I posed this fantastical question to Ryan Riddle and Sigmund Bloom the other day. If an alien race came to earth and challenged us to a game of football to keep the planet, who would be your starting quarterback? I have my answer, but I want to hear yours.
I don’t care how you imagine the aliens or if you pick a player who is 60 or six feet under and the aliens resurrect him in his prime condition. That dilemma is for your twisted imagination. I just want to know who you pick.
Here’s the follow up: If the aliens’ deal is that we have to pick a quarterback from this 2014 draft class, who would it be?
Add a comment at the bottom of this post with each name. ONLY LEAVE THE TWO NAMES. It’s not that I don’t care about your reasons why, but at this point I don’t care about your reasons why. I just want to take the top 5-10 answers and hold a tournament.
I’m going to ask writers to represent each choice (for the first question) and present their arguments here before the final vote. But vote in the comments below so I can take a tally. Note: Don’t worry if your comment doesn’t show up immediately – I moderate this blog, so I’ll get them by email.
90 responses to “The QB to Defend The Planet (You Pick)”
Tom Brady and Teddy Bridgewater
Johnny Manziel
Favre & Manziel.
1. Peyton Manning
2. Teddy Bridgewater
Teddy Bridgewater
1) Aaron Rodgers
2) Johnny Manziel
Peyton Manning & Johnny Manziel
All time, I think I’m going with Joe Namath.
And for the 2014 prospects, I am taking Johnny Manziel without a moment’s hesitation or doubt in my mind it’s the correct decision.
1. Peyton Manning
2. Johnny Manziel
Blake Bortles
NFL: Joe Montana
2014 Draft: Blake Bortles
Bortles Kombat. FINISH HIM!
Teddy Bridgewater
Steve Young
Joe Montana & Teddy Bridgewater
Kurt Warner and JFF
Montana, Bridgewater
Blake Bortles — he’s big, and has a superhero-caliber GF.
(1) Aaron Rodgers
(2) Jimmy Garoppolo
Tom Brady and Johnny Manziel
Peyton Manning
Johnny Manziel
steve young & johnny manziel
Peyton Manning
Teddy Bridgewater. (The other rookies aren’t ready)
Michael Vick
Johnny Manziel
My aliens aren’t very agile.
(1) Jared Lorenzen (obvious)
(2) Brett Smith (also obvious)
Elway (unless the aliens are edible, the it’d be Lorenzen) & Manziel (you can’t destroy what you can’t locate).
1. The Seahawks defense. Or Tom Brady, for the sake of the vote.
2. Johnny Manziel
Joe Montana and Manziel
Aaron Rodgers & Teddy Bridgewater
Brett Favre
Johnny Football
I’ll take Cam Newton and Johnny Manziel.
Big Ben and Johnny Football
Randall Cunningham
Johnny Manziel
Elway and Bridgewater
Montana and Manziel
Montana and Manziel
Montana and Bridgewater
Russell Wilson and Manzeil
Johnny Manziel
Joe Montana
Brees & bridgewater
Peyton and Teddy
Tom Brady and Blake Bortles
Joe Namath
Johnny Manziel
ELWAY!!! From a Raider Fan
Manziel
Otto Graham, Teddy Bridgewater
Marino
Manziel
John Elway
Johnny Manziel
Cam Newton
Johnny Manziel
P.Manning (we win)
T.Bridgewater (we’re doomed)
Peyton Manning
Derek Carr
Russell Wilson, who can put the ball anywhere, while keeping it from his opponents.
If it’s got to be someone from this draft, we’re in deep, deep trouble. Teddy Bridgewater is probably closest to ready.
Luck in a few years in his prime.
Rookie b smith
Peyton Manning
Aaron Murray
1. Joe Montana
2. Teddy Bridgewater
Peyton Manning
Johnny Manziel
Fran Tarkenton
Aaron Murray
Joe Montana
Johnny Manziel
Elway
JFF
Joe Montana and JFF
Joe Kapp, Zach Mettenberger
Terry Bradshaw
Jimmy Garoppolo
Montana and Bridgewater
Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo
Sonny Sixkiller (duh!);
Teddy Bridgewater
Joe Namath
Johnny Manziel
Brett Favre
Jimmy Garappolo
I would trust Peyton Manning to be able to quickly Dissect the Aliens defense. And possibly the aliens themselves as well.
For a rookie… Bortles, just because I think he’s the best QB in the class
Elway and Mr. Football
Are the aliens female? If they are, then Namath and Manziel.
Are they female and non-hot? Swap Namath for Roethlisberger. Crisis averted.
Ben Roethlisberger
Johnny Unitas
Aaron Rodgers.
Johnny Manziel.
Aaron Rodgers
Manziel
1. Eddie LeBaron
2. Aaron Murray
Dan Marino
Jimmy Garoppolo
Tim Tebow to the rescue!
From the 2014 class? Meh! Probably Manziel.
All time QB pick: Steve Young
2014 QB pick: Derek Carr
Bobby Layne
or Manziel
Kurt Warner – fight aliens with alien-infused Earthlings, circa 1999-2001
Teddy Bridgewater
Brett Favre
Johnny Manziel
Brady and Johnny Football.
Favre & Bortles
Otto Graham
Johnny Manziel
Montana
Manziel
Brett Favre, easily. As for the college . . . Johnny Manziel.
Keanu Reeves as Johnny Utah (Point Break
Keanu Reeves as Shane Falco (the Replacements
Russel Wilson & Johnny Manziel
Montana
Boyd (Manziel would jump in a plane ID4 style but get shot down)
Slining Sammy Baugh (QB, Safety, and Punter)
Johnny Manziel
Sigourney Weaver, Free Agent
Sigourney Weaver on a Johnny Manziel jersey, they won’t notice any difference
Game Over!
Joe Montana and Johnny Manziel
Johnny U
Bridgewater