NFL's toughest QBs
 

The toughest current QBs
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Dan Pompei /
Posted: 21 hours ago


Once again Trent is overlooked.

1. Brett Favre, Packers. He's Ray Nitschke at quarterback.

2. Steve McNair, Titans. Nails are as tough as McNair.

3. Peyton Manning, Colts. He won't even sit out for a single practice snap, let alone a game.

4. Rich Gannon, Raiders. Tough as a Philly cab driver, says Jon Gruden. Or a bad cheesesteak

5. David Carr, Texans. Being sacked 76 times his rookie year didn't affect his style of play or cause him to miss a down.

6. Donovan McNabb, Eagles. Once completed 80 percent of his passes in a game even though he broke his ankle on the third play.

7. Daunte Culpepper, Vikings. He wins collisions with defensive linemen.

8. Tom Brady, Patriots. A soft player doesn't lead his team to two NFL championships.

9. Matt Hasselbeck, Seahawks. Favre's former understudy has a little of the master in him.

10. Drew Bledsoe, Bills. He takes blows like a punching bag, and he doesn't lose form.

I give Green a hard time, but if there's any list he deserves to be in the top 10, this one is it.

This is an outrage! :cuss:

Tom Brady? What has he done to be "tough"

Matt Hasselbeck? Give me a break. Here's a guy that still needed a few seasons to get good even with all-pro Tony Jones protecting him.

Drew Bledsoe? ROFL

Newsflash to Dan Pompei:

Drew Bledsoe lost his job 3 years ago because of a weak injury.
David Carr missed 4.5 games less than a year ago.
Rich Gannon isn't a QB in the NFL any longer - probably never will be.
Culpepper missed 2 games last year and 5 games 3 years ago.

If you want to see tough, look no further than http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/1009

Let's see --- started 50 games in a row for starters.

Oh yeah, he also played the last couple games of '02 after he had dislocated his shoulder.

He played all of '03 still suffering the effects of the shoulder separation from '02 (and then had surgery after '03), and is healthier/better now than he was last year.

Finally, he played several games early last year though the elbow on his throwing arm had swollen to a huge size (think it was bursitis).

Finally, he ALWAYS stands and delivers the ball, even if he knows he's going to get hit. No happy feet. No ducking to take the sack 2 seconds before the guy gets there.

Believe me, he's plenty tough. The Pats never talk about injuries, though, so you never hear about it when he's sucking it up.

err...the sheared blood vessel in his chest that could have killed him? :spock:

I'll mock Bledsoe and all his faults until the end of time, but he is a pretty tough dude. He played a couple games for us back in '99 or thereabouts with a broken finger. ON HIS THROWING HAND. IIRC it was his index finger.

2. Steve McNair

I'll never understand how someone that spends 75% of the year on Fisher's inflated injury list gets credited for being tough.

Favre downplays every injury he has. He could have his arm torn off in one game, and by Wednesday is saying there's soreness, but nothing that will keep him out on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Stacy McNair gets a hangnail, Jeff Fisher lists him as doubtful with paralysis from the neck down, and the media ballsack ornaments throw a freaking parade when he plays that week.

Am I the only one that isn't fooled by this line of shat?

Agreed...after 52 straight starts...this guy is tough!

Not only that, his injuries are never overblown in the media either.

Not to mention that Trent blocks guys that are twice stronger than himself.

This is another reason I respect Brady... just sucks it up and plays.


...and this why I don't really like Steve McNair. During one of his bajillion "He's Tough!" interviews on ESPN, they had his wife on saying he might not say much on the field about being in pain, but she never hears the end of it when he's at home.

That's how I look at McNair... someone that wants everyone to know about every bruise, so he's that much more of a hero when things go well, and still great when things don't, because at least he's tough! :rolleyes:

Oh please. I've played through worse.

Has anyone mentioned how tough Steve McNair is yet?