How Good Was Fran Tarkenton ACTUALLY? 

Sir Francis, football royalty,best ever

These are some great highlights you included here. Some I haven't seen in years. Well done. Fran is top 10 all time.

Fran the Man changed everything

He was and is my favorite Quarterback of all time. I patterned my street ball play after him. However I was switched to half back because of my speed.

The man with the golden arm💪🏈🥳👆🇺🇲

Fran Tarkenton is one of the best quarterbacks to play the game. He was also a pioneer as a dual threat quarterback as well

I have spent about two years researching and creating a formula to evaluate a quarterbacks career. Also, my formula allows you to compare quarterbacks from different eras by first finding out how far above average they were when compared to the quarterbacks who played at the same time under the same rules and conditions. I am trying to get the book that I wrote on the subject into print but have not yet. My formula has 16 different categories and is without a doubt the most comprehensive study ever done. When applying this formula which includes categories like offensive team success and includes the playoff success of teams which boosts quarterbacks like Brady, Starr, Bradshaw, Montana and Aikman beyond what their personal play would suggest. So team success is taken into consideration but not to the extent that most people want it to when naming the GOAT most people just seem to want to take the team success and not take into consideration the quality of the team. I am still looking for a permanent name for my book but am currently refering to the study as the REAL GOAT scoring system. No stone is left unturned in the study. when using this method the top 10 quarterbacks of all time from 10 to 1 are as follows; 10 - Dan Fouts, 9 - Steve Young, 8- Aaron Rodgers, (His score is after 2020 and is definitely higher now, possibly high enough to be #5), 7 - Roger Staubach, 6 - Tom Brady, 5 - Y. A. Tittle, 4 - Johnny Unitas, 3 - Drew Brees, 2 - Peyton Manning and the greatest quarterback of all time when you take into consideration how far above average they were is Fran Tarkenton, The Real GOAT.

My favorite all time Giant quarterback.

He was great. So great, in fact, that his records stood for decades. And he didn't get to play during the 80's, 90's, etc and those passing eras. He was still top ten in yardage and TDs until just a few years ago. And he didn't get the benefit of the "don't touch the QB" rules they get these days.

Fran Tarkenton and Dan Marino were the best qbs ever!

Fran got his passing yards long before QBs became a protected species. WRs could be hit down field and the league played 14 games per season. That ads up to a lot of games over his career.

It's unfortunate Fran Tarkenton never won a Superbowl. Tarkenton along with Jim Kelly are the greatest quarterbacks that never won a Superbowl which is why I disagree with those who say Dan Marino is the greatest quarterback that never won a Superbowl.

His playing style and what's a pocket? WAS WAY AHEAD OF IT'S TIME. and on era without all those BABY PROTECTION QB they have right now.