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Interesting choice putting Young in the top ten. He definitely was one of the greats, but so many mediots/casual fans seem to rank him somewhere between 11-15 or so (Manning, Elway, and Marino tend to pop up in the top 10 more frequently). Would you say that his passer rating, MVP campaigns, and SB win put him in the top ten, or is there another factor to it?
He improved on Montana's numbers in the WCO. He only had one one-and-done in the playoffs and, unlike Peyton, he finished with a winning record in the playoffs. He accomplished what he did despite backing up Montana for years and despite not really getting to be a starter until he was 30 years old (I don't hold Tampa against him in that sense). Led the league in passer rating 6 times, and was consistently getting over 100 in passer ratings at a time when other top QBs weren't consistently topping 90. He also had a running ability that was as good as just about any of the top guys, so that gives him a bump on the scorecard.