Never won a Superbowl?!?! Isn't this the ultimate TEAM game. Imagine those Dolphin teams W/L records if they hadn,t had Dan's shoulders to ride on! Was and is the Best!

He never won a superbowl, but he was one hell of a QB. Did things we will never see again. Just based on his Comebacks, Talent, and just overall Statistic's Marino gets 5 Stars.

I can only give out a four on account of the lack of a championship. His stats are spoken of at great length, but the numbers are what they are because he was forced to be the offense. If he ever had a title caliber team around him his numbers would be down but his success would be up. This success is what I measure, not some numbers on paper.

UPDATE: Who's ridiculous? I just took a dump on the legend of Elway! Marino has undenyable talent for sure, but piling up stats on bad teams is something I can only stand in my fantasy football league and I don't even think he was as good as the apple polishers say. If I did he'd have the same five that I gave Barry Sanders. That being said I still gave him a four, so please don't act like I have no sense just because I won't bow down to the guy...

No question he is a 5-star QB. Anyone saying less or using the term "choker" is ridiculous. Whether he is the best or not, there is absolutely no question he could pass the football with the best of all-time. Best pure passer, quickest release, incredible accuracy, couldn't really scramble but had good moves inside the pocket, what more do you want? Super bowl rings are a team accomplishment. Anyone knocking Dan down for not having won one is just looking for an excuse. Trent Dilfer has one. Is he better than Dan then? Ridiculous...

well if he played well in all the playoff games, and then didn't play well in the supebowl only mean that he choked... and when you say look at his stats they mean nothing if you can't take your team and win a superbowl, in my eyes he is the biggest "choker" of all time....

Did all he could with what he had and has the stats to show how good he is. Counting rings is idiotic. I guess Teddy Bruschi was a better linebacker than Dick Butkus or Lawrence Taylor ever were, he does have more rings. I guess Johnny Damon could kick Ted Williams' and Ty Cobbs' ass at baseball. I guess Robert Parish would have schooled Wilt Chaimberlain. Championships require teammates. One man alone cannot win them. Put Marino in Denver or San Francisco and I guarantee he wins championships. Can't you people see how stupid the only knock he has on him is? He went to one Super Bowl, and he didn't play his best there. Just about every other playoff game he was in was up to the standards of the greats. Take away Coach Walsh, Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Ronnie Lott, etc. from Joe Montana and Marino wins. Now Joe was a great quarterback. Maybe the best ever. But he always had that supporting cast to really let him shine, something Marino rarely, if ever, had.

One of my favs. I miss this era of excellent quarterbacks. Never got the running game he needed in order to win a SuperBowl ring.

How many super bowls did he win?

Best regular season QB, but gets 4 stars because of 0 rings.

awesome start to career but a bit overated and played too long. top five qb ever so congrats

Greatest QB of the modern era...easily. The only person that may come close to his career stats is Peyton, and not if he has a lot of seasons like he is having this year. Marino not only had great seasons, he had them consistently. Favre is still 10000 yds behind Marino, and I don't see him catching him before he retires. As others have posted, Marino had no support. You can't tell me having a team around is unimportant. You can't tell me that Montana having the greatest WR in the history of football or Roger Craig on his team did not help him win Superbowls. Football is a team effort, and Marino carried his team as much as any single man could. Give him Rice, Craig, Clark, Terrell Davis, etc., and he gets the Miami Dolphins several Superbowls.

Greatest QB of all time ( so far ) But Look at Peyton Manning at this rate Peyton will beat all of Dan's Records right now all i can say is good luck Brett Farve who is close to 60,000 passing yards ( i think )

he is the best QB in the Nfl

good qb but never won the big one. All he has are his numerous records, but Mr. Favre is quickly closing in on them

The Best QB ever. With no defense and no running back to speak of he singlehandedly kept Miami Dolphins a contender. Consider this: only one losing season (6-10 in 1988) throughout his entire 17-year spell. During that spell, Miami defense is worse than 20th EVERY YEAR in both yeards allowed and points scored (except the last two years) During that spell, not a single Miami RB gets 1000 yards a season! The best, Mark Higgs, had 920. Only once in his 17-years career, the total Dolphins running game amount to more than 1750 yards. This was 1918 in his first season. Simply put, if Marino were on 49ers, he would win 6-7 Super Bowls. If Montana, Elway, or Kelly were on these very one-dimensional Dolphin teams, they would never even have made it to the play-offs. Well, maybe with Elway once or twice.

he;s the best there ever was, there ever will be

Had the best arm in the NFL EVER!!

This man, in my opinion, is the greatest QB of all time. I hear all this crap about rings but you put Marino as QB on Aikman's, Elway's or Montana's teams and he has those rings and any of those other QB's on the Dolphins they have none! Why? NO DEFENSE! The majority of Marino's career his defenses ranked in the lower to mid 20's which is ridiculous! The Big 3 in Big D were still around but after free agency broke up Jimmy's Jugernaut....NO TITLES! Montana in KC....NO TITLES! He had a higher ranked def. in KC than Marino ever had in the majority of his career and Montana couldn't get it done. Why? Teams win titles in team sports...this isn't golf and tennis, folks. Marino took Miami to the playoffs in years they probably had no business making because of HIS arm! Also, look at the title teams of Bradshaw, Montana, Aikman and Elway....all their defense ranked in the Top 10....some of those No. 1. No, Marino wouldn't have had 48 TD passes with Emmitt Smith, Franco Harris or Terrell Davis in the backfield but he'd have those rings on those teams!

The question is, if you take a great player off of a great team would he still remain great. Dan played with both a superbowl caliber team (Dolphins of the early eighties) and a team that probably should not have been in the playoffs at all (Dolphins after the early eighties). His productivity was greater early on but he still played at a very high level throughout the remainder of his career. It is difficult for me to say Montana or Emmitt or any very good player that plays on a Dynasty is the greatest of all time because of the fact that they are surrounded by other Hall of Famers. Dan never had that luxury and was still amazing therefore I can see why people would consider him the greatest ever.

One of you idiots said arm strength was your indicator for a good quaterback. Well Montana may not have had the best arm....BUT HE WAS A LEADER. Cool under pressure; a true leader when it mattered (like in a Super Bowl game, Marino fans).

If Dan Marino is so good then why did he lose to Cool Joe. If you are truly great you succeded no matter the circumstance. At the end of the day you just gotta count the rings. For Marino thats ZERO. You count Joe's Rings, thats four and you say Wow, thats the best quarterback EVER! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

the goodlooking quarterback of the miami dolphins.

Wasn't that great, he was good but not great.

hands down the best QB ever, considering the team he was working with. If joe montana didn't have rice and craig, hell all of the 49ers roster of the 80s and 90s; he wouldn't even compare to marino. even steve young has posted better stats then montana. I mean come on, no other QB (besides Peyton Manning) has thrown 48 TDs in a single season, let alone more then 5,000 passing yards. Give Rice to Marino and i garauntee everyones all-time favorite QB would be Marino.

A great QB but no ring. True greatness is measure on wheather you can win the big one, and he didn'.

The best quarterback of the 1980's in my view.

GIVE ME A BREAK.....marino, threw the ball over 8,000 times, most guys that played as long as him didn't get the chance to throw that often, if he threw it 5000-6000 times you can take away alot or most of his career records.....alot of guys out there can throw deep, big deal, play the game not the endzone, play the defence not stat book.....manning has the same problem as dan, they didn't play the game, the played the scored bored, which you will get away w/ most times during the season (especially if you usual play crappy to avg teams for the most part......like marino) but come the playoff, you have defences who make you play the game! which is why marino has a losing record come the post season and his qb rating is nothing to talk about.....he had a great arm but was ok as a quarterback, once jimmy johnson stopped throwing the ball 500 times a game, you saw what marino might have been like......i once heard a guy on espn say.....if pamela anderson went out and threw the a football over 8000 times......she'd get alot of yrds and scores too.....lol....sad but in a way, sarcasticly true

Dan Marino is the greatest PLAYER EVER not just the greatest qb!whats with some announcers trying to say brady is the new montana and manning is the next marino??heres a secret that all montana fans dont want you to know....first off tom brady can throw the ball downfield...montana couldnt! sorry he never had the arm strenght...look at the films try to find a throw over 40 yards by him?? you cant!manning is not a fraction of the fighter marino was!...so you see the lie in the comparisons? montana fans are trying to delousion you....dan had all the tools...call him..the qb that god made

Best Quarterback ever. Stats don't lie.

he was more of a role model for up and coming Qb's.. i think he inspired aloy of people.. he was a presion thrower.. but under pressure he broke...

Let's look at why Marino's not 5 stars: Playoff Stats: 4510 yards, 32 TD, 24 INT, 77.1 passer rating. Hardly that of a 5 star player. Regular season (6 stars). Post Season (2.5 Stars)

Favre and Manning will break most of his records by the time they're done. Never won a SB either.

Pittsburgh Boy the Best Ever at QB.

Absolutely the best QB that history has ever seen. Afterall, he does hold the all time record of most touchdowns in a single season. Several players have tried to break his record, such as Brett Favre and Peyton Manning (Manning probally will break the record at the end of the season but hasnt yet), but didnt get it done.

Greatest choke artist, ever. He would gladly trade in all his stats for Mark Rypien's Super Bowl Ring.

Greatest QB ever. Never had the great RB otehr QBs had the benefit of. Still took his team to the SB in just his 2nd season.

Even today, Marino could outgun most of the current NFL QB's. Marino had to leave because while never fast, he at least had good footwork and could move in the pocket. When his speed went from near zero to absolutely stationary teams just started teeing off on him and blitzing every down. It was sad to watch the last few years.. and a big reason I think coaches today are so obsessed with QB's who can run and gun like Michael Vick

Dan Marino is the all time best quarterback to play the game and brady is 1 he's a choke what the hell are you talking about why dont you learn how to think before you talk or learn a thing or two about football. That gos for you to mikey frans marino holds 13 major career passing records and the single season record for most yards thrown the only player to throw for over 5,000 yards in a single season. dan is the greatest statistical in the history of the NFL.So why dont you say elways better know thats shows what you know. I defend my quarterback so keep your retarded comments to yourself especially if you dont know what your talking about. DAN THE MAN RULES GO MARINO and to all you other marino fans you rule to.

I give him props for taking a vanilla team and making them somewhat respectable. I mean with a HB running 2.2 yards a carry it turns you Offense into something very one-dimensional. Many may label him a choker, or a loser for never winning a superbowl. But he dominated in stats. One stat he owns is the most game winning/game ending TD drives at 45. So I guess he isn't as big as a choker as you think. This is after all a TEAM SPORT and laying the blame on one player isn't very fair

More or less a stat-hog, Marino's teams never had a running game so he passed almost every down. The Dolphins consistently had quality receivers and a tough offensive line. You put any other good nfl quarterback on that team for 16 years and he would put up great numbers as well. I'm not saying Marino wasn't good, it's just that the stats would say that he was the greatest NFL quarterback ever and I think they are misleading.

Dan Marino is the greatest quarterback to ever play the game. He holds almost all records for his position

I give him one star less for not winning the Super Bowl. But turn back the clock to the '83 draft and nobody gave him a chance. The reason for his not winning the SB is that he didn't have enough talent around him to help.

i felt horrible that he never was able to win a super bowl

Yeah, ok. A lot of physical talent but I never thought he was that bright. Could do everything but win.

Sorry but Dan would've been killed behind an offensive line like Denver's during the Elway era. He only did as good as he did because of the people around him. He was an old man stuck in the pocket as a rookie!

No Super Bowls. Horrible playoff stats...look it up, he was a choker. Sorry, its true.

I think he is an awesome football player, and for obvious reasons. However, I am sick and tired of seeing his mug all over billboards across Central Florida...give it a rest already ! SIGHS !

Dan Marino is the best Quaterback to ever play the GAME. End of conversation......

Teams win Super Bowls, not QBs. Dan Marino's numbers show him as the greatest. I won't put him quite that high, but I will give him his due as a member of a fairly elite club. The top 5, that is.

Anyone who truly knows football and follows the game of football know that Marino had the physical ability to throw the ball unlike anyone else. His quick release, his quick decision making, and his incredible velocity enabled him to compile yards, first downs, and touchdowns and turned the Dolphins into a offensive force with his presence alone. Not only that, he probably had the best pocket presence of anyone also. He could sense the rush and sidestep just at the right time. Bottom line: In his prime, i'd take this guy over anyone who has ever played. The two biggest keys to winning a ring are a proficient running game and a solid D. Marine never had a proficient running game and when he had a solid D, he was way past his prime. He's the greatest ever.

Probably the best QB to never have Super Bowl ring. Perhaps a Running game may have helped, perhaps mor mobility might heve. Either way, we'll never know.

Simply put, he was the best passer the NFL has ever seen. He would have won a few Super Bowls if the Dolphins could have put a solid running back behind him.

The best quarterback ever. His greatness showed even without talent around him. He alone made the Dolphins competitive. Is it his fault that he was the whole team? Put Roger Craig in a Dolphins uni and see how many rings Danny Boy racks up.

Marino's passing records may never be broken. It's unfortunate that he could never win a Super Bowl. He came too late for Don Shula to get him a ring. But Marino is still 3rd behind Unitas and Montana

first of all...he had the same type of talent elway had the first ten years, elway had more wins and single handidly took his team to 3 superbowls...winning football games is what matters not passing records..he was a better passer than montana but not elway..Oh yeah elway was a better person than marino...Marino couldn't hold elway's jockstrap...

The best ever. Best stats and skill. Never had the team but is far better than any other QB ever!

Greatest Quarterback

The Record book doesn't lie. He and Unitis are the best.

Of course he had the monstrous statistics that everybody loves, but he was not team-minded. It kept him from scoring that all- important Super Bowl title.

Bling bling you gotta have a ring.

He has the record for most yards in a season (1983). I was never a Dolphins fan, but Marino is one of the best QBs in the history of the NFL. A famous quarterback.

Even though I bleed red-white-and-blue Bills colors, and as much as I have despised and hated the Dolphins all these years, even I know when to give recognition to one of the most talented football quarterbacks ever to lace up a pair of cleats. He was a crybaby at times, and I loved it whenever he got drilled to the turf by Bruce Smith. But boy, was he a competitor. Those Bills-Dolphins games of the 1980s and 1990s were some of the fiercest, mpost bitterly-fought games I've ever witnessed. Way to go, Danny boy, for entertaining us all these years.

Great QB on a good team. I somehow always end up cheering for the Dolphins at the end of the season because they play with a lot of heart. He's SUCH a cry-baby, though...

Marino rules!!! All these people think its soooo horrible that he never won the Super Bowl. Big deal. He owns basically every major passing record and led the Dolphins for years. Now c'mon people isnt that enough. I'm a big Dolphins fan but let's face it he had no help it was all him. He has to be the greatest quarterback of all time and is a shoe-in for the Hall of Fame.

The very best Quarter back of all time!!!This guy has a hart the size of florida.I absolutel