Sometimes great quarterbacks just find a way to land on the right team at the right time. Every NFL team is looking for a franchise quarterback but often diamonds emerge from the rough and wind up becoming legends, lead teams to the Super Bowl and win the big game again and again. (Brady and Montana). Sometimes marginally-talented game-managers lead teams to titles. Jimmy Garoppolo (think the Patriots, who seem to make all the right moves, are regretting that trade?, is somewhere in between at this stage, but can join this exclusive group if he can guide the 49ers to a win against the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV.
Here’s a look at the legendary QBs (well, most) who’ve guided their teams to the promised land and helped deliver a Lombardi Trophy.
Ken Stabler
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round (52nd overall) of the 1968 draft, the elusive and tough QB out of Alabama, who was nicknamed “Snake”, led the Raiders to a 32-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI.