Johnny Unitas IS and forever will be the greatest quarterback.
When Drew Breese breaks his record of 47 consecutive TD passes this weekend, it should go down in the record books with a big asterisk designating Before and After ‘skirted’ quarterbacks.
These days a rusher can’t even scrape a fingernail on a quarterback without seeing a yellow flag.
Modern era quarterbacks are a more protected species than the spotted owl.
One could argue that Unitas, Montana, Marino, and Peyton Manning could all lay claim to the title of all time greatest. Then there is a significant drop when you get to the rest of the top 10 which I have as Aikman, Staubach, Namath, Bradshaw, Young, and Kelly. Unitas would be a great QB in todays league. He ushered in the age of the modern QB.
The guys on my list are there because they were and in Mannings case are true leaders on the football field. Each one of these guys found ways to win when it seemed impossible. They were all tough mentaly and physicaly.