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Originally Posted by Dahoss
Montana definitely. Johnny Unitas or Bart Starr maybe, but they played before I was born, so it's tough to make a a strong arguement for them. Maybe Brett Favre if he retired four years ago. Brady's better than Peyton Manning but not by much.
Don't get me wrong, Brady is fantastic. But he also plays in a system that made Matt Cassel 11-5 as a starter and makes guys like Benjarvis Green Ellis look like a Pro Bowler.
Edit: I see Dala mentioned Elway. I agree, but like she said it's disputable.
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I can't speak for Johnny Unitas or Bart Starr either of course, but I do know that today's athletes are not comparable to those and I would take any of the modern QB's (1980-) based on that. Montana is the one that clearly is the competition, because if you weight Super Bowls/playoffs heaviest, he is so far ahead of the next guy it isn't even funny (and that's not to say Brady isn't ultra clutch). But if you look at the regular season statistics (especially factoring in he had the greatest receiver to ever lace 'em up on his side, and a top 50 in Taylor as well):
Montana: 3,409 completions, 5,391 attempts (63.3%), 40,551 yards, 273 TD's, 139 INT's, rating of 92.3 in what was essentially full 12 seasons
Brady: 2,908 completions, 4,574 attempts (63.6%), 33,547 yards, 248 TD's, 103 INT's, rating of 94.3 in 8.75 seasons
Elway: 4,123 completions, 7,250 attempts (56.8%), 51,475 yards, 300 TD's, 226 INT's in 16 seasons