Sports debates are a very tricky game due to how highly subjective they are, especially when you get into debating players and their careers. As fans, it is very difficult to deliver an opinion without bias as we tend to let emotion be the driving force of our decisions. For example, how many Sooners fans do you know who advocate for Vince Young to be considered the greatest quarterback ever? I would imagine the answer is none, and if it’s not, I’d love to meet that person.
What also makes the debates so fascinating is there are so many tiny details that make up the argument. We each value different criteria in our quarterbacks. Did they win a Heisman Trophy? Did they win a national title? What conference did they play in? What kind of skill position players did he have around him? Who was on the coaching staff? How many years did he start? How many times did he beat his biggest rival?
ESPN ranked their top 75 quarterbacks since 2000, and five former Alabama signal-callers made the list.