When was the golden age of quarterbacks in the NFL? I'm not talking just the cream of the crop as I listed below, but in terms of overall quality throughout the league.




Some of the big names that come to mind:

60s - Unitas, Jurgensen, Starr, Namath, Lamonica, Dawson, Brodie, etc.

70s - Staubach, Bradshaw, Stabler, Griese, Anderson, Tarkenton, Jones, etc.

80s - Montana, Elway, Kelly, Marino, Fouts, etc.

90s - Aikman, Young, Favre, Kelly, Elway, Moon, etc.

00s - Brees, Manning, Rivers, Brady, Favre, Roethlisberger, Warner, etc.

10s - Manning, Brady, Rodgers, Manning, Roethlisberger, Brees, Mahomes, Wilson, Rivers, Luck, etc.

20s- Mahomes, Rodgers, Brady, Allen, Burrow, etc.