by With this week’s retirement of Eli Manning, it has me thinking about the quarterbacks I grew up with in the NFL. Manning is known for spending his entire career with the New York Giants, a trait few QB’s have been able to pull off. In today’s NFL players are constantly moving teams and it is hard to attach to a player at times.
In that spirit, I thought it would be a lot of fun to go back to my childhood and think about the quarterbacks who were the most memorable per team of my generation. Now, before you read this, please keep in mind two things.
1 – This is not the “best” QB of my generation per team, simply the most memorable. There aren’t many ties, but a few along the way.
2 – I was born in 1982 and will base this on my 12 school years of 88-2000. Also, keep in mind there was less teams back then. So, you will not see the Ravens, Titans or Texans on this list. You will see the original Browns and the Houston Oilers. Have fun!
AFC East
Patriots – Drew Bledsoe
Jets – Ken O’Brien
Dolphins – Dan Marino
Bills – Jim Kelly
Colts – Jeff George (Manning was only two years into the league by the time I graduated)
AFC Central
Oilers – Warren Moon
Bengals – Boomer Esiason
Steelers – Neil O’Donnell
Browns – Bernie Kosar
AFC West
Chargers – Stan Humphries
Broncos – John Elway
Seahawks – Rick Mirer / Dave Krieg
Chiefs – Steve DeBerg
Raiders – Jeff Hostetler
NFC East
Phoenix / STL Cardinals – Jake Plummer / Neil Lomax
Cowboys – Troy Aikman
Eagles – Randall Cunningham
Redskins – Mark Rypien
Giants – Phil Simms
NFC Central
Bears – Jim McMahon / Jim Harbaugh
Packers – Brett Farve
Lions – Rodney Peete
Buccaneers – Vinny Testaverde
Minnesota – Wade Wilson
NFC West
49ers – Steve Young / Joe Montana
Rams – Jim Everitt
Falcons – Chris Miller
Saints – Bobby Hebert
