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Best nicknames for quarterbacks. 215 rows Teams and units. As the NFL learns to embrace advanced metrics there are stories to tell from those numbers especially when you match them with tape. According the legend Namath good-looking and brimming with confidence earned his popular nickname from a New York Jets teammate after the quarterback appeared on the cover of Sports.

Michael Wittman was an evil Nazi with an awesome nickname. Brady Rodgers and Peyton Manning widely considered the three best quarterbacks in the NFL and the trio ranked Nos. But it was actually one he had carried with him since high school when his coach bestowed it on him after a long.

I like the first name Lucky I had one named Lucky Golden lol. Gary Danielson Cotton Davidson Len Dawson Steve DeBerg Jake Delhomme Lynn Dickey Trent Dilfer John Paddy Driscoll. 1 2 and 3 in average QBR.

But sometimes you have to make. Like not just Madden but Tres Madden. One of the things these drill-down stats give you is an interesting set of names when it comes to the best quarterbacks for different types of throws in different schemes against different defensive ideas and with certain pre-snap and post-snap.

As such a nickname like The Snake was perfect for the renegade quarterback. Michael Black Baron Wittmann. It wouldnt have been quite the same had Sonny Sixkillers last name was Eightkiller or.

Ranking NFLs top 10 quarterbacks of 2021. Hes only four but think it would be cool if hes a QB one day. But my favorite is Lane Passman.