#91: Fran Tarkenton | The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players (2010) | NFL Films
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- Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton comes in at number 91 on NFL Films' "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" list produced in 2010.
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47,000 yards, 342 tds, he had all of the major passing records from Unitas until Marino and Fouts came along. Here is a guy I think should be a bit higher on this list.
Michael Perroots Much higher.
Fran is seriously underrated. He made his passing numbers before the NFL opened up the passing game in the 70's and QB's were not a protected species like they are today.
@@Jefff72 He is part of why it opened up. Dude threw almost as many passes as QBs today do and much mote than most of his contemporaries.
His ability was unique! Frustrated many a defensive lineman, and there not be another like him. Deacon Jones said it best when he said Tarkenton had the best timing to avoid sacks and being hit. I would take Tarkenton over Brady!
If the Vikings had been in New York instead of Minnesota, every Viking on this list would be 20 spots higher. It's laughable that Kurt Warner, who only had 3 good seasons, is one spot above Tark.
I love watching Fran Tarkenton highlights. He was so underrated...
3 super bowl appearance Purple People eater goal line defense and Tark. #91 is BS if you had the privilege to have watched him play those years their team was in the game. Russell Wilson keeps winning today similar fashion and it is fun to watch those big apes chase him all over the field.
Minnesota's offensive line, by contrast, was overrated. That's why Tarkenton so often had to run for his life to avoid a sack, and why the Vikings had practically no success running the ball in Super Bowls 8, 9 and 11. They were simply dominated at the line of scrimmage.
@@SingleTax they had ed white, ron yary, mick tingellhoff
He was hardly underrated perhaps cursed in the Super Bowl underrated now he held every quarterback record when he retired so underrated I don't agree
Underrated more like overrated he was not even that good
Some people look down on him because he didn't win the super bowl. But you have to take into account the fact that year in year out he was up against some of the greatest teams in NFL history (Knoll's Steelers, Madden's Raiders, Shula's Dolphins, and Landry's Cowboys) with arguably the least talented supporting cast among those teams. To retire as the league's most prolific passer, beyond even someone as iconic as Unitas is pretty damn special, and there's no way he should be ranked so low on this list.
Don’t forget the Rams. Year after year, they won their division, and Tarkenton ended their season, too.
Old school football real deal
What's amazing about Tarkenton is that -- in addition to having an average throwing arm *at best* -- the vast majority of his record-setting completions, touchdowns and passing yards were accumulated *before* the pass-friendly rule changes that were instituted prior to the 1978 season (his final year in the league). Any NFL fan who's truly familiar with the history of the game knows darn well that neither Tom Brady nor Peyton Manning's career stats would be nearly as impressive as they are if either one had had to play in the pre-1978 era.
Brady wouldn't have lasted five years under those rules.
imagine brady behind that vikings o-line...
@@wvu05 Brady would be the goat in any era. His football IQ is just too high and his quick release and reading the defense pre snap would be too much to handle for less complex NFL offenses and defenses in the 70s and 80s
@@anthonyj.s.7266 You mean his "reading a defense" when his coach was sending in the play because he knew exactly what the defense was going to do? So much as breathe on Brady heavy and you get a flag. Gove him a little bit of contact, and he becomes average. The injury that ended his 2008 season was a fraction of what he would have gotten in those days.
@@anthonyj.s.7266 less complex defenses also mean less complex offenses. You can’t expect Brady to be going shotgun 4 wide every play like he does now. He would be a completely different player and would of been retired years ago. Just look at Brady the first half of his career when it was a defensive dominated league.
Although I'm a 49ers fan, watching Fran Tarkenton highlights reminds me so much of watching Russell Wilson today. Really fun to watch both of them do the things they did/currently do.
I'm from Seattle and these two are so similar it's scary! I think Russell is a much better thrower of the football tho.
@@nickolascaldwell4498 well yeah completely different eras. qbs hardly threw in those days so accuracy was very low
David Sieradzki Taysom Hill is the only QB in the modern era that resembles TARKENTON only bigger&faster 6'2 220 4.45
@Dwight Love uhhh except tarkenton was a way better passer and Taysom hill is looking to scramble not use his legs to extend the play very much not the same
Loved to watch Tarkenton play ball.
Those rollouts and scrambles are legendary even by todays standards. Coming from a Packers fan.
Fran Tarkenton is the reason I have been a Vikings fan since the early 70's. He is still the player that is the most fun to watch all these years later.
This guy is NFL history. So far ahead of his time.
He should be way higher! He had every major passing record a decade after he retired! He is #9 in passing yards to THIS DAY!
Not anymore😂
Agree. He's top 10 QB of all time, EASY
This list is a joke. There's no way that Fran Tarkenton is only 91. He should be in the top 20. Tarkenton revolutionize the way the quarterback position was played with his innovations in QB mobility such as scrambling. When he retired, he held all NFL quarterback career passing and rushing records, and he held them for a long period of time after his retirement. He also played in three Super Bowl's. I think you guys are penalizing him too much for never winning the Super Bowl. After all, Dan Marino never won a Super Bowl, and you have him in the top 20.
Andy Hoskinson Exactly Andy, number 91? Bullshit!
Agreed!
Andy Hoskinson , I've never heard the argument for Tarkenton presented that way but it makes sense. I think he's penalized because the Vikings were dominated in the three SB losses.
just because he played long ago? kids today don t even know brett farve?
I would rather watch a scrambler Roger the dodger or #10 then Dan Fauts?
Still my favorite QB ever, when I watch these old clips I see him doing things that I can't imagine any other QB doing. I believe he went the first 16 years of his career without a single injury, remarkable in a time when QBs are much less protected than today.
Fran will always be my favorite-ever NFL player. I just loved his passion. ❤
I'm really enjoying this 100 series, thanks. Tarkenton's style is unusual and fascinating.
The scrambler🏈he proved never give up on the play 🤗 thanks for the sweet memories 👍 Fran tarkenton🏈🇺🇲🎭
Anyone who says he shouldn't be on this list knows absolutely nothing about football, go watch some film and read up a bit cause he should be higher!!!!
Exactly the reason I respect scramblers more then pocket passers.
Honestly he's way too low. You will NEVER convince me Terry Bradshaw or Troy Aikman were better QB's than Fran Tarkenton.
@@xaviervega468 even as a Packer fan I absolutely agree, Fran was incredible.
Alot higher like top 10 ever
@@xaviervega468 I think Bradshaw has a case for being better, at least in the postseason and especially in super bowls.
#91 is criminally underrating Fran.
He’s a badass! Went to the Super Bowl, is the modern day quarterback, and what a leader and get arm.
I am originally from Texas, and the Dallas Cowboys are Gods in that state in the 70's. Everybody was routing for the Cowboys, America's team. Everyone but me. I loved Fran Tarkenton. I loved watching the Vikings. I wished I lived in Minnesota at the time so I could go see them in person. Never happened. Never the less, I enjoyed them on TV. While everyone was watching the Cowboys, I was in the other room watching the Vikings. Man o'l man, what a time to be a Vikings fan. Thank you Francis for the most enjoyable years of my life. That goes for the rest of the Vikings (Page/Marshall/Eller/Krause/Wright). All of them. They were special.
I loved watching Tark. My favorite all time QB
I just love Fran Tarkenton the way he just danced all around that damn pocket he was awesome!!!
One of the most underrated quarterbacks. Always remember Fran Tarkington
In today's nfl, no quarterback has that much time to run around the field like that.
Well, one of them does. th-cam.com/video/bpvMEdOPAsc/w-d-xo.html
Releases the ball ten seconds after the snap.
If he played today, Fran would be at the top of the league. They'd actually call running plays for him, and he'd be a first down machine. With the QB-protecting, pro-passing rules today, he'd be a killer on the field.
He had the most underrated arm ever
Fran was insane to watch, born in 58 I saw all his great years. He should have raised that lombardi, he was that good. Most entertaining player ever, he ran for 200 yards in the backfield every game extending more plays than anyone to date.
Hopefully I'm alive to see Minnesota make it to another Super Bowl.
Conner Deppe ...and win !! Vikes have a very good winning percentage to go along with a lot of excellent players who built it.
Conner Deppe don’t hold ur breath, even if we do get our act together you know that the refs will just screw us over again.
Doubtful.
Say what you want about Fran's scrambling....but he retired with every QB record worth having - that says more than anything.
#91. No way. Top 25 player in NFL history. Played quarterback at ultra high level on the frozen tundra. Despite SuperBowl losses I wouldn't change a thing. I love Fran Tarkenton as Viking's quarterback. It just looks and feels right. My hero growing up even though he retired before I became a fan. And I lived in NJ. I wish he could have won a SuperBowl. History would remember him, Bud Grant, and the 70s Vikings more fondly.
91 wtf he had every single passing record until Dan Marino. Quarterbacks should not even be this low on this list they are the most important players
Agree, he should be way higher. This guy was throwing for a ton of yards back when the NFL was not a passing game and the receivers were basically allowed to be beat up by the defense! That makes what he did even more impressive!
I believe the absence of rings had a lot to do with it.
Nathan Johnson bart starr is 51 and warren moon isn't even on the list. Welcome to the nfl :/
Nathan Johnson this list doesn't even have Walter jones or Steve largent. it is pretty crappy
He said something that was very politically incorrect at one point, which he apologized for later, saying his ignorance came form being raised in the south during his time....I think this is why he has been marginalized....
I am a Packer fan and I use to love watching this guy play.
If he had the players Bradshaw or Staubach or Griese had, he could have won 6 Super Bowls.
^^^Fact!
Well, he had one of the best DTs and Safteties of all time, but that's true.
Not sure about that. He had plenty of talent around him. Although the defense wasn't the same and a bit long on the tooth. He did have Gilliam and Foreman, some of the most dangerous players in the league. On the o-line he had two future HOF'ers and arguably two others in Grady Alderman and Ed White. Not that anyone else did much, but truthfully Tarkenton was nothing short of horrid in the Superbowls.
absolutely right. Something was up that he never scrambled in those big games...I have my own idea why....
According to Tarkenton he was healthy only for the MIami game. In that game he called his own numberber twice, resulting in one score. Now that you mention it , don't recall too much scrambling either. What is your theory, would like to read it. Thanks.
Dave Roller of the Packers was so fed up from always chasing Tarkenton and not being able to catch him so one time the play was over and Fran was standing on the side line and Roller tackled him and he was thrown out of the game. He said it was worth paying the fine to finally tackle him.
I never got to see him play in person because he was before my time, but I love watching reels of his scrambling and play-making. It is very entertaining, watching many of the best defensive linemen and linebackers of their time try and catch him. Russell Wilson is rather similar in how he avoids getting sacked. My favorite tactics to watch is when Tarkenton and Wilson rotate or use juke-like movements to throw defenders off balance to buy as much time as possible
Hes seriously underrated and seldom mentioned when great quarterbacks are discussed. He was consistent and durable and had multiple skills
As a young (22 years old) Minnesotan, I grew up hearing from my dad that Fran was one of the most underrated QBs ever and I’m finally getting around to watching his highlights. What I wouldn’t give to be alive during a Vikings team like this lmao
My favorite quarterback ever. I'm not a vikings fan, but if I'm watching an NFL game other than my team, I'll always put on my tarkenton jersey.
That's Incredible!
I really wanna watch these old games with these legends. Just to see what it was like. highlights only show so much, so I would love to just watch and see how it was for people watching the whole game
Criminally underrated. If you standardize his stats to those of current, he'd dwarf almost everyone. EASILY top 10 QBs of all time...
With all due respect; he was not underated, then. He is underated now. The man was fabulous. No question about it. All in all those Vikings teams just weren't the equivalent of the Cowboys, or especially the Steelers. Not Tarkington's fault that he came up against some of the greatest of all time. He was right there. No question.
Best theme music ever for one player
Love the music on this video. Hear that rap fans! MUSIC.
He was truly great. As a Detroit LIons' fan, I kind of "hated" him - but also admired him. He was very smart.
Top ten all-time quarterback.
He deserves to be in the Top five all-time
#10 Forever my ALL TIME FAVORITE!
He was GREAT!!
I love Fran Tarkenton, love the 1975 viking
Frantic Fran the Scrambling Man
He should really be in the Top 20
He’s one of the greatest qbs ever
I love to hear the stories of the ol players, I remember laying on the bed with my mom & dad on a Sunday afternoon & listening to the radio, football games & the Baseball games my folk were real sports fans. I grew up my dad had me out in the street catching the football or the baseball. When I got older I joined a girls baseball team & I also played volleyball. I think it's healthy for girls to play sports any kind just play.
Tarkenton wrote the same book that Mike Vick, Russell Wilson and Cam have all read
Ryan Brown cam Newton is more like Roger staubech
Ryan Brown yeah newton didn’t read that book.
With those numbers back in the "run first" days.....yeah...should be higher.
Vike 4 life...tarkington, eller, page, Marshall, seiman, stu voigt, tingelhoff, blair, krause...thay all stayed and plyed most career one team in frozen conditions most underrated teams of all times 70s vikes
Fran will always be the Man !!
he should be in the top 10!!!
He was introducted in my high school HOF
I'm from Minnesota and I can't stand Amy Klobuchar's politics, but I actually enjoyed listening to her comments and knowledge about Tarkenton, lol. I actually think her and I could actually have a friendly conversation about the 70's Vikings 😊
Dude Russell wilson is an exactly mold of him. Lmao they're so similar its funny 😂😂😂
Wilson is more of a poor man's Vick
Wilson is Bob Griese with speed and power.
Wilson is a right handed Steve Young.
I bet he drove the coaching staff crazy when he scrambled like that!!!!! I was just s little kid back then but I remember him very well. Wasn’t he on a tv show called that’s incredible?
"Wasn’t he on a tv show called That’s Incredible?" Yep.
he was fun to watch
Love that glare norm gives fran on the sideline while chewing gum priceless.
He easily should be in the top ten
Welllllllll......I don't know about that, Joe, but certainly he's way too low on this silly list. Top 40 certainly.
Top ten is ridiculous but maybe in the 50s
@@amd1273 Quarterback is the most important position (next to head coach, anyway). Fran did things no other quarterback did, or could have done. He took a terrible Giants team that had gone 1-12-1 and made it go 7-7, then 9-5, with no other top notch football players on the team, and a head coach who was unsuccessful, except in letting Fran do his thing. Fran's turned the team into the number one rated offense in the league! Without the worst defensive line you ever saw, and only run of the mill running backs and receivers. He did it with his quick brain, his quick feet, and his accurate arm. The problem was, the Giants had the worst defense in the league, losing one game 72-48! Imagine putting 48 points on the board,a nd still losing by 24 points! After NY, Fran went back to Minnesota, and played for a coach that did not support his style, but he still led the aging team to three Super Bowls! They were never picked to win their division, and were the underdog in every playoof game they played, but they still won the division every year, and made it to three Super Bowls....No other player could have achieved thies things, with the possible exceptions of Joe Montana and john elway. Had Fran had a coach like bill Walsh, he would have won multiple Super Bowls.
Fran had every passing record when he quit, and never missed a PLAY because of injury in 16 years...unheard of at the time, when QBs were not protected form late hits. The main reason his records were broken was that the season changed form a 14 game to a 16 game schedule. He is the single most influential player in football history. he changed the way the game was played by raising avoiding the rush to an art-form.
Anyone else find his elusiveness hilarious?
Definitely not Merlin Olsen and Deacon Jones. ..
my grandpa played high school football with him in gorgeia wich is pretty cool
91 to low, needs to be higher.
God bless you
Fran feels so underated
I wasn't even born when this guy was playing, but I remember seeing a video of him when I was a kid and it left a lasting impression: "the guy who did all the things you aren't supposed to do, and yet succeeded". Made you want to smile, or laugh, somehow. "the most imaginative quarterback ever to play the game" was the label the video put on him.
Fran Tarkenton WAS ONE of the greatest Vikings, to ever wear that plum purple helmet, with the white horn, on the side! Tarkenton's legacy HERE is sacred, there's NEVER going to be, another Fran Tarkenton! I was very lucky, to watch HIM play! Thank you Tark! Skol Vikings!
The greatest scrambler off all time.super bowls or not he's still a winner.and that's coming from a Lions fan for ever
1:59 every athlete if you were good enough got that damn stare. Lmao
He's the best QB of all time at scrambling out of the pocket. Some of the highlights in this vid alone are insane, he's sprinting back and forth lol.
Fran Tarkenton, I love you like a brother… Remember one thing being one of the best at your position in my opinion and having a Hall of Fame ring is better than being a flashing the pain in the Super Bowl, which will be forgotten and having a Super Bowl ring… Therefore, in conclusion, I would rather have one Hall of Fame ring Then multiple Super Bowl rings….🇺🇸💜✝️☮️⭐️💜💛😇 don’t ever feel bad and don’t ever apologize for anything. My dad would always tell me anybody can win on any given Sunday or Super Bowl for that matter. It’s not like the World Series or the NBA finals or the NHL finals you only have one shot at it and that’s OK, I’ve been Minnesota Vikings fan since 1961 the year I was born💜💛
I wear a Tarkenton throwback jersey when I go to Vikings games. Even at an advanced age he could still scramble around like he was 20 years old. Shame that he didn't get to experience a Super Bowl win.
That impromptu lateral at the minute mark looked identical to the drawn up speed option play we see in the modern game
Wow Russell Wilson is alot like him!!
Russell Wilson is good, but he’s no Fran Tarkenton
The rules were different and he did the amazing with more restrictive rules. As a person he is a mentor.
what piece of music is that? really cool sax part
should be in top 25 tarkenton was great
Frantic Fran/ The Scrambler !
3:10 a great sign of respect from the Steelers. They knew Tarkenton was a good player.
Merlin Olsen was never a fan of Tarkenton's...had to chase him too much
scott seven Deacon Jones too, they were trying to break his neck...
I thought Bart Starr at #51 was outrageous, but this is criminal !
Fran revolutionized scrambling out of the pocket. He should be at least top 30 in this list.
91? like the previous poster said. every passing record. not to mention his feet.
Watching Mahomes, Wilson, and other modern day QBs is reminiscent of this man. Scrambling not to run but to create space and confusion. Truly a style of play before’s it’s time and his stats show.
Fun fact. When Russel Wilson ran for like 15 minutes the commentator said he was “running Tarkenton style”
I believe he needs to be higher on this list. His passing stats were insane because he was a passing QB in the run-game era.
He's still running!
Never been a better UGA QB damn good dawg
GOAT ! 91 ? Nuts 🥜
The OG Mahomes tbh, man really deserved to have 3 rings, best Viking to ever Sling the Rock I tell you.
Tarkenton at 91!? Should be in the top 25.
I'm always surprised Fran retired as the leading rusher among QBs. His scrambling was mostly about *extending the play* and finding the next passing lane, _not_ *running for the first down* and acting like an RB
The scrambling is brilliant; I’ve finally discovered a QB who acts IRL like I do when I play Madden
Probably the most underrated player in NFL history.. He was great player on two lousy teams for too long.
I like how she would go with her father to the games. Shows a certain closeness. Btw what’s the, “That’s Incredible” guy doing wearing a football uniform?
Remember that back then, QB's were not a protected species like they are today. His rivals literally wanted to take him out of football for good. They just couldn't catch him. Also, DBs could hit WRs down field.
It musta been so hard as his O line not to hold or clip while Fran was doing his headless chicken routine.