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Your mental health is the best thing you can offer to a lot of these places. If you have better offers on the table, you should take them. From the sounds of it, this family is really nice, but they don't know what they're doing and seem like a serious risk to go under in a few months. The Restuarant business is a harsh mistress and even if they are offering you a lot, if you aren't enjoying the work you're only killing yourself in the long run. Obviously don't dump it in the trash right away, and see how that insurance adjuster interview works out for you. Some people are just douchier on text than they are in real life, but obviously you'll need to trust your judgment in that regard. Then from there I'd just go down the list of other employment opportunities you've got, from the ones you're interested in the most, to the least. The work you're doing right now sounds like a disaster though, and I'd try to get out once you have something stable lined up.

Gabbard has the charisma of a pet rock, of course she didn't make it. Doesn't matter how sound your policies are if people don't like you.

I think the idea is you want to make it as difficult as possible for mass shootings to happen. Background checks are a must, and any seller that doesn't do it properly has just as much blood on their hands as the mass shooter. if you restrict the ammunition a private citizen is allowed to have at one time, you're less likely to have mass shootings. I'm not entirely sure how Red flag laws would work in practice, but it seems pretty dangerous to have family members apply for a situation like that, especially in abusive households. The major reason why shootings are so common in america is a matter of ease. If they aren't going to use a gun, they might use a bomb, or a knife, but those things are either easier to track, or easier to stop, or harder to execute. And that's really what it comes down to. Reduce the problem one step at a time, rather than imagine you'll solve everything at once. As for other major factors, everyone is 'mentally ill', that's not really an excuse in this day and age. You can easily claim that shit after the fact, so why does it matter. Violent media and bloodsport have existed forever, and restricting that by any degree will create blowback that creates a greater problem than the one you're trying to fix. America could try and fix the symptoms, or just wait till the cancer does it's job and kills the country properly.

After all, JD is rather violent. 😛

Oh, you're trolling again, gotcha.

France. You mean the country that guillotine'd their way to democracy? Bitch tell me when america gets as hardcore as that.

Ideally you try and bring him on longer term, but if he still wants a 2+2 after the 6th season, then you've effectively kept him on an extra two years. And it's important to note that having a Mahomes is far better than the alternative.

then the clear solution is to let him play out his 5th year, franchise tag him for the 6th, and then see if he still wants to do a 2+2 deal.

Start negotiations, make him the highest paid player in history if you have to, but secure him as long term as humanly possible. Otherwise trade him to Denver for peanuts, that seems like a good plan.

MVP: Joe Flacco, because only QB's can win this award. Realistically, it'd be Von Miller going ham, or Philip Lindsay going for 2000 yards in a weak year for QB's. OPOTY: Philip Lindsay, because he should be the focal point of our offense. DPOTY: Von Miller, because he's a god damn beast. Comeback Player: Joe Flacco, coming back from being benched I guess. OROTY: Noah Fant, but every time i pick a TE to win it they die so... fuck, sorry Noah. DROTY: Justin Hollins? it probably won't happen.

I think it's far less likely, but we're talking about 1 percent to zero here.

He doesn't need to be a puppet to serve the interest of the russian government. Keep your enemies unstable while you're dealing with your own instability.

The conceit is basically not to get Gabbard to win (she won't), it's to get Biden or Warren on the ballot so Trump can beat them. Russia fears Harris and what she can do and would rather have a weak president in charge of America.

Damn it Blots, Denver isn't just some dumping ground for white QB's who can throw 70 yards on their ass

Yeah the Russians are doing a real good job with this one.

You aren't gonna hear it from me, Cousins is great efficiency wise, the problem is his teams are always 7th, 8th best in the NFC so he's seen as a disappointment for the money put into him. And people conflate "well Case Keenum got them to the NFC Championship game". In any case, Matt Ryan at 69 is a joke, and is definitely not nice.

The Actual Tom Brady writeup: Tom Brady combines legitimate skill with ungodly luck, and all of that puts him in the front runner position for winningest QB of all time. Throughout his career his defenses have been rock solid, aside from a few weak years here or there, the Patriots are not only good on scoring defense, they turn out among the league's best. That sort of thing happens when you're paired with the best head coach of all time throughout your entire career. In the 18 years since Brady has been a starter, his defense has fallen outside of the top ten in scoring defense just three times, and never below 17th. In addition, Brady has had arguably the best offensive weapon in the league on his team since 2007, ignoring the times when prime Randy Moss and prime Rob Gronkowski have been injured. That's not to say that it all comes down to luck, but when you have free agents willing to take paycuts to join your organization, you know you're getting a step ahead of the rest of the pack. Another understated thing in the Patriots favour was the divisional realignment of 2002. You can see how well Peyton Manning did in his career, and the realignment took the Patriots greatest competitor out of the division entirely. Sure the Jets were looking like a contender thanks to their strong running game and an efficient young quarterback, but the Bills and Dolphins had started a tailspin ever since losing Marino and Kelly, and have never reclaimed those heights at the position. Then of course Chad Pennington struggled with injuries throughout his career, and the competition the Patriots have faced for division titles has been laughable for the most part. In addition, and this isn't all luck, Brady has been remarkably healthy his entire career, only missing one season because of a torn ACL in 2008. Since 2001 the Patriots have won 16 of the past 18 division titles, missing only in 2002 (super bowl hangover), and 2008 (Brady lost the season because of Bernard Pollard). Just as well, in both seasons they were tied for the division lead only to lose it on tiebreakers and miss the playoffs entirely. That means in every postseason run Brady has had, the Pats have had a guaranteed home game. In addition to that, the Patriots have had 13 first round byes in those 16 trips, and seven of those with home field advantage throughout the postseason. It is quite absurd how blessed the Patriots are by a weak division that never seems to get it right. Brady is 81-21 against division rivals, 30-3 against the Bills, 27-7 against the Jets and 22-11 against the Dolphins. If you were to give an average quarterback defenses that never gave up more than 23 points, they would still have a worse winning record than Tom Brady. To say that the notion of parity has been completely ruined by the Patriots is an understatement. Brady's splits are absurd, being both second overall in games with good defense (92.82%, just behind Peyton's 94%), and second overall with bad defense, eclipsing the 50% mark along with Daryle Lamonica. I think the most interesting thing about Brady is that we could easily be talking about a Tom Brady who could never win the big game until the very end of his career thanks to this Rams self own. In 2001 you've got the Tuck Rule game, if the called had stood, the Raiders and Steelers would be playing in the AFC Championship that season. In addition, the super bowl was decided by a last second field goal, miss that and we've got OT with the greatest show on turf. 2003 had John Kasay kick it out of bounds on the last kickoff, giving the Patriots easy field position to get another game winning field goal. 2004, if McNabb doesn't get the flu you might see the Eagles perform better, but this is probably the biggest stretch in that regard. You've got the legacy of spygate hovering over each of those super bowl victories though. 2007 has the perfect season stopped by the Giants, and the Giants would silence them again in 2011. If the Seahawks just run the ball into the endzone on the last drive of Super Bowl 49, they win 31-28. If the Falcons literally didn't shoot themselves in the foot on every single occasion in the second half after going up 28-3, the Patriots would have been 0-8 in super bowls. At least with the Rams super bowl, there is no excuse, they literally just got outcoached and outplayed. The real controversy was the fact that the Rams were their opponents and not the Saints, but that's not a hypothetical we can dig into and say anything about what the result would be. But yeah, it's just an interesting thought exercise. Point is, Brady combines incredible skill, with incredible luck, and that's why he ends up being the QB with the highest wins above average on this list.

1. Tom Brady (New England Patriots 2000-Current)*** 1st Place Patriots QB Career Record 222-63-0 (77.89%) 1st out of 102 Record in Games with Good Defense 168-13-0 (92.82%) 2nd out of 102 Record in Games with Bad Defense 54-50-0 (51.92%) 2nd out of 102 Percentage of Games with Good Defense 181/285 (63.51%) 12th out of 102 (+11) Wins above Average in a 16 Game Season (3.532) (3.560 after the 2018 season) Tom Brady cheated.

2. Daryle Lamonica* (Buffalo Bills 1963-1966, Oakland Raiders 1967-1974) (Loses the first three years of his career due to era cutoff) 1st Place Raiders QB Career Record 65-22-6 (73.12%) 3rd out of 102 Record in Games with Good Defense 42-5-2 (87.76%) 8th out of 102 Record in Games with Bad Defense 23-17-4 (56.82%) 1st out of 102 Percentage of Games with Good Defense 49/93 (52.69%) 47th out of 102 (+45) Wins above Average in a 16 Game Season (3.375) And the award for surprise number 2 goes to Daryle freaking Lamonica. I didn't see this coming, and hell, he was one of the last players I did the numbers for for this entire study. Lamonica is primarily known for one thing, chucking the ball deep, just like Al Davis intended. Lamonica was in a way, everything Al Davis wanted in a quarterback, a ruthless field general who could throw it to any point on the field at any given time, and a guy who just won, baby. Lamonica was drafted in the 24th round of the NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills, and god what a beautiful sentence that is. Lamonica not only happened to play QB, but he was also a punter in his rookie season. As he was locked behind Jack Kemp on the depth chart, he never really got a chance in Buffalo, but won every game he started in those four seasons, even with a completion percentage of 42.5% in his time there. Yeah, Lamonica's game was easy to understand... you throw it deep and you make things happen. The Raiders were learning to be competitive, but it wasn't until Lamonica came to Oakland did DA RAIDAHS truly come into existence. The thing is, Al Davis didn't even want Lamonica, the GM at the time traded starting QB Tom Flores and 4 time AFL All-Star receiver Art Powell for Lamonica and Glenn Bass, a WR that was immediately flipped to the Oilers. Still Lamonica took the starting job in stride and led the Raiders to a 13-1 record, throwing 30 TDs to 20 INT's, and leading the best offense in the AFL. The Raiders would put up 40 on the Oilers in the AFL championship game, but against Bart Starr and the Packers in the second super bowl, the Packers had Lamonica locked down, and easily outpaced the Raiders 33-14. Lamonica would again lead the best offense in the AFL, and take the Raiders to a 12-2 record, with a more modest 25 TD passes and 15 INT's, with a sub 50% completion percentage. The Raiders would face the Chiefs in the divisional round as the AFL expanded their playoffs to four teams, and Lamonica would throw for four touchdowns, 347 yards on 39 attempts, and still fail to complete 50% of his passes. However they would face the Jets in the conference championships, and these teams had bad blood between them. Al Davis had a grudge against them, the Jets were the only AFL team to beat the Raiders in the season prior, and earlier this season the game between them was blacked out to air the movie Heidi, so the whole world missed the Raiders scoring two touchdowns in the final minutes to beat them. So they slugged it out, and matched each other point for point, completion for completion, and incompletion for incompletion. the QB's combined for 667 yards, 4 TD's, and completed 39 of 97 passes in the affair. The Jets simply had the ball last, and Namath led the game winning touchdown drive on the Raiders, 27-23. 1969 was the last year of the AFL, and once again Lamonica would lead the highest scoring offense in the league. Lamonica would throw for 3300 yards, 33 TDs and 25 INT's while completing a career high 51.9% of his passes. With a 12-1-1 record, the Raiders cruised through the AFL, and against the Oilers in the divisional round, they massacred them 56-7, with Lamonica throwing 6 touchdowns and 276 yards on just 17 passing attempts. However, the mad bomber could not work effectively in the conference championship game against the Chiefs, as he was held to 167 yards on 39 attempts, along with three interceptions in a 17-7 loss. Lamonica would have a little difficult adjusting to the league after the merger, as the Raiders went 8-4-2 in their next two seasons. But 8-4-2 was enough to make the postseason in 1970. Bob Griese would actually outthrow Lamonica in the divisional round, but the Dolphins would lose 21-14. It was however the Raiders fate to lose to the eventual super bowl champion, and this time the Colts would beat them in the conference championship. Lamonica would be taken out of the game early by injuries, and George Blanda would be the one to take the fall. 1971 would see the Raiders miss the playoffs entirely for the first time since Lamonica became the starter. He would only start one season after that, as a combination of injuries began to take their toll on the man as he entered his 30's. But he did save his best for last, adapting a bit to the more conservative NFL game, completing 53% of his passes and leaning on the run game a little more, while trying some of those shorter routes from time to time. The Raiders would go 10-3-1, and win the AFC West once again. Lamonica would be taken out early in the divisional round, and watched Ken Stabler make his case for the future starter of the Raiders, as he nearly led the game winning drive over the Steelers until the immaculate reception happened. Lamonica stuck around for a couple more seasons as Stabler's backup and taking a few starts here and there, but eventually hung it up at the age of 33. He attempted a comeback in the short lived World Football League, but that plan pretty much immediately went bust. So, Lamonica benefited a lot from playing in the AFL, and to be honest, I think his interception totals helped make that wins with bad defense rate appear just a little bit better, because you could almost guarantee that he'd contribute points to the defense. Regardless, he was a proficient quarterback at winning the games, and he was perfect for the AFL, because just chucking it deep every play was the best thing you could do. Lamonica excelled against man coverage, but was suspect when his opposition threw in zone defense, because how do you chuck it deep with a safety over the top every time? Well, Lamonica would try, and he would find a way. His winning percentage with good defenses was also incredible, as one would expect from a player with only 22 losses in 93 starts. Is Lamonica the second best quarterback of all time? No, not in the slightest. Did he win at an absurdly proficient rate in an era primarily known for slug it out defenses where most of the best QB's of the era were also on teams with the best defenses of the era? Hell yeah he did, and that's insane. These win rates are insane. But there is still one player left, and you all know who it is.

Sure, but the injury still happened and he did play poorly for the second half of the season. With how many QB's played at least at his level last year, it's hard to justify a spot for him, is all.

Cam Newton being on the list is bold, but what can you do?

Daryle Lamonica, the Mad Bomber.

3. Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts 1998-2011, Denver Broncos 2012-2015) 1st Place Colts and 1st Place Broncos QB Career Record 199-88-0 (69.34%) 5th out of 102 Record in Games with Good Defense 141-9-0 (94.00%) 1st out of 102 Record in Games with Bad Defense 58-79-0 (42.34%) 5th out of 102 Percentage of Games with Good Defense 150/287 (52.26%) 48th out of 102 (+45) Wins above Average in a 16 Game Season (3.065) Well, well, well. If it isn't the fivehead himself. Peyton Manning is probably a quarterback I don't need to go into any depth about, but I will anyway because fuck it, my study, my rules. This sex offender was drafted first overall by the Colts after having a legendary college career at Tennessee and being one of the mostly highly sought after QB prospects in history. The Indianapolis Colts had been looking for their next franchise QB, and ever since Bert Jones career ended so abruptly, the Colts had been spurned at every turn. They were in position to draft John Elway, but he'd rather play baseball than play for the Colts, so they had no choice to trade him for minimal value. in 1990, they had the first overall pick again, and thought Jeff George would be the man to lead them into the future... yeah, he was not. So the Colts spun their wheels but received another opportunity at the first overall pick in 1998 after going 3-13 the season prior. With a new head coach and new general manager, the Colts were faced with a choice, Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf. Luckily for the Colts, they made the correct pick as the two of them embarked on paths so opposite you could hardly believe that they had nearly the same starting point as picks 1 and 2 in the 1998 draft. Combined with the young talent of Marshall Faulk, Marvin Harrison and Tarik Glenn in the drafts prior, the Colts offense was looking like a force to be reckoned with. Unfortunately for the Colts, things weren't that simple, as their defense was utterly atrocious, giving up nearly 28 points a game. Peyton did well given the circumstances, throwing 26 TD's, but he also earned the rookie record for interceptions with 28. It was a rough start for the young QB, but he took his trial by fire in stride. The Colts would lose Marshall Faulk in the next offseason, but replace him with Edgerrin James in the draft, so the offense didn't take any significant steps back. and in 1999, Peyton would show the league just what he could do. He broke 4000 yards for the first of many times in his career, brought his interception count down to 15, while keeping his TD's high, and led 6 fourth quarter comebacks on the way to a 13-3 record, and the second seed in the AFC. However, Peyton's first playoff game would end poorly as he was manhandled and bullied by the Titans defense in a 19-16 loss. Peyton would start to develop a reputation as an excellent regular season quarterback, and a terrible postseason one after that. He would throw 33 TD's in 2000 and take the team to a 10-6 record, but lose 23-17 in overtime to the Miami Dolphins after failing to put up any significant offense in the second half. 2001 would see the Colts go 6-10 with the worst defense in the league and miss the playoffs for the last time in Peyton's tenure as QB. Jim Mora would be fired, but luckily for the Colts, a defensive minded head coach would fall right into their laps after Tampa Bay took Jon Gruden out of Oakland. Tony Dungy would prove to be the right guy for the job in Indianapolis, but it took a few seasons for his work to bear the fruit all Colts fans wanted to see. Just as well, the introduction of the Houston Texans meant the league's divisions needed to be realigned, and so the Colts moved from the AFC East, to the newly formed AFC South, with the new Houston team, the old Houston team, and the barely 8 year old Jaguars. This realignment ended up being rather vital to somebody... I'll get to more detail on that when his writeup comes along. In any case, the Colts were one of the big dogs in the newly minted division, since the Texans were an expansion team and the Jaguars were fading fast. The defense got a big boost from Tony Dungy, giving up 11 less points per game, and the Colts went 10-6, good enough for Manning's third postseason appearance. Once again, the Colts would be one and done, getting throttled by Chad Pennington and the Jets 41-0. Peyton made moves to shed the reputation of choker in 2003, leading the team to a 12-4 record on the back of a 4250 yard, 29 TD and 10 INT season, which was good enough to win co-MVP with Steve McNair that year. Manning would win the first playoff game of his career against the Broncos, winning 41-10, and throwing 5 TD passes in the win, which was one more than his number of incomplete passes that game. They would face the high flying Chiefs in KC in their next game, and in a game where no defense could get stops, the Colts were the winner in a 38-31 shootout. However, the magic couldn't be kept alive as Peyton would face Tom Brady and the Patriots in Gillette Stadium, and Manning would throw four interceptions in a 24-14 loss, three to hall of fame cornerback Ty Law. Peyton was heated in 2004, and as their GM bitched for new rules to give receivers free reign, Peyton took advantage, throwing for 4557 yards, and a league record 49 TD passes. He won his second MVP, and led the Colts to another 12-4 record. When they faced the Broncos in the wild-card round again, Peyton went nuts, throwing for 458 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 49-24 victory. But all the new rules and tricks couldn't help them against the Patriots and their defense, as the Colts offense had 6 punts, 3 turnovers, and a long field goal to show on offense as they lost 20-3. The reputation was no longer Peyton is a playoff choker, it was Peyton Manning can't beat the Patriots. 2005 would see the Colts dominate on offense and defense, as they went all the way to a 13-0 record, clinching the AFC with three weeks to go. Coach Dungy decided to rest their starters from that point on, and the Colts would finish with a 14-2 record, rather than chase perfection. so with essentially 4 weeks off, the Colts were sort of cold when the Steelers came to town, and in a hotly contested game between two tough defenses, the Steelers took a 21-3 lead by the end of the third. Peyton led a fierce comeback attempt to get it up to 21-18, but was stopped on what should been the last drive of the fourth quarter. But Jerome Bettis fumbled the ball immediately after the Steelers gained possession, and the Colts nearly returned it all the way back, if not for a game saving tackle by Ben Roethlisberger. Peyton was able to drive the ball to the Steelers 28, but Vanderjagt missed the field goal, and the damage was done. if NFL Films was still doing the missing rings series, 2005 Colts may have been a good contender for the topic. So they decided that they needed to do things the hard way in 2006, making it through the wild-card round with a 12-4 record, as Peyton had his third straight season with a 100+ passer rating. The defense would struggle throughout the season, but they would get Bob Sanders back just in time for the playoffs, and as it turned out, that made the difference. Well that and replacing Mike Vanderjagt with Adam Vinatieri. Peyton was nothing special in this super bowl run at least early on, as the Colts beat the Chiefs 23-8, then upset the Ravens on the road 15-6, winning primarily on the strength of their defense rather than Peyton's arm. But they would play the Patriots in the AFC Championship, and fortunately for them, they had the tiebreaker and home field for the game. It didn't seem to matter early on, when the Patriots took a 21-6 lead into halftime, but Peyton finally flipped the switch. If the Colts wanted to win this game, they needed him to perform above standard. So the Colts would score 32 points in the second half, including a last minute touchdown drive, and outlast the Patriots 38-34 in one of the most thrilling games of the past 20 years. Compared to the murderers row of the AFC that season, the Bears were child's play, even after spotting the Bears 7 points on the first play of the game by kicking to Devin Hester. The Colts won 29-17, and the man who was crowned from the moment he stepped onto the field finally won a super bowl ring. The Colts would continue to be a force in Manning's time, always winning 10 or more games in the regular season, but for some reason, they just couldn't get Manning another ring in Indy. 2007 would end after the Colts went 13-2, decided to rest their starters for week 17, lose, and then proceed to be outmatched in the divisional round by the Fuck Goblin and his Chargers and lose 28-24. They would break Rivers' knee in the loss to ensure the Patriots had no AFC competition though. Peyton would steal another MVP award in 2008, after reeling off 9 straight wins after a slow 3-4 start to make it to 12-4 and secure the 5th seed in the AFC. This time around, they would lose to the Chargers again, after losing the coin toss in overtime, and letting Rivers and Co run down their throats and score a TD to win 23-17. Peyton would repeat and steal another MVP award, this time from Drew Brees on the way to a 14-2 record, and the top seed in the AFC, with new head coach Jim Caldwell. Of course, the Colts had an opportunity to go undefeated after starting the season 14-0, but Caldwell decided to pull the starters in the second half, and let the Jets comeback and win. The Colts would shoot the Ravens out of the sky in a 20-3 divisional round victory, and avoiding the Patriots thanks to a timely Jets upset, they were able to pound the Jets when they were playing seriously, and winning 30-17 after scoring 24 unanswered points. In the super bowl against the Saints, they were outfoxed by Sean Payton, lost the possession battle, and when given an opportunity to tie the game, Peyton threw a pick six to Tracy Porter instead. 2010 would be Manning's ninth consecutive playoff appearance, marking the first time a starting quarterback has done that, but the playoff would be shut down almost singlehandedly by Revis Island, as the Jets survived 17-16. Manning would miss the entire 2011 season due to a neck injury, and the squad of Curtis Painter, Dan Orlovsky and Kerry Collins ensured that the Colts would be Sucking for Luck. With the opportunity to rebrand the franchise, and stay competitive for the next decade to come, the Colts cut ties with Manning and let him go into free agency. Manning had many suitors but eventually chose to join the Broncos, just like John Elway had done to the Colts nearly 30 years prior. With Manning and their suite of young receivers, the offense exploded, as Manning threw for 37 TD's, 4660 yards, and won 11 straight games at the end of the season to go 13-3 and win home field advantage in the AFC. However, Ray Lewis' retirement tour happened, Jacoby Jones happened, and the Broncos suffered a disappointing 38-35 loss to the Ravens. The Broncos came back with a vengenace in 2013, as Manning shattered every single season passing record he could on the way to a 5477 yard, 55 TD and only 10 INT season. The offense did peter out for the playoffs, but they still had enough in the tank to beat Manning's most hated rivals. First the Chargers in the divisional round 24-17, after taking a 17-0 lead by the end of the third quarter. Then they stopped the Patriots at mile high, winning 26-16, after taking a 20-3 lead by the end of the third quarter. Of course when the super bowl came around, the Broncos decided to lose the game on the very first snap, sending it a mile over peyton's head, and into the endzone. The Seahawks won 43-8, and we don't talk about that game. The Broncos offense would continue to impress in 2014, but you could see that Peyton's arm strength and velocity were rapidly waning into the later months of the season. The Broncos still had gathered enough talent to go 12-4, and earn a first round bye for the third year in a row. However the dysfunction was setting in, as John Fox was already looking for a new job because the super bowl or bust pressure was too much for the man, and he didn't even bother to gameplan for the Colts in the playoffs because he figured he would just be fired anyway. The Colts won easily 24-14, and Fox was gone, off to Chicago to hinder the development of that team for a few seasons. Manning's last hurrah would be in 2015, but the goose was cooked by then. He threw only 9 TD's to 17 INT's in 9 starts, and was even benched for Brock Osweiler. However, he was called back for the last game of the regular season, and in a year where the Broncos defense was doing the heavy lifting, Manning swallowed his pride and made the adjustment to focus on the running game, letting CJ Anderson and Ronnie Hillman do the hard work and beat the Chargers, to go 12-4 and secure home field advantage over the New England Patriots. That playoff run was a heart attack waiting to happen for a Broncos fan, but the defense held steady and made key stops exactly when they needed to, while Peyton did just enough not to lose those games. With a 23-16 game against the Steelers settled by a key defensive stop, and the AFC Championship won 20-18 thanks to a stop on the Patriots two point convert at the end of the game, the Broncos were super bowl bound against the juggernaut Carolina Panthers. But in the battle of offense versus defense, the defense comes out on top. The Panthers kept trying to make plays, but were stopped at every turn as the defense got key points off of turnovers and short fields, and eventually, painstakingly won the game 24-10. Peyton Manning retired a champion, and the league was better for it. What's most noticeable about Peyton's splits is his 94% winning percentage in games with good defense. This is the best mark out of every QB in the study and it's kind of absurd. If you weren't scoring at least 23 points against Peyton's team, you didn't have a chance. His splits with bad defense are incredible as well, but the two players ahead of him happened to have absurd and unfair rates which tilted the scores in their favour. Regardless, Peyton gave you three more wins than the average quarterback per season, and it showed in his team's performances. The only time they missed the playoffs was when they had literally the worst defense in the league that season, otherwise they were usually competing for the top seed in the AFC year in and year out. Manning had an incredible career, and his legacy shouldn't be sold short because he played in the golden age of passing. He was the vanguard of the era, and as one of the most cerebral players to ever play the game, he was truly a force to be reckoned with in this league.

4. Joe Montana (San Francisco 49ers 1979-1992, Kansas City Chiefs 1993-1994) 1st Place 49ers and 1st Place Chiefs QB Career Record 131-54-0 (70.81%) 4th out of 102 Record in Games with Good Defense 98-20-0 (83.05%) 27th out of 102 Record in Games with Bad Defense 33-34-0 (49.25%) 3rd out of 102 Percentage of Games with Good Defense 118/185 (63.78%) 10th out of 102 (+6) Wins above Average in a 16 Game Season (2.441) And now we're here, the real meat and potatoes of this list. Joe Montana, 49ers legend, and very good Chiefs QB finds himself here at number 4. Montana was the GOAT when I was growing up. Sure, people had different opinions, some were fans of more old school guys like Unitas, or taking the way back machine with Otto Graham, but ultimately the discussion always came back to Joe. As a multiple time super bowl champion, with an offense that was copy and pasted by the rest the league for years after he hung up the cleats, Montana is certainly worthy of that respect. Montana was drafted in the third round by the San Francisco 49ers, who were struggling to find their next franchise QB after John Brodie had retired a few years earlier. The Steve Spurrier experiment failed, the veteran retread plan failed, and it was clear that Steve DeBerg whom they signed the year prior wasn't inspiring confidence. Montana didn't have the greatest measurables around, but watching him play at Notre Dame, people could see he clearly passed the eye test, even if his arm wasn't the strongest around. Rookie Head Coach Bill Walsh liked what he saw, and when Montana fell to them in third round, they scooped him up. Montana sat on the bench his rookie season as the team went 2-14 under DeBerg. Montana would eventually take over in 1980, and while the team was still struggling around him, Montana took to Walsh's offense like a bear to honey, completing 64.5% of his passes and throwing for 15 TDs in 7 games. He even led the first comeback of his career against the New Orlean Saints, down 35-7 to halftime, the 49ers scored 28 points in the second half, and got a field goal in overtime to win 38-35. That would set something of a trend for Montana, and 1981 would be when the league would finally be put on notice. 1981 is a very important year, as it marks the birth of the 49ers dynasty. One that not only dominated on the offensive side of the ball with the new and improved West Coast Offense, but also dominated on defense, as the 49ers would spend the next 14 seasons allowing 300 or less points on defense all season. Montana led the team with tactical proficiency, throwing for 3565 yards, 19 TDs and 12 INTs. The 49ers would go 13-3, and win home field in the NFC. Their first battle was against the Giants, but Scott Brunner could not get the wheels spinning fast enough to deal with the 49ers methodical drives and watched as the 49ers offense wore down the Giants defense in a 38-24 victory. The came the conference championship against the Cowboys. I talked a bit about this from Danny White's perspective, but this was a good game of showing how Montana kept his cool in any situation, and despite throwing three interceptions to Everson Walls that game, Montana just kept throwing, kept to the game plan, and with an opportunity to lead a game winning touchdown drive in the 4th quarter to win it, he did, leading a 13 play drive in four minutes, capped off with a Dwight Clark touchdown catch, with Montana evading pressure as he did, throwing to the spot where he knew Dwight Clark would be. The super bowl by comparison wasn't nearly as exciting, but we got to see a battle of Bill Walsh proteges. But there's a reason it's called the West Coast Offense and not the Skyline Chili Offense, and that's because Montana was the master of. The 49ers capped off their season with a 26-21 super bowl victory, their first of four with Montana starting. 1982 would mark a step back in the strike shortened season, as despite Montana's 346 passing attempts (in 9 games) and relative proficiency, the defense took a big step back, giving up 23 points a game. The 49ers went 3-6, losing 5 of them by 6 or less points. It was a minor setback though, and the 49ers would be back to competing in 1983. Montana would lead the team to win the last three games of the season to get into playoff position at 10-6, and with the addition of Roger Craig at fullback the offense expanded even further as Montana threw for 3900 yards, 26 TDs and only 12 INT's. Montana's magic would continue in the postseason, as he led a last minute touchdown drive against the Detroit Lions to win 24-23. He would even lead the 49ers from being down 21-0 against the Redskins in the 4th quarter to tie it up, but the Redskins had the last possession of the game, and were able to get their MVP kicker into field goal range to seal the 24-21 victory. 1984 would mark the first time in league history that a team would win 15 games in the regular season, as Montana continued to improve on his efficiency numbers. The 49ers had the best defense in the league, and the second best scoring offense as well as they pulverized most of the competition that year. They got up early on the Giants in the divisional round, and despite Montana throwing a pick six, the 49ers defense shut the Giants down in a 21-10 victory. The Bears were next, but they were held scoreless as the 49ers offense eventually whittled down the Bears on long field goal drives, that turned into long touchdown drives in a 23-0 stomping. and the super bowl would feature a battle of the two best offenses of the day, and two of the best young QB's in the league in Montana and Marino. However when Marino caved under the pressure of the 49ers defense, Montana thrived on the biggest stage, throwing for 331 yards and 3 TD's and earning his second super bowl MVP. Montana would take a few seasons off from winning super bowls after that. 1985 would mark the coming of the Chicago Bears, but after the 49ers only barely made the playoffs at 10-6 thanks to a bunch of close losses, the New York Giants would be the team to strike San Francisco from the playoffs in a 17-3 wild card showdown. 1986 would see Montana suffer a horrific back injury in the first week of the season, one which doctors urged him to retire. Montana of course, was back for the end of November, and helped the team win five of their last 7 to sneak into the playoffs at 9-6-1. Of course Montana wasn't anywhere near his best against the Giants in that wild card round, and the 49ers got crushed 49-3. 1987 would see Montana return to form, as he threw for 31 touchdowns in just 11 games, most of them to emerging hall of famer Jerry Rice who had 22 receiving TDs on just 65 catches. Steve Young and a few trick plays would add another 13 passing touchdowns to that count of course, but the 49ers were going ballistic on offense. But the 49ers would lose in the divisional round as the Vikings caught fire under their backup Wade Wilson and put up 36 points on that 49ers defense, 6 of them courtesy of a Montana interception in the second quarter that led to him getting pulled for Steve Young. But adversity brings out the best in some people, and even though Montana and Young were fighting for playing time in 1988, Montana won his coaches faith, and when the 49ers were struggling to tread water at 6-5, Montana took over, winning four of the next five games to secure the NFC West at 10-6. In the rematch against the Vikings in the divisional round, Montana would throw three TD's to Jerry Rice in the first half in a 34-9 dismantling of the squad. The Bears were next on Montana's hit list, and he'd throw for 3 more touchdowns as the Bears struggled to get anything going in a 28-3 loss. The Bengals would challenge them again, this time with Boomer Esiason at the helm. The game was a defense struggle, until Cincy's kick returner broke the game open with a 93 yard kick off return TD to go up 13-6 at the end of the third. Montana threw a few quick strikes to tie the game up at 13 on the next drive and the game was on. Cincy punted, San Francisco missed a field goal, and the Bengals took the short field to get in range for a 40 yard kick, that went through with less than four minutes to go. But that's plenty of time for Joe Montana, who surgically and methodically led the 49ers down the field, and capped off the drive with a TD pass to John Taylor with 34 seconds left. Montana had an excellent showing with his 357 yard, 2 TD's performance, but ceded super bowl MVP to Jerry Rice that time around. He cemented his legacy as an all time great. But that wasn't enough for the man, because he was heated in 1989. Some people have different arguments for who the greatest team of all time was. The 85' Bears, the 72' Dolphins, the 07' Patriots... I will always argue for the 1989 San Francisco 49ers. They may have 'only' went 14-2 in comparison, but their offense was on fire, and their defense was golden too, being first in scoring offense and third in scoring defense. Montana had the best season of his career despite missing three games with injury, completing 70% of his passes for 3521 yards, 26 TD's and only 8 INT's. He also led five game winning drives in the season, flipping most of the close results back into the 49ers favour. He kept the dominance up in the postseason, throwing for 4 TD's against the Vikings in a 41-13 victory, then putting up 262 yards and a pair of TD's on the LA Rams, winning 30-3. The Denver Broncos didn't stand a chance in the super bowl as Montana went full Vishnu on their sorry butts and claimed his third super bowl MVP on the back of a 300 yard and 5 touchdown victory. The score was 55-10, and remains the biggest blowout in super bowl history. Montana wanted to go for three in 1990, as the 49ers went 14-2 once again in 1990. The 49ers would handle the Redskins in the divisional round winning 28-10, but the dream of a three peat died as the New York Giants got into a defensive slugfest with them, and did the best thing any defense could do against Joe Montana... make sure he didn't stay on the field. On a hard hit by Leonard Marshall, Montana was knocked out of the game, and the Giants eventually won 15-13 after kicking their 5th field goal. Montana would miss the 91' season and most of the 92' season with an elbow injury, and by this time Steve Young had established himself as the 49ers new guy. Montana would go to Kansas City and pair up with long time Raider Marcus Allen in their new look back field. While Montana wasn't quite the same guy coming off of his injuries, he was still able to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to the postseason in 1993. He showed he still had the magic in him, leading a comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round, winning 24-21 in overtime. And then against the Oilers in the divisional round, Montana and the offense would score 21 points in the 4th quarter to take a 28-20 victory over the Oilers. But the dream would falter against the Buffalo Bills who just did too much on both sides of the ball, and once again executed the strategy of taking Joe Montana out of the game. The 49ers lost 30-13. Montana would play for one more season in 1994, and sneak the Chiefs into the postseason with a 9-7 record, but they were outmatched by Marino's Dolphins who won 27-17. Montana's career is one of excellence. When his defense didn't show up to play, the games were still coinflips because Montana was just that damn good under pressure. No matter what situation he was in, he always gave the 49ers a shot at victory, and his four super bowl MVP's show that on the biggest stages, he was the one who shined the brightest. He could have been even higher, but he played in a tough division with tough defenses. The Rams were pests his entire career, the Falcons had annoying defenses early on, and the Saints had the dome patrol in his later year in San Francisco. Which could be a fair explanation to why his record in defensive struggle is a bit lower than you'd expect from one called the GOAT. Still, his numbers are remarkable, and the teams he played on were remarkable as well. The last three players on this list all have three or more wins above average per 16 game season though, because some people are just that ridiculous.

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