tony hipchest
01-25-2010, 08:43 PM
the main reason i was rooting for the colts and the vikings (just slightly over the saints) is i thinK GOING INTO THE GAME, it wouldve been the best mach-up of some of the best qb's we have ever seen.
manning vs favre
so it got me thinking, and there have been alot of GREAT head-to-head qb match-ups for the big game.
now manning vs. brees is still 2 great qb's. but can anyone say RIGHT NOW that drew is a first ballot HOFer?
going into the game, without a doubt, manning and favre are both 2 of the greatest of all time and sure best into the hall of fame.
bradshaw vs. staubach im sure will top manys lists, but both were still closer to the middle of their careers, and i have no idea what the perception of their HOF status was going into sb 13.
montana vs. marino- in retrospect this can easilly be seen as the best match-up but marino was a young unknown pup, beginning his career, and montana had yet to become a legend.
montana vs. elway i think by the time they matched up it was pretty obvious both would be in the hall of fame, but at that point elway was nothing more than a sb choker, and the blowout further enforced that. it wasnt till the end of his career that he sealed his legacy.
aikman vs. kelly while i think they both got in on their 1st ballot, at the time they played, im not sure anyone knew aikman would get in.
brady vs. warner people say brady is a first ballot but i think he is a cheating dick. the debate is still out on if warner even makes it. but the fact is, that when they met in the sb nobody had any clue that they would even be talked about in 10 years.
i would love to add ben and warner to this list, but just cant. the jury is still out whether they even get in. wont add simms and elway either, nor tarkenton and bradshaw. am i forgetting anyone?
while i am happy for the saints and they deserve to be there more than the vikings, i would say in todays game there arent any 2 players that have had more successful careers than favre and manning.
on paper, i think that sb woulda represented greatness, and as a football fans, slightly feel robbed like when barry sanders retired far too early.
manning vs favre
so it got me thinking, and there have been alot of GREAT head-to-head qb match-ups for the big game.
now manning vs. brees is still 2 great qb's. but can anyone say RIGHT NOW that drew is a first ballot HOFer?
going into the game, without a doubt, manning and favre are both 2 of the greatest of all time and sure best into the hall of fame.
bradshaw vs. staubach im sure will top manys lists, but both were still closer to the middle of their careers, and i have no idea what the perception of their HOF status was going into sb 13.
montana vs. marino- in retrospect this can easilly be seen as the best match-up but marino was a young unknown pup, beginning his career, and montana had yet to become a legend.
montana vs. elway i think by the time they matched up it was pretty obvious both would be in the hall of fame, but at that point elway was nothing more than a sb choker, and the blowout further enforced that. it wasnt till the end of his career that he sealed his legacy.
aikman vs. kelly while i think they both got in on their 1st ballot, at the time they played, im not sure anyone knew aikman would get in.
brady vs. warner people say brady is a first ballot but i think he is a cheating dick. the debate is still out on if warner even makes it. but the fact is, that when they met in the sb nobody had any clue that they would even be talked about in 10 years.
i would love to add ben and warner to this list, but just cant. the jury is still out whether they even get in. wont add simms and elway either, nor tarkenton and bradshaw. am i forgetting anyone?
while i am happy for the saints and they deserve to be there more than the vikings, i would say in todays game there arent any 2 players that have had more successful careers than favre and manning.
on paper, i think that sb woulda represented greatness, and as a football fans, slightly feel robbed like when barry sanders retired far too early.