Nothing new here, but I tend to agree with this assessment. Being a member of the OFC, and having seen 4 of the 5 listed play, it seemed about right, IMHO. http://alabama.247sports.com/Galler...155432jpg-4510396?View=Full#bama32jpg-1124124
I agree that McCarron deserves to be #1. If not for the kick-6, he probably wins 3 national championships as the starting QB in consecutive seasons.
Stabler and Namath were NFL Hall of Fame Quarterbacks. That's now a fact.Unless you lived through the Namath, Stabler era, I think is hard to judge. I want to hear from those that have.
Yup..I agree 100% with ya..He carried the team as well a few games when need be when D's would shut down our running game..AJ was a lotttt more than just a "Game Manager"..I hate that term cause it's stayed with AJ throughout his career unjustly..30 passing touchdowns is not a game manager. 3,000 yards in a 50/50 offense isn't a game manager. Give the guy some respect. He obliterated the record books. He has a strong arm and leadership skills.
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Stabler and Namath were freak athletes for their era.If this system is based on statistics and wins then probably the ratings are right, although I never saw Gilmer play. If you want to rate the QBs on their athletic ability, college and NFL careers then MCarron is not in the same league with Namath and Stabler and I saw all 3 live and in person. My personal favorite however will always be Pat Trammell.
If we are going down that road, how is Bart Starr left out? It seems to me that the list is built around their career at Alabama.That being said, as a quarterback, he's not in the same category as Snake and Namath. There's no comparison.
I remember Pat Trammel, Namath and Snake and it's hard to compare them to each other because they were all great for different reasons, in a time when Coach Bryant had us on top of the college football world. Willie Joe was the best passer, I remember talk that he could knock the receivers down, that's how hard he could throw accurately and Coach Bryant asked him to take a little off his passes for that reason. Snake could throw a good pass but also could pull it down and run as good as any RB I've seen back then. Jay Barker, and Bart Starr deserve to be included in this list also. We have been blessed with some very good QB's since CNS took control of our program and mostly each one was different. I like Blake Sims and Jake Coker for their passing and scrambling abilities and A. J. McCarron could get you out of a messy situation when you really needed to put the game on his shoulders. Greg McElroy was without a doubt the smartest QB to ever play for Alabama and Brodie Croyle if he could have stayed healthy would have been one of the best passers, up there with the likes of Joe Namath. Now we are about to embark on the 2016 season and if Blake Barnett gets the starting nod this fall he could very likely make us mention his name in the same breath as Jake Coker and Blake Sims and all the great ones before them. JMHOStabler and Namath were NFL Hall of Fame Quarterbacks. That's now a fact.
A.J. was a sixth round draft choice. With all due respect to A.J., he fit the Coach Saban game manager system and he did so in an incredible fashion. He was an outstanding quarterback who led Bama to two national titles.
That being said, as a quarterback, he's not in the same category as Snake and Namath. There's no comparison.
I've had the privilige to watch them all. A.J. is in no way the best QB to ever play at Bama.
Why are so many people mad about the game manager tag? Aj was more of a game manager than a one man army qb that many compare him to. People feared Alabama with AJ more than AJ with Alabama if that makes sense. The amount of talent around him and the system he was in gave him that tag.Yup..I agree 100% with ya..He carried the team as well a few games when need be when D's would shut down our running game..AJ was a lotttt more than just a "Game Manager"..I hate that term cause it's stayed with AJ throughout his career unjustly..
Stabler and Namath were freak athletes for their era.
In today's game they would have struggled with the power and speed of defensive players.
Back then they were men amongst boys. Now they would be skinny men amongst monsters.
Great QBs of their era. It's a different world now.
Prince is a great example. I had to throw that in. I agree, I think Namath and Stabler would have been just fine if they were born later in life.Ridiculous post.
Both are Hall of Famers in any era. Athleticism is not a quality or trait that has only recently been developed. NFL scouts today would drool over Namath's arm or Snake's unmatched coolness under fire.
Greatness transcends time.