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Top 10 QBs
"Jordan"
49ers Paradise Fan Press
04.11.2001

Overview: The QB is the man your team will be identified by. There are many different kinds of QBs. The athletes who are mobile and have strong arms, but aren't instinctive or courageous. Then there are the pure drop back passers, who will stand tall and deliver a precise pass with a strong arm and perfect spiral. But these guys are usually stiff in the pocket, and take many sacks. The third kind are guys who don't have the best physical tools, but have heart, and are courageous, allowing great mobility, and are proven leaders with toughness. This kind usually throws the soft touch passes, and are the most accurate. All of those types are present in the NFL, but which men made the top 10? Well, here they are!

1. Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers-This man is too young not to be King again. He has heart , courage which is off the charts, a cannon of an arm. He's a great leader who finds WRs and picks things apart with passes from his cannon arm in and out of the pocket. It doesn't matter who his WRs are, because he's going to throw all over the field and for over 4,000 yards. He's also taken his team to the Super Bowl, twice, and he's been on top of the world once. He had some problems with the major thumb injury, but he is now totally back in Green Bay.

2. Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams-O.K, this is extremely difficult for me to do, knowing the hatred I have towards the Rams and their B.S excuse for a franchise. But he has a great touch pass, and in a dome, he's unstoppable and unflappable. He and Peyton Manning are about even both in a dome, and on grass where they stink. But Manning has never won a playoff game in his career. Warner obviously has.

3. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts-Like Warner, awesome on turf with a metal roof over his head. Also like Warner, not an athlete. He's not fast, not mobile. But the thing that keeps him below Kurt is his poise. Warner at times is unflappable, while Peyton's patience is often questionable.

4. Jeff Garcia, San Francisco 49ers-Not exactly who you'd expect at the top. But he's a tough, dedicated S.O.B. He lifts weights in the off-season to strength his weak arm. He takes pounding, scrambles, throws jump passes under duress. He's a poor man's Brett Favre now. And that's fine with San Francisco, as he is cheaper and still throws for over 4,000 yards.

5. Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders-Veteran who has emerged as the best running QB in the NFL. He throws all the passes well, takes command of his team with ease. And surprisingly, he has won a playoff game.

6. Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles-Great athlete who has a strong enough arm to throw the most amazing pass you've ever seen in your life, and has enough speed to beat everyone down the field for a 50-yard TD, a la Steve Young. It's tough to tell if he fits the classic stereotype for a black QB (scrambler, and a guy who doesn't pass for a whole lot of yards) but he's certainly an excellent talent. And he seems very veteran-like in making the correct decisions. We will be seeing lots more of this young superstar, especially once he gets a go-to wide receiver and his runningback back.

7. Drew Bledsoe, New England Patriots-Kinda forgotten since the Super Bowl, as New England has lost more and more players. He's shivering without his security blanket tight end Ben Coates, spitting out blood without his runningbacks Curtis Martin and Robert Edwards. But the guy is still a great passer, still has awesome pocket awareness, and can still lead a team deep into the playoffs. But he'll need to be protected, and he'll need 3 good receivers to get there.

8. Brian Griese, Denver Broncos-Has been developed nicely by Mike Shannahan. Has good arm, and shows a great understanding of what he needs to do as a Denver Bronco. He may be the most overrated piece of monkey crap ever to grace God's Green Earth, but we'll never know as long as he's in that system. He's smart, prepared, and although he's not a runner, he could get to a Super Bowl if the run game takes over, and even though Mike Anderson ran for 1500 yards, it isn't the threat it was with Terrell Davis back there.

9. Steve McNair, Tennessee Titans-I was a little hesitant to put him on this list, but I remembered back to when he actually had receivers who would catch the ball. He's got a powerful arm, he can zip it, and run the West Coast Offense. He's got outstanding mobility, and he can take off and run like the wind. He can scramble, and throw downfield. He usually puts the ball right on target, and he could throw for 3,500 yards if he had enough talent around him. The only concern is his occasional big mistake where he throws an interception trying to force something to happen.

10. Brad Johnson, Tampa Bay Bucs-He has a good arm, great touch. He sets up and delivers a sharp pass to his receivers. He's tall, he can read the entire field, which is why he threw for over 4,000 yards in Washington. He knows how to execute, he's smart, and he's a real nice guy. He's really good with his teammates, and can take control of his team, if they're responsive.

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