Evolution of the Quarterback: History of Every Style From Scramblers to Cannon Arms! | NFL Explained
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It has been dubbed the highest profile position in ALL of sports: NFL Quarterback. So its time to see how the position has evolved, from a time when throwing the ball was rare, and considered an act of desperation, to an era where the pass has taken over as THE way to move the ball on offense. See who the 10 most IMPORTANT QBs to ever have played the game are, while seeing which other signal callers over time followed in their footsteps. Its NFL Explained: The Evolution of the QB Tree!
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Who ever came up with this video idea at NFL Throwback is a legend
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Bullshit. They killed NFL films , and purposely erased 70 years of football.
They stole the idea from KTO
Nah Fr.
Factual
Can't stop at QB's now... We need a piece on RB's, WR's.... you get my point
i need RB's and Edge's episodes
wr: calvin johnson
Punters too
@@SolidPain6624 coaches too
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I have seen Mahomes and Elway make some crazy off angle passes, but that behind the back pass from Jurgenson was just crazy.
Truly
Before Marino came along, many considered Jurgenson to be the best pure passer in NFL history.
A modern head coach would have a heart attack. Back when Jurgenson did it, the coach probably said to himself he needed to get his eyes checked - which is probably what saved him :-) That is crazy.
The biggest flex ever done on a football field
That was in the College All-Star Game.
"That's not an arm that's a gun, you gotta have a permit to carry that thing." John Madden, you are missed sir.
It's crazy to think about QBs back in the early days playing multiple positions. Otto Graham legitimately played defense in the same games he played QB. Like imagine nowadays Lamar Jackson throwing a TD pass then getting right back on the field and covering Tyreek Hill. Lol
Otto Graham was an OG (no pun intended)
Right. Like Sammy Baugh with Washington, hes one of the NFL100 QBs. One of the greatest ever. One year he led the league in Passing, Interceptions, and Punting. Guys were just ball players back then, now it's all specialists.
That’s why I think they deserve more respect and attention. I’m sure if Johnny U and someone like Luckman played in todays league they would be top 5 elite QBs easily. People always gloss over the old footage and dismiss these QBs because of their weak stats. Different era today. I think Marino would have 60 TD passes in a season these days easily
Honestly I feel like Lamar Jackson could be a hell of a CB.
The stamina of the old athletes is insane. Like when those old boxing matches that last 50 rounds.
NFL Throwback is back at it with new forms of history that we don’t know about
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@@coldestvr_ way too many. Damn.
No they're not
“You got any left handed footballs?” Dear lord, I did not expect that level of gold to come out of Favre’s mouth. 10/10.
as a lefty, that made me smile as well
Gold? pft!
Sammy Baughs 4 TDs (as QB) and 4 INTs (as DB) game is just unbelievable. Wow. Imagine any QB today breaking offensive and defensive records, let alone in one game...
He is the goat
NFL THROWBACK will never let the history of football die off or be forgotten.. So many legends ... All of them great.. Love these videos...
Imo charlie ward these days would have been a top 10 pick ..
@@ericsigersmith6067 Ward was a good one
This concept needs to be done for every position, not only does it teach new people interested in the game, but it puts the leagues history/lore into a understandable order
Great idea!!!
I love the methodology in the breaking down of skill/ability levels. One can do this within their respective favorite team. From the hot shot one season wonders to steady achievers beyond a few seasons but not all-star mention.
Please do the other positions this video was so amazing to watch. As a young (22) fan of the nfl it means a lot to be able to see the history behind what made this sport so great. You hear names mentioned all the time but to actually see the film alongside makes it so much better.
True. Would love to see this same video but with runningbacks or linebackers
Recievers, linebackers or runningbacks
Two Things: I am so happy that y'all put Vick on the list, I was baffled when you didn't put him under 'scrambler' and was scared you were going to diss him by not including him. I was relieved when I saw he did come up later as 'dual threat'. I am also very happy you put Brady at the top, can't argue with that. I truly feel lucky to be alive during the same timeline to be able to see what he has done. Awesome video! Rarely do I find a video this long that I won't even look up from.
I was looking for this comment!! I definitely do not understand why more people didn't bring it up! Watching the video for the first time and after all the scrambling QB's22:39 were picked I nearly lost it... ...Not seeing M.Vick39:32, W.Moon36:08, CNewton39:25 and missing R.Cunningham was too much (especially when they included Lamar Jackson38:38 in the next column) Really thought the list was garbage at that point. Even if you didn't get to see the majority of his (Randell's40:26) games he had so many amazing plays that he was shown as a highlight later on any NFL coverage for the games each week (before the name Vick had too) After they finished the next to last column and Warren Moon & Mike Vick made it but Randell Cunningham did not make it, I almost stopped watching the video tbh After L.Jackson was picked next I wasn't even thinking Randell was going to make it especially when it has one box left in the column and I already figured that Brady would be there at the top of the tree Especially got upset when they mentioned that big baby K.Murray20:21. He should never be allowed to be on an NFL list let alone play in the league (with his attitude) Go look up the dirt on him and his coach/team
As a Panthers fan I was happy to see Cam Newton get a mention. He gets more undeserved hate than any QB in the past decade imo
Vick should be dissed. Dog fighting freak
I swear, NFL Throwback is literally producing some of the most bingeable content on KZhead. I'm not even from USA, but here I am, sitting through almost an hour of a sport I've never heard of. Hats off.
You've never heard of American Football? What planet are you from?
lol that might be the point XD
@@areoheses3885 yeah fr. I understand not knowing one team or how the sport works at all, but never even heard of it? There ain’t no way. People on the mosh remote islands have probably heard of American football
@@bonjourphoenix7487 not true outside of America it’s not popular at all
@@areoheses3885 pretty much all my family outside of America has never heard of it. It’s really just an American thing
please do another video of this kind but with coaches and their innovations instead. that would be incredibly interesting to watch as well
fire idea
That would awesome. Maybe even cut it into 3 parts, where they talk about offense, defense, and special teams individually. Lol
What about NFL rivalries an divisions
Amazing idea. Honestly these NFL Explained videos are all really good.
Amen brother
I’m not even a huge NFL fan, I’m a premier league football / la liga football fan (soccer), but this video was wildly entertaining, super helpful, and very well organized and put together. Great job. Started liking football by seeing Brett Favre pass the baton to Aaron Rodgers, and how they always seemed to get out of a mess miraculously.
Hurts to see how amazing Russ was and how much he has struggled this year
Bronco's Country, let's cry :'(
It's not his fault. He's on a team that doesn't understand his play style. Denver is use to pocket passers.
Who's Russ?
Russ revenge tour 🔜
@@Frankincensedjb123 Russell Wilson
There's something so majestic and regal about a quarterback photographed during his pass attempt: the concentration in their eyes, the throwing motion, the sideway stance. It's all so distinct and unique.
I've always thought there was quite a bit of beauty in the movement of the quarterback dropping back to pass.
Sounds like you have a thing for QB's... There's a lot of them out there so I'm sure you'll find one someday that'll give you a chance to make them as happy as they make you 😉
@@Lowerclergy maybe when your mind matures past the 5th grade, you'll appreciate the thought.
@@StoneColdSergio I appreciate the thought and get what your saying, I was making a joke out of it because I was drunk.
@@Lowerclergy lol been there done that
You guys don't do long form stuff often but when you do...It's GOLD! I will watch this intently when I have a chance.
Trying to pump some more long form features out! They are a beast to make haha
@@NFLVault how would one go about it if they wanted to help research and/or write for an NFL channel such as yours?
@@NFLVault Pure Gold
@@NFLVault keep up the Fuego 🔥 content!!!
@@NFLVault I'm still waiting for the NFL rivalries an divisions!
Amazing video. In my mind, one QB trailblazer was Doug Flutie, who paved the way for some of the shorter quarterbacks in this video. Flutie was on the shorter end for a quarterback, standing at 5 feet 10 inches. Flutie won the Heisman Trophy in 1984 and was a starter in the USFL for one year before the league folded. Went to the Bears and later the Patriots before getting cut (NE fell apart after his departure).
And don’t forget what he did in the CFL. He might be considered the greatest player in CFL history.
Doug Flutie was on of my favorite QBs to watch play when he was with the bills & chargers. Flutie really tore it up in the CFL. Doug Flutie was the Tom Brady of the Canadian football League. He won 3 or 4 championships there.
Aaron Rodgers belongs in the precision passers category more so than the one he was put in. Sure he can scramble, but his accuracy is unmatched. Randall Cobb has 3 defenders on him? A-rod already sees an opening, and boom, touchdown.
Minus dual threat, the trunk, and you could even say scrambler you could have put a guy like Aaron anywhere else on this list because of how he became the embodiment of what an nfl qb should be and paved the oath for a guy like Mahomes to carry that on as a close to perfect an as you can get all around
I agree, he shouldn't have been put in the scrambler branch, the man can truly do it all. I also feel the RPO was the main reason he was running left or right, not because the play broke down and he had to scramble; although he has a few scrambling highlights
Basically a prototype
It’s riddled with errors. “Mahomes is a descendant of Rodgers”. WRONG. Alex Smith took them to the AFC Championship. Andy Reid primed Mahomes and while he shows off Smith was the prototype. Without Smith there’s no Mahomes at KC. The structure of these “branches” makes no sense at all whatsoever and doesn’t even attempt to explain its rationale.
Sammy baugh was an animal. Led the league in passing, punting and interceptions(as a defender) in one year. An absolute Washington legend. Play for play, one of the GOATs
I agree, Sammy Baugh was/is one of the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of all Time).
Agreed and btw folks when he says he lead in interceptions he means......on defense. Craziness
@@millhousemillard2140 yep that is what I meant. Outrageous. Imagine Brady this year playing safety as well and being the best at it. Its entirely unimaginable in this age. Greatness is undeniable, regardless of time period in my opinion. Baugh should always be, AT THE VERY LEAST, a Top 10 Player ever.
@@balamkinich7968 agreed
@@millhousemillard2140 Baugh was the first ever to grab 4 INTs in one game. Hes the only player in history to have more than one game with 4 INTs as a defender and Returned 2 INTs for TDs in that legendary game, the 2 returns is a record that has never been broken. Craziest part of it all, He Also threw 4 TDs in that Game. I wish I could watch it.
Should make a video of how offenses and defenses have changed over the years as well if you haven’t already!
I'd like to see that
Incredible list and breakdown. As mentioned in the end, we don't all have to agree on every piece of it, or which categories certain guys belong to, but the attention to detail to show the entirety of the position from its inception was really outstanding. Keep providing great content NFL Throwback!!
I have never heard of Fritz Polllard before but he definitely is a worthy HOFer. This is such an interesting video, but I am so glad that it included the barrier buster section. And this kind of video elicits a lot of controversy and discussion - but in a good way. Michael Vick is not mentioned in the Scramblers category? EDIT: Nevermind, Mike Vick was mentioned in the LAST section for dual threats, which is slightly different than the scramblers.
Just for anyone that isn’t old enough to know, the Tecmo Bowl series on NES only had 8 plays; 4 passing, 4 running, Randall Cunningham was the only quarterback that had his own run play… 25% of the Eagles’ running game in that game was Cunningham.
Yes. Tecmo Super Bowl
…also you could sub Young for Montana and he was a beast.
Anddd none of that matters if the other player has Bo Jackson lol. Especially for the original Tecmo bowl on Nintendo
@@GeneralBuckNaked the video and comment is about quarterbacks…
He was a beast in head to head but would never make it through a season run.
I’ll admit it, I hadn’t watched a lot of Otto Graham highlights, but wow, those throws were clean. People that say old players wouldn’t be able to make it today are ignorant. With our modern training and nutrition, they would be every bit as elite as they were back then.
The speed and complexity is what changed dramatically. And that's the if factor. Take Marino. He was voted 3 times AP. So best of his position. It happened in his first 4 years. Then even pro bowl nod was not automatic. The changing game got away from him. While we see some others to keep up. Interesting who could make it or who could not.
@@debreczenizoltan490 I think some people just had it. Jim Brown would run over anyone, regardless of era. John Mackey would still be an elite TE today.
@@D71219ONE Plot twist: Derrick Henry is actually Jim Brown's grandson
@@skule5727 I don’t want to list Henry in the same conversation as Jim Brown. He’s had 2 1/2 great seasons, and 1 good season. Jim Brown was a 3X MVP and 8X First-team All-Pro. Henry is really really good, but at this point, I don’t see him ever catching up close to Jim Brown.
Also important to note is that Derrick Henry doesn't have the durability of Jim Brown. Jim Brown played nine seasons and didn't miss a single game. This was back when defenders could face mask, horse collar tackle, closeline etc. Dude was ridiculously tough. Walter Payton was the only one I saw as durable as Jim Brown. Emmitt Smith, Curtis Martin, LaDainian Tomlinson were also super durable. I make such a big point of this because most running backs only last like 3 to 5 seasons at an elite level before injuries beat them down.
This is easily one of the most awesome and informative and brilliant documentaries I have ever seen. A 'must-see' for any NFL fan -especially someone who has at least a 'passing' interest in the history of the game. Though I have been an NFL fan my entire life, I am constantly learning new things and always recognizing that the era I grew up in, though very special and memorable, isn't necessarily the best. So many predecessors were so innovative and ahead of their time in their own right. It's so difficult, if not impossible, to compare eras -- things that are done great now by athletes were done very well 60+ years ago... I'm unfamiliar with many athletes of bygone eras -though I've heard of such players as Sid Luckman, Sonny Jorgensen, etc.-however they were before my time. Watching film of Sonny Jorgensen throw perfect awesomely-accurate spirals and 'behind-his-back' accurate passes many many years ago is amazing; I haven't ever seen, that I can remember, a 'behind-the-back' pass attempted by modern quarterbacks... I have long-since known of Otto Graham, who was before my era -- many NFL historians consider him to be the greatest NFL quarterback ever. The categorizing of quarterbacks into various categories in this documentary -- and the various 'branches' that all great quarterbacks descend from is also brilliant and superbly-interesting...
Man this was absolutely amazing. And ended it absolutely perfectly. Jesus Christ that was great. Whoever produced and wrote this please do every sport. I’ll even watch a curling one lol
It's great to see a video that doesn't suffer recency bias but actually covers the entire history of the NFL. Some names I'm familiar with many I'm not, which is a good thing.
I honestly thought they were going to put Mahomes or Rodgers at the top of the tree though just because of how they could fit into almost everyone of these categories and have created the idea of what a close to perfect all around qb can be
mahomes is 100% gonna try that behind the back throw that jurgenson did this year
He’s talked about trying it in practice but the coaches keep telling him to stop lol
@@erichall090909 its one of those thing if it work it is amazing and clip will go for years. When it fail, you will be laugh at like butt fumble. I also think it is way to hard to pull off in today’s football since defensive player had developed so much. Defensive players are too underrated.
@@haoye2413 come on... The dirty Sanchez isn't funny because he tried to look cool. It's funny because it was clumsy and super funny
@Not A God I can imagine it on a gadget play, have several things happening all at once to create some misdirection. Run a fake jet sweep with Tyreek going all the way over, everyone else running in the direction of what looks like a power run to the TE side and away from Tyreek, but the run is a fake, and Mahomes sneaks a behind the back pass to Tyreek, wide open in the flat.
This was utterly fantastic. I was expecting this to drop the ball, but it was thorough and on point. Well done. Thank you.
AMAZING!!!! Thank You for Sharing. Cheers
This was absolutely amazing! The best part is Randall Cunningham was given the respect he deserves! Growing up the Eagles were not my team, but Cunningham was by far my favorite player! I had posters, I had figures, I even had a shirt with his face on it. This video brought him up to legendary status where he belongs. Nice job!
I also was a huge Cunningham fan as a child. He was a monster! He was my favorite player(even though I was a saints fan...lol). Dude was must-see tv.
@@raymondsmith8027 was that because the Saints werent worth watching back then lol
As a Vikings fan, Cunningham holds a special place in my heart for having his best season on my team. Much like Favre.
I got upset at first when he wasn't listed under "scramblers" because his nickname was "Scramblin Randall". Glad to see they gave him his props. Favorite Eagle of all time and the reason I am a fan. The only time I have ever rooted for another team was for the Vikings in 98. Damn you Gary Anderson
The ultimate weapon QB Eagles on tecmo super bowl.
"You dont throw the ball with your stomach, you throw it with your arm" -Sonny Jurgensen🤣🤣🤣🤣
nice to see DT at 1:58 , RIP brother
Thanks for this video. I really enjoyed it and felt it was well put together. I appreciate the nod to the older trendsetting QBs and the Barrier Busters branch was a nice touch. Narration was clean and quality too. Big thumbs up NFL production team.
i know the guy who caught Unitas' last touchdown pass as a Colt, wide receiver Eddie Hinton. It was a short dinker that Hinton turned into a long touchdown. Unitas was at the end of his career, and the Colts were soundly beating the Bills. The crowd chanted "We want Unitas!" and the Colts faked an injury on their starting QB to send old Unitas out and throw one last touchdown, to an otherwise average NFL receiver with barely 1800 career yards, immortalizing Eddie Hinton as part of Unitas' last touchdown pass. Who says you can't romanticize football?
Nobody has ever said that lol
His last touchdown pass in his career also came against the Bills in ‘73 threw his last 2 touchdowns in a 34-7 win.. then played one more game before they made him hang it up.. went 1-3 as a starter and they just couldn’t justify keeping Dan Fouts as backup
You can’t romanticize football
Imo each era of the NFL has had amazing QBs.
Yeah its hard to deny that. Obviously, the importance of passing has been the difference in each era but theres always been guys that take advantage and make the most out of the opportunities they got to throw. Certains guys defined eras and it seems to be atleast one QB in pretty much every era that helps define that era.
@@balamkinich7968 totally agree. That’s why we need to consider the GOAT in each era.
Bold take Troy
This video shows that's more a fact than an opinion.
True. Before this most people would think Rodgers/Mahomes revolutionized throwing from any arm angle
This is seriously underrated. So much historical information. Love it
The absolutely BEST football videos I've ever seen. I'm looking forward to seeing more about that about other positions. I know it's hard, but that's one brilliant idea, to make position like a tree. keep doing that, please
Dude I can't believed what i just watched. So good, learned so much. Thanks Benny Friedman for making football better😉
The fact that Warren Moon is on here, I'm stoked as can be!!!
Thank you NFL Films and Steve Sabol. This is the best video I've seen in awhile
Thanks vm & merry xmas! Very educational. One on the history of defenses would be fantastic as per the tree of passing offenses etd. Thanks again from London UK.
Great video overall, I think Joe Kapp was the only QB I thought deserved a mention that we didn’t hear about. Kapp was throwing jump passes decades before Mahomes and helped legitimize QB’s who transitioned from the CFL to the NFL (like Warren Moon).
Plus Joe Kapp was native American right?
@@mcweese1 Kapp was Hispanic!
@@MrSinghKhanna Never knew that. Kapp was one of the toughest QBs I've ever seen play the game.
Yeah@@johnnyscarecrow71, I felt that way about unheralded QB Bill Nelson who guided the Browns through half decent seasons during the late 1960s into the early 1970s.
Jack Kemp threw a few jump passes himself in the 60's
Would love to see this with as many positions as possible. RBs or WRs for sure. Maybe a defensive position like Safety.
Good to video to do
I would like to see edge rushers
And MLB
as a Rugby League Football die hard that's recently started to really get into American Football this video helps me appreciate this sport just that little bit more, great video
Calling Ben the “full package”… whoever wrote this either needs to watch their words, or deserves a raise 😂
I'd put Ben in the Favre/Mahomes category.
He could do everything because he won't take no for an answer
He's definitely in the Favre category. I don't think Mahomes belongs in that category however. He never used his package the way those two did. Not a knock on him, just saying his package wasn't as troublesome for the opposite side.
@@KTF0 I agree. He based his play off of John Elway and was the modern Farve. Prime Ben scrambled better than any non-running QB, impossible to sack, cannon for an arm and always won in the clutch.
I've always wanted a video on the history or evolution of the quarterback. Amazing video once again.
This might be the most interesting football video I’ve ever seen. Great work! Thank you to all involved.
Exceptional video and concept and execution. Top shelf fellas. I agree with everything you said.
I love this. Especially when they forget to mention Warren Moon had to make a name for himself in the CFL for 5 years before the NFL ever looked at him lol.
They didn't forget. They ignored it. Just like they ignored that Bernie Custis was the first black / African-American pro quarterback. The NFL has no interest in Canada.
The NFL has no interest in the CFL
Kurt Warner - similar struggle
Ken “the snake” Stabler was unique in that his nickname and early career stems from his amazing scrambling ability. But later became an insane long distance passer as injuries took away his scrambling ability.
And did it all with a hangover🍻!!!
His predecessors were bombers Daryle Lamonica and George Blanda.
Yeah brah da Snake Go Raiders
What a great video. I learned a lot and enjoyed some great memories.
Excellent video! Really appreciated the love for the old guys that this generation doesn’t know about.
Love to see some Randall Cunningham love. Only one to lead the league in QB rushing yards one season and passing yards another season. Wild.
How in the hell is he not a HOFer yet wtf
I wouldn't be surprised to see multiple moblie QBs on the field regularly in a few decades. The wildcat receiver passes and philly special show that you can make massive gains by expirementing with who's throwing and preharps that's becomes the future of the game and the natural add-on to the spread and airraid offenses.
Brilliant!! Someone said that before... If you have two fast Qb's no one will know who's throwing the ball or running the ball. To further confuse defenses
This is the basics of an offense I’ve designing. It has a new position called a dual back, the combination of a quarter and running back. This player will basically never leave the field. They will slide back to rb, up to qb and even put to Hback. The evolution of the wildcat.
@@PlayerJay425 brilliant!! Football is the most innovative sport ever... And this could definitely add an effective new wrinkle to an offense
So an old school fullback instead of two halfbacks.
You already see that now my guy..... 75 percent of staring NFL QBs right now are considered mobile. Do you only watch Tom Brady?
This video was great to watch. Alot of QBs Im remembering that had their own unique talents in the game that make it so special to watch and play.
Great video 👍🏾! Thank you for the Barrier Breaker part, I was wondering when we were going to see it and you didn't disappoint 👏🏾!
Agree, I see a lot of posts about it being forced. or "of course" ..in a critical tone. how could the position evolve if a KEY portion of the population was kept from playing???? those guys were key to the position TRULEY being able to evolve.
@@nflshoptalk4877 if you have a Podcast hit me loved to talk shop.
NFL Throwback is the king of showing nfl clips from back in the day
How is Peyton Manning not in Playbook Master? He literally has Playbooks in his head. Called plays at the line of scrimmage
There's a few folks that could easily be multi-branched. Dan Marino could easily go into precision passer.
He was a Playbook Master but because he was more than that, so they put him in the Prototype. They did explain the definition of the prototypes and said they have to be a playbook master as well.
I think prototype is a good fit
Did you even watch the video? They explicitly stated that the "Prototype" category is MORE than just the playbook Master. To be a prototype QB you have to have the arm, the movement AND the playbook mastery. The prototypes are the QBs to do it all, who perfected the more traditional playcall and passing game and who knew the playbook and the opponents. To be in that category is mostly "better" than to be "just" a Playbook Master.
You mean on his forehead?
I feel like the music was everything. That allowed me to stay longer.
This was one of the greatest videos I've ever seen. Thank you
Great video- I was really expecting Favre to have his own category called "the gunslingers"
Ima few minutes in and Def thought that was gonna be a category I'm surprised
I think that should be Stabler’s category!
I have loved football all my life but I fell in love with the NFL in 98 because of Randall Cunnigham. I was kicking the ground for 40 minutes until he showed up on this list. Kudos to creative team involved with the concept and layout of this piece. Add Ironman, toughman, longevity, backups, closers, the guys like Colt Mccoy, or Vinny Testaverde, the players who were around forever that pop up every 3 or 4 years on another team. The unexpected list. That would be noteworthy branch or root of the tree.
Amazing video.. we absolutely need a running back and wr video like this please!!!
Damn, this video was amazing, and really well thought out. Make more please!
As a Steelers fan I appreciate that Ben was included in the prototype category. He may have started off as a scrambler/backyard bomber but he developed so much throughout his career that he truly became a master of every aspect of the position. He went from a gunslinger to running the offense and releasing the ball quicker than anyone else. He doesn’t get enough credit for that from most fans
Didn't show any of those abilities when the Chargers sacked him repeatedly to seal that win last night. Sometimes he honestly looks like he doesn't belong on the field anymore.
I was just thinking that I think of Ben more in the style of Favre and the like than Manning and that tree. Not a bad thing, just different. When I see a guy like Mahomes play it reminds me most of prime Ben more than anything.
@michael cooper Say that without crying
Yeah it really shows how much Ben had changed his game. Early Ben is a scrambler but lately he’s the prototype
@@alohatigers1199 I don't necessarily think that's "crying." Both those guys are great quarterbacks. I agree that Ben has necessarily had to change his game in the last couple of years, but for most of his career, he fit more into that Brett Favre style of QB, extending plays with his pocket presence and mobility and trying to make plays downfield off of it. That's not a bad thing in the slightest!
Scrambling QB’s? Michael Vick. Randall Cunningham. Warren Moon. This is a superb video. Loaded with info & history. UPDATE: OK, I spoke too soon. You covered every base. What excellent content!!
Excellent presentation! Really great…
This is one of the most incredible videos I've seen. I'm a big nfl junkie and I wish my friend and fellow junkie could have watched this with me and have a huge discussion about each of the qbs and which other qbs should be added where. I need more of this!
So you agree that Ken Anderson is the most underrated QB ever?
Had to wait a long time but I finally got the Cunningham mention I was waiting for. As someone living in a country with no real connection to the sport growing up Randall could have made me an Eagles or Vikings supporter, if some guy called Barry hadn't already stolen my heart. I also have a soft spot for Moon (and Flutie) who had to defy preconceptions and take the long long road to the NFL.
Randall Cunningham was my sports idol growing up - even had the kids Hutch Kelly green 12 jersey, silver pants and shoulder pads. I felt like the man wearing that, like I could run through a brick wall haha. Randall is still probably my favorite QB of all time, he was so exciting to watch and the 90s Eagles had the best NFL jersey kit in history, facts! - from a Steelers fan
Great video great quality and great graphic. Good work
Great to see the OG QB's such as Otto Graham and Sid Luckman get their shine.
It's funny though that you sometimes think of these guys as if they played in a vaccuum. Sammy Baugh and Sid Luckman were contemporaries, and faced off fairly often. I think those games had to have the same type of hype and anticipation as Brady-Manning matchups
I think you nailed it. Fantastic. I’ve heard and watched videos of all these guys. But to have in all in a nicely done video is great.
This is the best NFL documentary I've seen since old school NFL Films
Awesome video I love seeing the old highlights
I could watch hours and hours of this kind of stuff about the history of the NFL and the evolution of the game and its players over the past 100 or so years now. Please keep releasing these about other positions in football!
I miss these kind of videos.
Amen 🙏
This is THE BEST video about quarterbacking ever made.
This is one of the best sports videos in sports. I loved it that it does not really rank players. To rank is to insult. Rather this video shows why each player is exceptional based on their uniqueness. Wonderful!
I absolutely LOVE this channel. Can y'all possibly do a breakdown or evolution of the split and TE positions? Really great and informative content, as always. I watch this channel most of my free time when I'm on KZhead.
Watched the entire thing from start to finish. Seriously awesome content!!
I just found about this channel, this will definitely take place of my history audiobooks and 9 hours of NFL pods
I am a Cowboys fan and was lucky to watch Troy Aikman in his prime carve up defenses. But watching highlights of Terry Bradshaw you have to appreciate the great passer that he was. Specially in Super Bowls versus my Cowboys.
Fully enjoyed this. Like always NFL Throwback delivering quality content we didn't know we needed. Much Love, Keep it up!
I’ve learned so much football history thanks to NFL Throwback. 💯🔥
A great video, entertaining and informative. That said, there is one glaring omission that I see, and that's leaving Bob Griese off of the "Playbook Masters" branch. As a Pro he went to 3 straight Super Bowls (winning 2), and made playoff appearances in 7 of his 13 seasons, with a record of 12-7 (back when there where only 4 playoff teams per conference), including 5 seasons in a row from 1970-1974. He was selected to 8 Pro Bowls, and led the AFC in QB rating in 1971. He established his reputation as the “Thinking Man's Quarterback,” by brilliantly calling his own plays throughout his career. This while leading a team that was primarily run oriented and in an era that was predominantly run oriented.
Love the video, and the structure of it.
You guy always deliver when it comes to the history and evolution of NFL. Hats off
Just a great job giving a real comprehensive look at the history of one of the most complex jobs in sports. Outstanding.
Man. this video is a treat . Learned so much in just one video. Feel like a kid walking through a hall of greats.
Probably the coolest, most detailed video I’ve seen about football. Can’t imagine the time put into this. Hundreds and hundreds of hours.
GRRRRRRRR8 VIDEO!!! 💯👏🏾👏🏾 may we never forget the Ones were before.
Never been a HUGE football fan, I just love my Packers. But I'm always interested in the history of things and how they came to be and this was awesome seeing footage of old players and their styles that you can visually see the differences. Very cool.
Go Pack
Peyton said that Omaha wasn’t him calling an audible. It just meant that the play clock was low and they need to hurry up and hike the ball. I’m surprised nfl films didn’t do more research.
I believe he also said he'd change the meaning of words for each game. So sometimes it meant audibles, some times it meant he was lying about audibles, sometimes it meant hurry, etc.
@@estebancoronel7639 also eli was saying it in new york before peyton was saying it.
This vid should be called *History class*
Good and entertaining content. Well done.
Peyton and Marino are the most perfect pocket QBs to ever play the game. They are two players that would’ve been great without question, regardless of where they played.
I would put Fouts in that group as well
There's a lot of pure pocket passers that where great. Especially in the last generation of QBs. Brees, Brady, both Manning brothers, If my team isn't playing today I will tune to see Lamar or Murray or Allen before I would ever think watching a pure pocket guy. Although I think Allen will end up a locker guy soon
@@answeris4217 True,. Warren Moon was comparable to his Top two .... Him playing during a time when they tried to suppress his success early on.
@@Peakfreud who knows what Warren Moon would have been without his stint in the CFL. The pass heavy quick trigger offence that Moon ran was a style that is played in the CFL. The CFL is and always was a pass heavy league
@@answeris4217 You do have a point. I watched the majority of his career Back then the AFC was very weak Houston was very entertaining to watch ... Hill, Givens, Haywood Jeffries, Bruce Mathews on the O -Line and the "Run & Shoot" .. But they never really seemed like serious threats . I would have liked to seen him on an NFC team..