Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
It is so very hard to compare one era to the next.

Championships and longevity always seem to be the arguing chips in these comparisons.

Back in the 60's and 70's, the NFL was more of a run-based league. Back then
Sonny Jurgensen had the best arm-strength of any QB, but won no championships
on a mediocre Redskins team. John Unitas had a great arm but little success. Both
played for around 17 years in the day when a QB might take a beating weekly. Bart Starr
was not too shabby, either but still in a run-based league.
So to me, barstool comparisons are almost invalid.
In ANY era - to make it to 9 championship games - and to win 6 titles - that's a helluva accomplishment! Not nearly matched in the modern era, and not much to match it up to from the old days either. But there is no true way to know, as there were SO many greats.