Monday, April 12, 2010

Quarterbacks, the best of the best

The quarter back position. they are the star players sometime. Some say they are the leaders of the team. I think we all know that if the quarterback does not have an amazing sense of teamwork, agility and skill. I will be judging the quarter backs on their total amount of yards passed, ran and touchdowns scored. In this countdown towards the greatest i will begin at 5.

At 5 in our countdown i will begin with Fran Tarkenton. Frank played football for 17 years in which he played in 246 NFL regular season games. he completed 3,686 out of 6467 total passes. this is about 67% of his passes which were completed. He lead his team to the superbowls in 1976 but he has never won a superbowl. From 1961 to 1966 he played for the Minnesota vikings. He then switched to the New York giants from 1967 to 1971. He then returned to the Vikins for the remainder of his career and retired in 1978.



At number four in our countdown we go over Johnny Unitas. Johnny Unitas played in 211 regular season games he completed 2830 out of 5186 pass attempts. He threw 40,239 yards and 253 interceptions. he started his football career 1956 with the Baltimore colts. there he spent seventeen of his eighteen seasons. he ended his career with the San Deigo chargers.


At three in our countdown we have John Elway. He started at 1982. He played 16 seasons of football. all of them where with the Denver broncos. He lead the broncos to 5 Superbowls but won 2 of them. He threw 51,475 yards. He threw 300 touchdown pases and 266 interceptions. He threw 4,123 passes out of 7,250 attempts.

At number three in our countdown we have John Elway. John Elway played in 234 NFL regular season games, completed 4,123 out of 7,250 pass attempts, threw for 51,475 yards, threw 300 touchdown passes and 226 interceptions. Elway has appeared in the Pro Bowl nine times, and won the MVP award in 1987.

At number two in our countdown we have Joe Montana. Joe Montana was drafted in the third round by the 49'ers in 1979. He spent thirteen seasons with the 49ers before spending two ears with the kansas city chiefs.Joe Montana played in 192 NFL regular season games, completed 3,409 out of 5,391 pass attempts, threw for 40,551 yards, threw 273 touchdown passes and 139 interceptions.

And finally first in our countdown we have the great Dan Marino. Dan Marino was a first-round draft pick for the Miami Dolphins in 1983. He spent seventeen seasons as quarterback of the Miami Dolphins and broke almost every passing record possible.Marino played in 242 NFL regular season games, completed 4,967 out of 8,358 pass attempts, and threw for 61,361 yards, threw 420 touchdown passes and 252 interceptions. Marino made nine appearances in the Pro Bowl, and won the MVP award in 1984
Dan MArino

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