Rain Man
06-03-2016, 05:05 PM
Today we compare two of the league's most popular franchises among people who know nothing about football: the Dallas Cowboys and the Denver Broncos.
Dallas Cowboys
Troy Aikman - 12
Tony Romo - 8
Roger Staubach - 8
Danny White - 6
Craig Morton - 3
Don Meredith - 3 (actually led team for 7 seasons, but only 3 since 1966)
Quincy Carter - 2
Steve Pelleur - 2
Matt Cassel - 1
Jon Kitna - 1
Drew Bledsoe - 1
Vinny Testaverde - 1
Chad Hutchinson - 1
Gary Hogeboom - 1
The Cowboys have produced 20 pro bowls during this period, led by Troy Aikman with 6.
Denver Broncos
John Elway - 16
Craig Morton - 5
Peyton Manning - 4
Jake Plummer - 4
Brian Griese - 4
Steve Ramsey - 3
Charley Johnson - 3
Kyle Orton - 2
Jay Cutler - 2
Steve Tensi - 2
Tim Tebow - 1
Steve Deberg - 1
Pete Liske - 1
Marlin Briscoe - 1
Max Choboian - 1
They produced 15 pro bowls during that period, led by the Baltimore Colts' John Elway, who had 9 even though three of those seasons were marked by abysmal QB ratings below 80 and five of those seasons had fewer than 20 TD passes, and in his career he only had one season with more than 4,000 yards and never threw more than 27 TDs in a season and finished his career with a QB rating of 79.9, which is lower than the career ratings of Kyle Orton and Brian Griese.
Dallas Cowboys
Troy Aikman - 12
Tony Romo - 8
Roger Staubach - 8
Danny White - 6
Craig Morton - 3
Don Meredith - 3 (actually led team for 7 seasons, but only 3 since 1966)
Quincy Carter - 2
Steve Pelleur - 2
Matt Cassel - 1
Jon Kitna - 1
Drew Bledsoe - 1
Vinny Testaverde - 1
Chad Hutchinson - 1
Gary Hogeboom - 1
The Cowboys have produced 20 pro bowls during this period, led by Troy Aikman with 6.
Denver Broncos
John Elway - 16
Craig Morton - 5
Peyton Manning - 4
Jake Plummer - 4
Brian Griese - 4
Steve Ramsey - 3
Charley Johnson - 3
Kyle Orton - 2
Jay Cutler - 2
Steve Tensi - 2
Tim Tebow - 1
Steve Deberg - 1
Pete Liske - 1
Marlin Briscoe - 1
Max Choboian - 1
They produced 15 pro bowls during that period, led by the Baltimore Colts' John Elway, who had 9 even though three of those seasons were marked by abysmal QB ratings below 80 and five of those seasons had fewer than 20 TD passes, and in his career he only had one season with more than 4,000 yards and never threw more than 27 TDs in a season and finished his career with a QB rating of 79.9, which is lower than the career ratings of Kyle Orton and Brian Griese.