – Herald Weekly
Of local interest, and also mentioned were Aaron Rodgers at #6, Elway at #15, and Tom Brady as GOAT.
What struck me as truly interesting about this list was how many slightly-above-average quarterbacks who were on the list who just happened to have very long careers (Kerry Collins, Vinny Testaverde, Dave Krieg, Kenny Anderson, Warren Moon), were okay quarterbacks who had great defenses and skill players on offense (Bradshaw, Phil Simms, Troy Aikman, Bart Starr). The passing machines (Fouts, Marino, Luckman, Drew Brees), I definitely understand that. Great quarterbacks on otherwise okay teams (Elway, Jim Kelly, Tarkenton), I get that too.
Most interesting to me were the few who were exceptional virtually their entire careers (Brady, Peyton Manning, Otto Graham, Brett Favre, Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, Sammy Baugh, Norm Van Brocklin)
The Greatest NFL Quarterbacks Of All Time – Herald Weekly
Of local interest, and also mentioned were Aaron Rodgers at #6, Elway at #15, and Tom Brady as GOAT.
What struck me as truly interesting about this list was how many slightly-above-average quarterbacks who were on the list who just happened to have very long careers (Kerry Collins, Vinny Testaverde, Dave Krieg, Kenny Anderson, Warren Moon), were okay quarterbacks who had great defenses and skill players on offense (Bradshaw, Phil Simms, Troy Aikman, Bart Starr). The passing machines (Fouts, Marino, Luckman, Drew Brees), I definitely understand that. Great quarterbacks on otherwise okay teams (Elway, Jim Kelly, Tarkenton), I get that too.
Most interesting to me were the few who were exceptional virtually their entire careers (Brady, Peyton Manning, Otto Graham, Brett Favre, Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, Sammy Baugh, Norm Van Brocklin)
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