The NFL quarterback doesn't just carry a playbook. He carries the hopes of entire regions, sometimes more. He's the guy who wears the crown when things go right and has it knocked askew in the morning-after headlines when they don't.

Determining the greatest signal-caller to ever step under center is the ultimate barroom debate, a puzzle of eras, statistics, and those elusive championship rings. While the modern game has been transformed by explosive passing rules and dual-threat athletes,

Amazing quarterback performances have become synonymous with the Super Bowl. Almost as much as commercials, food and the halftime shows. Almost annually, a quarterback has a performance in the big game that becomes the stuff of legend. Rest assured that ...