Who's a Franchise QB in the NFL?
 

Not going to try to define what is a "franchise" QB? Thats for you to decide. I'm just curious what others think. I think there are only 2 franchise QB's in the NFL. Peyton and Brady.

Some may be a future franchise QB like Ryan or Bradford. A Farve or McNabb type QB who maybe was one and is still playing is another catagory...again not going to define.

Brees, Rivers.

Everyone except Matt Cassel.

There can be only one

MATT ****ING CASSEL

bitches

ROFL Nobody voted for Favre. Shocking.

Wouldn't it have been easier to just start a poll asking who is NOT a franchise QB, and have Cassel as the only option?:)

Yeah I'm too biased.He is I guess but **** him!:cuss:

P. Manning, Brady, and maybe Brees. To me, a "franchise quarterback" is a hall of fame-caliber guy, or if not that, a guy who has a sustained run of being a productive and successful leader.

Bradford looks like he will be. Way too soon to call it yet. Same for Sanchez.

Farve was defintely a franchise QB. Just like us all, he can't hold back father time.

Absolutely. Way to fail BRC.

I am interested to see who pops Cassel's cherry on this one...

ROR voted for Sanchez. I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you...:)

That's what I mean. He's obviously a FQB, but the hate is so strong right now, no one even wants to acknowledge him in any way, shape, or form.

Time to hang it up, Brahvre.:)

I did that just to be a ****ing cockbag.

It's the first step to admit your a cockbag.

Manning, Brady, Brees, Rivers, Roethlisberger.

Rodgers needs a couple more years of consistency, but he is playing at that level.

Some young guys have potential.

LMAO

Hey; whoever brought all this raider trash to the planet is a ****ing cockbag too!

Here's a thread:

"Planeteers who trolled Raider Boards; Step Forth and Be Bludgeoned"

Shit it's been fun.Watching them try to hate on us and act like it's an actual rivalry.....ROFLROFLROFL Good times.

Speaking of bludgeoning, we'll need Mr Deeznutz to report to this thread.

He's 5-2 with less turnovers than Brady, Manning, Montana, and Obama. What the **** else do you want, people?

Quit bitching; you're not GMs.

Peyton is THE franchise QB.

ROFLROFL

How in the **** is Favre NOT a franchise QB?? He is a future HOFer who stayed with one team for the vast majority of his career. I know he's easy to hate on but GMAFB

I agree he is by far the best current example.

Because it's 11/06/20mother****ing10.

All the above except for Favre.

Disagree. Brady has everything Manning has and 2 more SB rings.

He's actually the only one on the list that isn't because next year he's the only one not starting for his team.

I was looking at it from present day. I certainly wouldn't want him as my franchise QB right now. But a young Brett Favre, sure.

Franchise QB = Someone who can lead your franchise for ~10 years and potentially take you to a SB.

Manning
Manning
Brady
Brees
Roethlisberger
Rivers
Rodgers
Ryan

And not on your list:

Romo
Schaub

Elite quarterbacks are more rare.

Elite quarterbacks:

Manning
Brady
Brees
Roethlisberger
Rivers

To me franchise QB is a term that is defined by their career, not current status.

Romo sucks. No way is he a franchise QB.

Disagree on Romo

2 more rings. Less ability. That's all I'll say, though. I really don't want to turn this into another Brady vs. Manning thread.

The only reason you hate Romo is because he plays for the Cowboys.

He's a damn good QB.

He averages 2 TDs per game for his career. That's HOF stuff. And he has gotten better every year. He'll win a SB before it's all said and done.

I would take him on the Chiefs tomorrow, busted shoulder and all.

Favre was a franchise QB.

It's just a matter of definition, then. To me it's once was, always is.

BS I've always hate Denver and Elway is one of the best all time.

Well, he's on his 3rd Franchise :D

I don't hate him, and I know he puts up good stats. But I've just watched him choke in the playoffs enough to make me think he'll probably never take a team to the super bowl. I really don't give a shit about hating the cowboys.

Overrated

Manning was considered a playoff choker for a long time.

Romo has only been starting four years, plus 6 games this year. How long did it take Manning? 9 years?

Tell you what, the Chiefs won't get a better QB out of the draft most likely. I'd be thrilled if the Cowboys gave up on Romo and he landed in our lap.

Tyler Thigpen

At least you admit it now.....

ROFL

Hes a QB but a loser in the games that matter.

Oh you picking who this year that might keep up with Your last wr pick.

Fail...Where is the option to votr for Kyle Orton??/KnowShit

I voted for the likes of Freeman, Bradford, Sanchez, Ryan and Flacco as i think theyve shown the ability to become franchise quarterbacks. Though im not sure they are there yet...

For some reason Ive always thought of a franchise QB to be someone your team drafted...

Wheres the Tim Tebow option?

Well, regardless of how you define it..... I define it as a guy who is likely to commit totally to a franchise and that franchise back to him to the end, although I really don't know if any franchise is committed to anybody to have them retire as the franchise. The Franchise label is getting harder and harder to define. There are really only three guys that I would say qualify in my mind in that catagory. Peyton Manning, Tom Brady & Drew Breese. As much as I like Brett Favre, I know that Green Bay wanted to do that with him and he was just too wishy washy

I think it's way too early to tell on Bradford, Sanchise, or Freman...

I kinda thought that too. But after the New Orleans/Drew Breese story, I see that differently. Those two took huge risks on each other. He'll be there til the end. That city would burn the Super Dome down if they traded or released him.

He was their franchise guy and they dumped him (see also: Joe Montana to KC...)

Favre?

Moon?

Steve Young?

Schaub?

Gannon (for the Faide.)

Well, I have to admit. I kinda took Favre's side in most of that against most public opinion, but I can also understand GB's perspective. About what, 3 years running, he kept them in total limbo wondering if he was going to retire or not. I don't know if he left them any options. If I was a head coach/general manager, that would get old to me too. But then again, I'm the same age as Brett Favre, I can't imagine playing contact football after about 35.

I only voted for Manning (The Real) and Brady. They: a.) are first-ballot HOFers, b.) have won Super Bowls, and c.) have proved they can make chicken salad with chickenshit. Manning is the more obviously-talented one, but he's had more "name" players along for the ride; Brady's made do with a lot more no-names. But both have shown that they elevate the level of play of the players around them, they can win multiple ways in multiple scenarios in multiple years, and are probably the only two guys who you could put on a team of random-picked 52 current NFL players and they'd probably go 9-7 at worst.

Joe Montana to KC was not the same deal at all. Montana wasn't retiring every year, then change his mind and show up after two pre-season games every year. Montana did not at all taint his image in San Francisco by coming to the Chiefs. Nobody blamed him. SF loyalty remained with him. Everybody knew when he went into the Hall, he would go in as a Niner with a tip of the hat to KC. Totally different situation than Brett and Green Bay.

I can understand this approach to the question. Like others, I was answering in terms of "at this moment."

I'm not judging right or wrong just pointing out how the situations were very similar...

Good to see plenty of votes for Freeman.

Franchise QB is a myth
.

Just like the Lombardi...

Typically, but not necessarily.

Like KC winning the AFCC game...

How in Gods name were there people who didn't think Drew Brees, Philip Rivers,Ben Roethlisburger, and Eli Manning were franchise qbs??
You don't have to be Joe frickin Montana to be a franchise qb.

Yep. And how does Brady have fewer votes than Manning? This isnt a ****ing popularity contest, or who is better. They should be equal.

:D

To me a franchise QB is a guy who you look forward to watching on game day, that you can trust to run an effective offense and show leadership. The guy is the future hopes of winning a Super Bowl & or wins it, but continues to grow and make the team better for years. Not 2 or 3 years but more than 6 years. A franchise QB is a guy we develop our selves and not a retread or reject of other teams. If they believed in the guy they wouldn't of got rid of him.

His 4th actually...

I voted for all of those except for Flacco, Freeman, Sanchez and Cassel.

Jesus. I must've been pretty drunk last night. I don't even remember voting in this poll.

It's not even a debate anymore...for anyone.

Manning > Brady

and everyone knows it

Peyton Manning still puts up the same numbers with scrubs around him...the whole Tom Brady never had any weapons shit is completely out the window...as Manning can mix and match anybody on that team and still put up the same numbers year in and year out...

Dude throws to Blair White and Jacob Tamme and doesn't miss a beat...

When it's all said and done, he'll have the records and be considered the greatest ever. No doubt about it.

Does Cutler count as a franchise QB anymore? When he was with the Broncos, Broncos fans thought he was the next Elway. Since he's been with the Bears, he hasn't lived up to that hype.

Disagree.

I don't think Tom Brady would have done jack shit without Bill Belichick...

He tripped into the perfect scenario...early success gave him a swagger that developed him into a superstar...

Manning would have been a superstar no matter what, anywhere...with anyone.

Manning could have been on the Chiefs or Rams the last few years when both teams were abysmal and he would have made them both playoff teams and Super Bowl contenders, by default...

Brady doesn't do that.

I'm not saying Brady isn't great...he's a hall of famer...no doubt.

But he's not in the same class as Peyton Manning.

He's an idiot.

He's like Jeff George version 2.0...

he makes too many dumbass decisions and turns the ball over in the red zone way too much...

Martz doesn't help...what a terrible coordinator he ended up being...can't adjust to anything...if he doesn't have an Orlando Pace/Willie Roaf type anchor...he can't run an offense...kills his QBs...

Orton > Cutler

The Broncos could have raped that deal had they not butchered all of their draft picks and wasted another one on Tim freaking Tebow.

Manning would not have taken the Rams to the playoffs. Their Defense was horrible the past 3 years, aging WRs and a horrible O-Line.

Roethlisberger is so underrated on this board its comical. The dude is most clutch QB in the league, has two Lombardi's and is young enough for more.

I agree totally with ChiefsCountry. Big Ben is the best clutch qb in football over the last 5 years.