Quote:After looking back on my list, I think 8 is where I'd keep him... I think I could be swayed to put him above Aikman and Manning...


But let's face it, he's a small handed QB, if he was playing all these years with balls that are under inflated, it could very well have skewed his success...


That's kind of a big deal...

Really,, it's hard to say what the great QBs from 20 years ago or more were doing. Meaning, they very well could've been manipulating footballs to their liking as well. I'm not sure things like that were scrutinized as much compared to this era.


In the "every team cheats" thread, I read quotes from Jeff Blake (starting QB throughout the 90's). He said that he had air let out of footballs just before every game, every season he played. He also stated that it was a common practice back then for alot of people,, and that he didn't think it was "that big of a deal."


Of any list of Top Ten All-Time QBs,, I'd be really very surprised to find out that only one (Tom Brady) manipulated footballs outside of the PSI Specifications set forth by the league. QBs from the 90's and earlier were probably doing alot of that kind of stuff.


Just my opinion.

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