John Elway is undoubtedly one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play football. On paper, the two-time Super Bowl champion had modest numbers, including a career 56.9% completion percentage, 300 touchdowns to 226 interceptions, and over 51,000 career passing yards. These are good numbers, for sure, but they don’t tell the whole story of how clutch and revolutionary he was in his prime.
To put it simply, John Elway walked so that modern QBs like Lamar Jackson could run. Not only did he have a cannon for an arm, but Elway changed the way quarterbacks played the game, utilizing his athleticism to escape the pocket and prolong plays long before it became one of the biggest deciding factors in evaluating a QB’s ability.
