Steve Young holds a football as he talks with other broadcasters before the NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Texans on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 in Pittsburgh.Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young was a guest Monday on “Press Row” on ESPN’s 105.1 The Zone to talk Brady-Manning and all things football:
Q: It’s the biggest year-round debate we have on our show. If you had to pick one, would you take Peyton Manning or Tom Brady?
A: “There are five human beings in the world who can orchestrate and do things that dictate terms in the NFL, and these guys are two of the best. I’ve got to be honest with you. If I was a coach and you told me I had to pick one of these guys to go out and play a game, I would turn my back and let whoever won a race or won ‘rock, paper, scissors’ be the guy, because I would not care. They are two of the greatest of all time, and I’ve been amazed at what they’ve accomplished.
“Look what Tom Brady has done. Five weeks ago, everybody thought they were dead. They looked horrible in Kansas City, and he just single-handedly does more with less. I don’t even need to talk about Peyton, and if you’re making me choose, I would turn around and whoever taps me on the back first gets to play.”
Q: Take Brady, Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees out of the equation, and who are the next two best quarterbacks right now in the NFL?