Top 10 Ever: Quarterbacks

     In what is closing in on the end of another NFL season with a few potentially going to be broken, I shall take a look at who exactly is the greatest at each position in NFL history.  I will not base any of this off of records or championships the player accomplished with their team.  I will base this off of talent, and value they have to a team (as in if that team didn't have that certain player, would they be as successful).  To start this new series, the greatest quarterbacks ever.

10. Dan Fouts- Chargers
9. Brett Favre- Falcons, Packers, Jets, Vikings
8. Steve Young- Buccaneers, 49ers
7. Sammy Baugh- Redskins
6. Roger Staubach- Cowboys
5. Dan Marino- Dolphins
4. Peyton Manning- Colts, Broncos
3. Otto Graham- Browns
2. Joe Montana- 49ers, Chiefs
1. Johnny Unitas- Colts, Chargers

     Not really much of a surprise on many of these players.  If you call yourself a quote-on-quote "football buff" but don't know the history of the greatness that is Johnny Unitas and Otto Graham, then you might want to learn some history.  Quarterbacks today wouldn't be able to keep up with the talents of those two.

     I placed Dan Fouts and Sammy Baugh on this list because they were the quarterbacks that revolutionized the passing game in the NFL.  Baugh was the first real dropback quarterback in the 1930s.  Fouts revolutionized by being one of the first quarterbacks to utilize the downfield passing attack.

     Montana and Young were two quarterbacks that had ice flowing through their veins.  Nothing phased them, and both faced great adversity in their time.  Dan Marino also was calm when he played and just slung the ball.  If Fouts revolutionized the downfield passing, these three mastered it.

     Roger Staubach was the face of the Dallas Cowboys.  He made the Cowboys relevant and Dallas wasn't the same team the next decade after he retired.

     Peyton Manning is probably the only quarterback today that can match the likes of Johnny Unitas and Otto Graham.  His knowledge of the game and pure ability makes him at least the best of the last 15 years.

     Brett Favre might not be the most mechanically sound quarterback in history, as he caused offensive coordinators to lose a lot of hair, but his greatness goes beyond his play.  Favre brought the fun out of the game in what many treat as serious business.  How he played the game should be respected, and even more so since he was successful at it.

     Debate the list if you want, I already explained my preferences for being on this list.  These quarterbacks changed the way football is made and should be recognized as the greatest for what they have done to the game.

     Next up on Top 10 Ever: Top 10 running backs.