Best NFL Quarterback is Brett Favre

So I see that I have elimintated Joe Montana from this debate as my opponent has not mentioned him in any of his counterarguments. << It would be much more helpful to look at number of games played, since that is where we find productivity. Marino started more seasons, the fact remains that it took Favre more games to break the records than it took Marino. This is provided in the statistics listed in round one. Marino has played in 242 regular season games. Favre has played in 268. Favre surpassed Marino in touchdowns after 4 games in the 2007 NFL season. Therefore, Favre reached 421 TDs in 246 games. Similarly, it took Favre 255 games to surpass Marino in passing yards. >> This is all true but it's a matter of opinion whether the person who does better on average is better than the person who has done the best overall. Should a person who plays 10 games and ends up with an average of 200 yards a game better than someone who plays 100 games and has an average of 150 yards a game? It's up to the reader to decide out of opinion what stats mean more. <> That depends on how you define football productivity. You can't base all productivity off of stats. Their just a base to go off of. < > I concede that it is difficult to prove. However, anyone can go to . http://www.nfl.com... and look at stats from previous years for certain people on certain teams. < > Yes a quarterback does have a large affect on his wide receivers. However this point goes both ways. Perhaps Favre made some average wide recievers better, and bad wide recievers average. << He cites a few receivers, but does not provide us with any details about them. Additionally, he leaves out some well respected Green Bay receivers like Donald Driver and Antonio Freeman. >> If you want details go to . http://www.nfl.com.... Antonioe Freeman only lasted a couple of years before he got his big contract and started to go south. Donald Driver's stats are only as good as they are because he was the only reciever Favre had with any talent. With a wider array of wide recievers you can deduce that Driver's looks would have dropped thus making his stats less impressive. < > If a quarterback is sacked it is generally a lineman's fault. Dan Marino in fact was known for having "leaden feet". You can't actually PROVE who the better quarterback is since the merger. You can only present the facts and let the reader formulate an opinion. Of course the evidence is inconlcusive, it's up to the reader to draw a conclusion from this. << Finally, Pro contends that because Favre has a history of playing through injuries that he was tougher, and more of a team player than the other two. However, another interpretation of this is that he is more reckless than the other two. Had he been further injured when he was trying to be a hero, his team would have suffered more by his absence. >> In Favre's time it has become the coach's job to prevent a player from becoming reckless. Almost all players when you listen to ESPN when interviewed say they want to play or are going to play even with possible season ending injuries. My theory is that Favre was tough enough about the little things and thankfully never got any of the big injuries that would have made it dangerous to play with. Marino had one but that doesn't account for all the one games missed or 2 games missed. < > It's flimsy because you can't PROVE either case. It's up to the reader to decide who is right. < > No it didn't. You simply stated that wherever Favre is ranked second, Marino is ranked first. Well that train goes both ways (so to speak). Where Favre is ranked first, Marino is ranked second or third or not even ranked. < > Look above. < > (this post was in round 2) So? Marino played earlier than Favre so of course he held the records previously. CONCLUSION: You can't PROVE that either quarterback was better or the best. I simply believe that it's up to the reader to decide if the better average or the better amount makes the quarterback better. Then you have to look at my non-personal statistical facts like # of sacks, or team around them. Good luck on your final rebuttal.