Best Quarterback Quotes

"Matt Ryan is 36 and while he no longer approaches the otherworldly numbers he put up in 2016, he remains a terrific quarterback."

"If you play the quarterback position in Dallas, you're a hero forever."

"Murray to be the greatest quarterback in franchise history."

"Baugh was perhaps the first true great NFL quarterback."

"I think people have kind of moved on a little bit too quickly from Lamar Jackson being like a top seven quarterback in the league."

"Cam Newton was born to be a starting quarterback in this league."

"But the way to play quarterback and throwing with anticipation is something that I love to see."

"The window is still wide open and why is the window still wide open you have a franchise quarterback... despite all that Buffalo is still getting a lot of respect in the betting Market." - Pete Prisco

"He will come back and he will be the quarterback."

"Getting that Elite level quarterback especially in a league where you think you can find wide receiver and running back value later on... it's going to be the biggest cheat code you can have in fantasy football."

"If you're not swinging for a home run at QB I don't want you to be a part of this."

"Anybody who know football knows this might be the best quarterback in NFL history."

"This is without a doubt the era of the mobile spread quarterback."

"Justin Fields definitely looks like a franchise QB with Limitless potential the sky's the limit for this guy."

"Three years from now you could be looking at a guy who's certainly one of the elite top five quarterbacks in this league."

"Arguably one of the five best quarterbacks in football already."

"It was the ultimate marriage of quarterback and system."

"One of these years, Denver will find a quarterback."

"Absolutely, this is a no-brainer. The Jaguars have never had an elite franchise quarterback."

"He's a winner, and no quarterback in their first 10 years in the league has won as many games as Russ."

"The quarterback makes everything happen. That's just how it is in football. It's the most important position."

"Vic was the first overall pick in the 2001 draft making him the first quarterback to be so but just as important in my opinion is Vic was the first true dual threat to be taken first overall marking a shift in philosophy within the league."

"He has an ultra rare combination of arm strength and mobility."

"I'm Jordan Love, I play quarterback. I went to Utah State University."

"He's the most comfortable, calculated, easy quarterback."

"Dual threat quarterbacks are having more success."

"Ryan had one of the greatest seasons by any quarterback ever."

"Patrick Mahomes may be the face of the modern NFL quarterback, pulling off what seems like the impossible at times. Look at the magic of the quarterback."

"Lamar Jackson, he's redefined what it means to be a dual-threat signal caller. Oh, he broke his ankles."

"Aaron Rodgers: should go down as a top 10 all-time quarterback."

"Ben Roethlisberger: Coming off a career year, poised for improvement."

"Trevor Lawrence: If he plays all games, could be a QB1."

"Justin Fields: Waiting for his opportunity, could bring rushing upside."

"Having a great quarterback makes anybody's game easier, you know what I mean?"

"Patrick Mahomes is something serious at this quarterback position."

"Wilson has taken his game to another level over the past couple of seasons."

"Michael Penix Jr is the pick here for me... the Raiders get to sit tight and get their franchise quarterback of the future."

"This is a first ballot Hall of Famer that we are watching at the quarterback position."

"He's etched in history as the greatest quarterback that's ever played the game."

"What you don't want to be in the NFL is quarterback light."

"Best thing the Texans did in 2021 was give Davis Mills a shot and he grabbed the job moving forward."

"Why can't he just be a great quarterback in the NFL, a great man, and a great quarterback who won two Super Bowls?"

"He's top five quarterback, no, I'm putting him top three."

"This dude is an official Pro Bowl All-Star quarterback."

"Last year Dak was a top three MVP candidate, last year Dak was the quarterback that led his team to the NFC East Championship."

"If you don't have a quarterback, you don't have a chance."

"Patrick Mahomes should be the highest paid quarterback in the league every single year until he retires."

"Patrick Mahomes who extends plays like no other."

"Josh Allen is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL."

"Mahomes knows how to take care of the football in the clutch extremely well."

"They're gonna put this game early on in Jimmy Garoppolo's hands and see if he can beat them"

"I think he's the most clutch quarterback in our league right now."

"You had to go quarterback here. I think you got the second-best quarterback in the draft."

"Justin Herbert is a top five quarterback in this league that anybody will take right now over a lot of these quarterbacks."

"...throw a few lasers and just let it go to everybody like whoa okay his arm is py strong."

"...you're going to get a lot of in the pocket whoa what a throw."

"...he does not get enough credit for how powerful his arm is."

"The Michigan Wolverines went to the college football playoffs with a quarterback that was replaced by JJ McCarthy the next year."

"He loves his guys he's loved JJ McCarthy for a long time."

"That speaks to the toughness the talent the mental toughness the guy has and doesn't blink in the pocket doesn't blink Fearless will get crushed."

"Aren't the best quarterback situations...when you just go from one quarterback to another gracefully?"

"What makes a great quarterback? It's toughness, intelligence, the ability to think fast, accuracy, the ability to move."

"He's just so calm, cool, and collected in the pocket."

"The Bears might have a franchise quarterback for years to come."

"Getting Romo Dun is an absolute steal at the number nine spot."

"JJ McCarthy might end up being the best quarterback of this draft."

"I think you can make the case that JJ McCarthy is in the best spot we've seen a rookie quarterback going offensive wise in a long time."

"Nobody fears Sam Darnold as a quarterback, nobody except an offense led by him or any other has-been quarterback to seriously challenge the likes of San Francisco or Detroit in the NFC."

"Ultimately it's a quarterback-driven league and the Raiders unfortunately have the Super Bowl champions in their division with Patrick Mahomes."

"I think Caleb is like one of the most special number one pick quarterbacks."

"This is a big time NFL throw right there just one more look at the accuracy the timing I mean that's beautiful."

"If he has found that balance between Auburn Bonix and the guy that we've seen in this film breakdown where he really does play well in structure, you are talking about someone that will absolutely be a quality quarterback at the NFL level."

"This is an NFL quarterback, this is a guy that I think clearly has an understanding of coverages, where the ball needs to go."

"If you give him the structure, receivers open more often than not, he's going to hit it and he's not going to force it, he's not going to give you negative plays."

"Michigan offense but McCarthy has been a late bright spot. He's played with toughness and shown his talent."

"The value proposition: having a quarterback that can give you above average play on a rookie contract is the most valuable commodity in the entire NFL."

"It's as comfortable as I've seen k Murray in the pocket in this offense."

"He will be a franchise quarterback in the NFL."

"He just looks comfortable in the pocket as well as rolling around directing traffic he he's the best quarterback in the Big 10 right now."

"Your quarterback, Michael Penix Jr, has a calm and composure about him."

"They want an adult at QB. Baker is a child in every attempt to piss off their supposed savior."

"I was always a quarterback that lowered my shoulder."

"Caleb Williams sets looks has a receiver and it's caught."

"The fact that UFC... how many times can your QB bail you out?"

"There's enough teams that are looking for a viable QB every year Browning has a chance to make himself a lot of money this off season."

"Lamar Jackson is a phenomenal quarterback."

"The job wasn't to throw the ball 40 times a game."

"The Houston Texans finally had their first franchise quarterback."

"The way he's throwing the ball from the pocket, you gotta worry about the run game."

"This unique skill set helped Mahomes develop into an Unstoppable High School quarterback."

"Mahomes is the best quarterback in the world."

"It's a pretty disgusting tier like for the most part I kind of want to get my quarterback two or quarterback three kind of at that like will Le this last call range."

"It was the season of the quarterback, with Aaron Rodgers looking genuinely unstoppable."

"You want to be that quarterback like a Brady, like a Manning, who just makes the simple, right play over and over."

"You see him shift his feet around, deliver the ball right on the money. That's what a good quarterback does."

"The 2011 campaign for Drew Brees was one of the best seasons a quarterback has ever had."

"If there's a team in the league that deserves a true franchise quarterback it's surely the Chicago Bears."

"It's only surprising until you sit back and look at the scope of it. It's a quarterback."

"Of course it's harsh! This is an A+. This is going to be a franchise game-changing quarterback for them. He is one of the most unique Playmakers I've seen outside the pocket."

"The 2020 season saw the emergence of the Josh Allen we know today, the complete dual-threat quarterback."

"...we all want that Josh Allen type quarterback who can excel in just about any less than ideal situation but that's not the case for most starting quarterbacks..."

"He has everything you want in that modern-day quarterback."

"Joe Flacco became an NFL prospect and later solidified himself as a top quarterback in the class after a good Senior Bowl and NFL combine."

"Some very very very smart quarterback tutors and former offensive coordinators who coached at a very high level in the NFL have told me they believe Matt Jones is the best quarterback in this draft."

"McCarthy extends plays, he's really good at that."

"Chuck Long, with his great poise, great experience, and great talent."

"...his ability to make every single throw on the football field."

"Great effort by hurts just to keep the play alive."

"I love me some Lamar Jackson because my eye test tells me I love what he's made of I love his grit I love his guts I love his leadership he is a baller of a quarterback."

"Franchises go through special moments, and this is one for the Philadelphia Eagles. It's crucial no matter what that you can find your quarterback for the future, for the present and the future."

"Best ever. Best in the game. Best quarterback to have ever played the game is Tom Brady, in my opinion, without a doubt."

"Tom Brady reads defenses better than any quarterback I know right now. Hell of a player."

"He said he really wanted to be a quarterback, and when that guy puts his mind to something, he's pretty driven. So he always goes the extra mile, doing the extra work."

"the Dolphins organization with a crater size hole in the quarterback position"

"Quarterbacks if he goes down nine times."

"He's the first North Carolina quarterback to throw five touchdowns in his first start."

"...he passes it as well. I mean, this guy plays with more courage in the NFL than about any quarterback."

"I'll tell you this guy's one of the most courageous quarterbacks you're going to find anywhere"

"The Bears just drafted the best quarterback in franchise history. It's not really, no disrespect. It's not a high bar to reach, no it's not."

"The starting quarterback of the Chicago Bears is Caleb Williams, and there's no point in saying anything otherwise. No debate."

"Steve McNair, valiant in defeat, a wounded quarterback down the stretch."

"The focus, the intensity, the understanding of the moment. You gotta process all that as a quarterback."

"He's one of the few quarterbacks left in the NFL who calls most of his plays, calls 90% of his own plays."

"Kirk Cousins gets injured Week 5, everyone who let him fall out of the first round, you're going to be looking like an absolute clown."

"At minimum, if you're telling me I have to wait two years or a year somewhere in between there to draft a quarterback who gets to throw to Drake London, Bijan Robinson, Kyle Pitts, I will wait. It's the same thing I was preaching with Jordan Love when he was drafted."

"Brees and Payton would go on to become one of the greatest quarterback coaching combinations in NFL history over their 15 years together."

"He's the greatest example of how bad coaching and circumstances can hold a good quarterback back."

"But over in the NFL came a phenomenon that lit up the scoreboard and sent opposing coaches back to the blackboard more than any quarterback ever."

"He embraced the philosophy of one play at a time the play that was just run he could care less about he didn't worry about it and that's the mark of any Championship quarterback in my mind."

"He's now the quarterback, look at him making all the checks or calling out the signals."

"Dan Marino belongs at the top of any list when you talk about great quarterbacks in the 1980s."

"Joe was 6'4 and 205 lb, a pure pocket passer with a cannon for an arm and a calm demeanor."

"I think Dan Marino came out of the womb as a gunslinger, came into this world throwing touchdown passes."

"Marino was the best pure passer of all time."

"Marino may be number two on our list but he has the quickest draw of any gunslinger."

"We got to see a true quarterback tight end connection like we've never seen before."

"They like him, they believe in him, and they think this is a quarterback who can take him to the top."

"A five-star talent and the number two dual-threat quarterback in the nation."

"The key for a quarterback is the speed of decision."

"He's the best quarterback in football."

"This is going to be a franchise game-changing quarterback for them. He's one of the most unique Playmakers I've seen outside the pocket."

"Could Mitch Trubisky have been a good, solid starting quarterback in the NFL? Honestly, yeah I think he had a chance to."

"If Dak was playing for the Titans, he might be the best quarterback in Titans history. But we're not going to talk about Dak like this because he plays for the Cowboys."

"Nothing should be predetermined, it should be a wide open quarterback battle."

"You want a quarterback who's not as good as Kurt Cousins but is getting paid a tenth of what Kurt Cousins is getting paid."

"...if selected the right quarterback could it produce immediate dividends?"

"Dual-threat quarterback like Young."

"He's almost a starting quarterback, he's like a 1A."

"I thought it was all a little bit exaggerated but after watching this young man throughout the course of the season like I have to agree I think without question he'll be the first quarterback take."

"One of the main things he wanted to address: get a marquee quarterback."

"This is the first time in a long time where I can remember it being pretty much universally accepted that one quarterback is the best quarterback in the league at a given time."

"Despite being one of the weakest armed quarterbacks in the league, he throws deeper than anybody else."

"I take Andrew Luck. I think he's the best quarterback to come out since John Elway. Thank you."

"I think the Niners found their franchise quarterback, but to say he's just a regular franchise guy? Nah."

"If you give any one of these quarterbacks time to throw... they're going to move the ball on you."

"A pocket passer has no expiration date on their career."

"His performance provided not just dazzle but also the glint of Steel that all great quarterbacks must have."

"It's the greatest season from a quarterback in college football history."

"I think he's one of the truly great young quarterbacks in the game."

"He is a quarterback who wants to beat teams with his arm and his mind."

"That's great quarterback play. It's experience, it's seeing the blitz, audibling, making sure that it's taken care of, and then throwing an accurate throw for a big third-down conversion."

"The winningest quarterback of all time."

"He needs this team to improve rapidly and he needs to get something out of the quarterback position."

"He's always been a chain-moving type of quarterback, not often spectacular but extremely efficient."

"The first quarterback in 15 years to start a postseason game against his former team."

"Jalen Daniels, the 17-year-old starting quarterback."

"Guys listen I can do that and he proved it in a number of games where you see guys blitzing off the edge and he's hitting him right underneath the chin and he's leading through Forest towns and quarterback Adrian Martinez on Q runs."

"Manipulating zone defenders with his eyes, excellent job of finding completions down the field."

"All eyes will be on who starts at quarterback for Oklahoma."

"He's in for six, 61-yard touchdown run by the quarterback."

"Davis Warren stays in as her quarterback here from Michigan."

"Once you go with that highly touted, highly drafted quarterback, it's just awkward to start playing musical chairs."

"...Montana's precision and patience in the clutch."

"If you're a quarterback... you've got to throw guys open some and anticipate breaks."

"When we talked to Todd Graham the Arizona State coach yesterday he said quarterback play is important in every game but he thinks the quarterback that plays better today his team is going to win."

"Tim Tebow believes he's an NFL quarterback. That's the deal he made with the Broncos."

"The hardest position in sports to me is the quarterback position."

"I think Dak Prescott is one of a kind quarterback."

"Sam Howell for sure is a 4K passer."

"Jared Goff, if you give Jared time in the pocket, the man is a five-star Michelin chef."

"He must have had a good four or five seconds to deliver that football, and you give Marino that time, he's going to starve you to pieces."

"No you'd be the quarterback all right well as long as I don't get tackled I mean that's the whole point of like you know quarterbacks but we'll play flag football here's Carson wins for you I don't know if you can see this a little bit okay well I'll take it I'll take it."

"If the Niners are able to win the Super Bowl with Jimmy G, there's no way that they should go away from that."

"CJ is the smartest quarterback to ever come into the NFL."

"Baker Mayfield is looking like a rejuvenated quarterback in his two games this season."

"He's a starting quarterback in the NFL which is a top 12 quarterback which is a quarterback who is perfect for Kyle Shanahan and that system."

"One of the things that separates a great quarterback is his ability to find an open receiver."

"The Ugandan quarterback has one of the best QB names of all time: Marv twist. Oh [ __ ] isn't that sick? That's great. Marv twist, Marv twist baby."

"He knows the position he is, he's in. Of course, Jim Kelly is a 20 million dollar quarterback."

"Marino just has to unload the ball because Bruce Smith comes inside now on Sims."

"I honestly believe in the influence of the quarterback in your NFL team. I truly believe the NFL's quarterback is the most important person in any facility, no matter what facility they walk into because everything else is based off it."

"Your quarterback should be the guy that inspires you."

"The quarterback position has been the issue for the last couple years now."

"Became Mayday in New England as the Patriots hope they found their next franchise quarterback."

"DT was our number one guy, I mean it was really you know no question who the main target was for Peyton that year."

"This Jordan love is going to be one of the better quarterbacks in the game."

"The composure and poise he's playing with... just some of the traits that make for a really great quarterback."

"I'm going to talk about his footwork... his quick release... his decision making."

"Eventually, you have to figure out what this young quarterback is going to be."

"The whole game is to have a QB that gives you a chance every single week."