Who are the NFL's Gritty Quarterbacks?
He’s still got my vote – and a lot of others – for “gritty” not “pretty.”
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Let me know if you agree or disagree on the gritty NFL quarterbacks.
And for the record, there was only one vote for Tom Brady and that came from a delusional Pats fan. The least you can do is be honest about your teams strengths. Tom Brady is far from gritty – and gritty does not equal successful. Brady is successful being pretty – let him be pretty. But don’t buy into this PR campaign to make him rugged – it’s a total disingenuous turn off.
Let the comments begin.
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drinkyourmilkshake:
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Hmm…I can’t agree with one Mr. Donovan McNabb. Puking on the field during the super bowl? Plus every other one of the QB’s on your list have at least one Super Bowl victory, which to me would be a pre-req. Other than that I’m not sure who I would replace with McNabb, possibly the person I mentioned to you earlier, Chad Pennington, who has won two comeback player of the year awards and consistently wins games. Although I would contradict my statement about winning a superbowl earlier.
Some older QB’s that should at least get a mention are John Elway, and possibly Fran Tarkenton.
kennethlim:
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Nice list, though it does beg the question: “Gritty or pretty, which is best?”
The McNabb post-season victories thing isn’t true BTW. The record was Bart Starr’s, but is now held by Tom Brady
Talib:
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:24 pm
I love this list.
You’re absolutely correct about Tom Brady not being gritty. I would even consider Peyton Manning to be more gritty. At least he gets hit, Brady…not so much. We saw what happened when he was actually getting hit (Super Bowl).
emmettjones:
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Nice post. Montana and Brady are definitely not gritty. Not any more than the average QB. Favre is probably the first person that comes to mind (and based on the results, everyone else’s mind as well). Recent QB’s I would throw someone like a Steve McNair on the list. A tough guy that played hurt, all of the time, but still put up numbers.
steelergurl:
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:38 pm
@kennethlim – I took it out because 1) I don’t have enough time today to go and confirm (since this ain’t my day job lol) and 2) it was on the Eagles website…so maybe it was out of Eagles history and I quoted wrong. Good catch though either way. (man I need a proofreader)
It does beg the question, what’s better, gritty or pretty?
Hmmm….sounds like a season analysis.
I need to see Brady work it out this year before I comment on it.
But GREAT story idea.
@DYMS – I will allow you to scoop that story idea if you like…but only you
Ian:
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:40 pm
As a future quarterback of the Steelers, it must have been daunting to have to follow Bradshaw, whomever he was. In the future, can you imagine how intimidating it is going to be for a Steelers prospect to have to follow both Ben AND Bradshaw?
After watching the Hated Patriots and the Giants play the Super Bowl, and then watching the Steelers play the Super Bowl, hands down, Rothlisberger is a better quarterback than Brady. The Gurl is right, Brady had his chance to show his grit and folded under a heavy rush. I mean, some of his passes were way off the mark when the reciever was open because he was worried about the rush. Ben on the other hand, some say, gets better after contact. Let’s say the rest of the Hated Patriots digress this year, who do you want, Tom or Ben?
Lee Tilman:
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:28 pm
No Johnny U??? He rubbed mud on his cuts and played a semi-pro season on a dirt field while working in construction.
Found this from Bubba Smith:
‘A guy broke through the line, hit him, pushed his head in the ground. He called the same play, let the guy come through and broke his nose with the football. I said, ‘That’s my hero.’ ”
mantho:
June 4th, 2009 at 1:54 am
Johnny U absolutely belongs on the list. And he’s a Pittsburgh kid. Who could ask for more?
I would put Elway up there, too. Not sure if he would make the list, though. Remember his first year in the league, when he had that snotty, priviledged, pretty-boy tag? Every defense in the league made a point to lay extra lick on him but he kept coming back. I gained a lot of respect for him after that.
I love Montana. It’s a toss up between him and the Slow, White Bronco (sorry for the bad OJ reference.) In the end, I guess neither would make the top five.
McNabb is tough but I would not say he is tough enough to make this list. Good point about McNair. He wouldn’t even practice during the week due to injuries, then come out and win games.
As tough as Bradshaw was, Ben came back from a wreck, an appendectomy and crappy coaching to almost save the season. We have to give him a bump.
I am not a big Farve fan but he DOES have that record and that buys a lot of respect.
I would rank them 5-B; 4-Ben; 3-McNair; 2-Unitas; 1-Farve
mantho:
June 4th, 2009 at 1:56 am
Sorry. #5 was supposed to be Bradshaw. Typing is my life.
steelergurl:
June 4th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Thanks @Mantho for commenting…I actually didn’t order them, the order rep’s the number of votes they got from twitterverse and a few random emails. The questions I asked was, when you hear the term “gritty quarterback” who do you think about.
This is what they told me…there were a ton of random answers – even Jay Cutler!!
John Elway also deserves honorable mention because he “almost” made this list.
But just to be clear, I didn’t choose the answers and I didn’t rank them other than to tally the number of times someone said their name.
But I like your list and order if I were to choose it myself.
The NFL Chick:
June 4th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
No love for my boo Rivers??? He tore a ligament in his knee in 2007 and still played. And was back in no time for the 2008 season… He should be on here over McNabb.
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Inkognegro:
June 6th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Joe Montana is about as Gritty as Michelle Obama. Perhaps the GOAT, but not the GRIT.
Anyone questioning Donovan McNabb’s grit clearly didn’t watch the game where he got his ankle broken and THEN threw four TDs to win the game.
That Steve McNair wasn’t mentioned until the comments was inexcusable.
Tom Brady will NEVER be gritty. ever.
David White:
June 8th, 2009 at 3:40 am
If Big Ben can play the 2009 AFC Championship Game with broken ribs and the Super Bowl with the same injury, Then Ben Roethlisburger is by far the grittiest QB of all time. The only other performance that comes close is Donavan McNabb puking his guts out at Lincoln Financilal Field.Therfore the push goes to Ben becuase broken ribs is a harder injury to overcome than blowing chunks all over the football field. Hey son pass the Salsa and Chips while we watch Donovan take his team down the field.(LMAO)