Peter King's Top 12 QBs of All Time

Peter King's Top 12 QBs of All Time

Otto Graham

AP

In Peter King's upcoming book, Monday Morning Quarterback, he writes, "If I'm building a team for a three- or five-year window, whom would I choose?" Here are the top 12 quarterbacks from his list and his skinny on each, beginning with Otto Graham. "He won seven league titles and seven passing titles in a legendary 10-year career."

Sammy Baugh

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Incredible three-way player: In '43 he led the NFL in passing, punting and interceptions.

Joe Montana

Andy Hayt/SI

Mr. Cool, Mr. Clutch, Mr. Accurate won three Super Bowl MVP awards.

Johnny Unitas

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He piloted the Colts on late tying and winning drives in the greatest game ever: the '58 title tilt.

Brett Favre

John Biever/SI

Imagine playing 291 straight games at quarterback. That's the record he's most proud of.

Peyton Manning

David E. Klutho/SI

Entering '09 he was 131 TD passes behind Favre. Isn't breaking every QB record inevitable?

John Elway

Heinz Kluetmeier/SI

Always 1, 1a with Marino. Elway gets the edge, two championships to none.

Dan Marino

John Biever/SI

No one threw it more beautifully, ever. He was the first man to reach 400 TD passes.

Roger Staubach

Walter Iooss Jr./SI

Bill Belichick's boyhood idol, a Navy man, didn't take his first NFL snap till age 27.

Tom Brady

David Bergman/SI

Tough call after starting for just seven years, but three rings in those first four seasons clinches it.

Bart Starr

Marvin E. Newman/SI

A pedestrian guy till Lombardi arrived, then boom: five NFL titles in a seven--year span.

Terry Bradshaw

Walter Iooss Jr./SI

Four rings later, I have one question: How dumb is he now, Hollywood?