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In the pocket, Manning and Brady are far better than anyof the other names you mentioned.
Favre and Romo are "gamers" because they use their legs more than others, while still maintaining some semblence of a pocket presense.
However, QBs like Manning, Brady, Montana, and an up and coming Rivers move/ed in the pocket better and have a more instinctual feel for avoiding pressure while still working inside of the pocket.
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It's not just about pocket presence it's the way they see the field and process information. Favre and Romo often literally throw no look passes on the football field. They see everything at once, without zeroing in on anything. They're both extreme examples and perceptive ability of that degree is not rquired of NFL QBs, but you cant' be a total robot either. QBs like Cassell see and do only 1 thing at a time and whatever they're seeing, thinking, or doing is zeroed in on with tunnel vision. Rivers is the closest of the successful QBs to be that way but can also do things with his accuracy that Cassell can't.