I RATE HIM MUCH MUCH HIGHER. IN FACT, AN ARGUMENT CAN BE MADE THAT HE IS THE VERY BEST OF ALL! ROGER WAS RATED HIGHER THAN UNITAS WHO'S CONSIDERED BY MOST TO BE EQUAL OR BETTER THAN MONTANA. STAUBACH PLAYED AT A TIME WHEN IT WAS A RUNNING LEAGUE -- NO 5 YARD SPACE ALLOTED TO RECEIVERS BY DEFENSIVE BACKS AT THAT TIME. QUARTERBACKS HAD TO BE ACCURATE AS THEY WERE THROWING IN TO DRAPPED COVERAGES. ALTHOUGH HE JOINED THE COWBOYS IN 1969, HE REALLY ONLY STARTED FOR 8 YEARS --HE LOST ONE YEAR DUE TO INJURY AND TWO MORE BECAUSE LANDRY SIMPLY DIDN'T START ROOKIES. STAUBACH THREW FOR 22,700 YARDS; THAT'S ABOUT 2,400 YARDS PER YEAR. HE HAD 23 COMEBACKS--THAT'S AMAZING CONSIDERING THE RULES AT THAT TIME. THE COWBOYS NEVER HAD A LOSING SEASON AND STUABACH TOOK THE COWBOYS TO THE PLAYOFF EVERY YEAR BUT ONE. NEITHER MONTANA NOR UNITAS CAN SAY THAT (JOE HAD A LOSING SEASON IN 1982 - STRIKE SEASON). JOE ALSO PLAYED IN THE SEASONALLY SOFT NFC WEST. IN ADDITION, IN COMPARING SB OPPONENTS WITH THE COWBOYS, THE BENGALS AND BRONCOS ARE NOT EVEN IN THE SAME CONVERSATION AS THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS OF THE 1970'S. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A PLAYER OTHER THAN ROGER STAUBACH ELEVATE HIS TEAM LIKE HE INSPIRED THE COWBOYS, ESPECIALLY IN CRUNCHTIME. AND HE DID EVERY SUNDAY AND NOT ONCE IN AWHILE. THERE'S A REASON HE'S CALLED CAPTAIN COMEBACK! EVERYBODY LOVED HIM EVEN THOUGH MANY DID NOT LIKE THE COWBOYS. HE WAS ALWAYS THE EXCEPTION BECAUSE HE WAS SO IRREPRESSIBLE, EVEN INDOMITABLE. JOE HAD A FAR BETTER TALENT BASE AROUND HIM EVERY YEAR. FOR DALLAS, DREW PEARSON WAS GREAT AND ONE OF THE BEST BUT THE MONTANA 49ERS HAD MORE (AS THEY SHOULD AFTER GOING 20-30 YEARS OF BEING A LOSING ORGANIZATION AND STOCKPILING DRAFT PICKS. STAUBACH LEAD THE LEAGUE IN PASSING AND TOUCHDOWNS HIS LAST TWO YEARS UNDER THE CURRENT RULES. LOOK AT NFL.COM FOR 1970 QB STATS. HE WAS NUMBER ONE ALMOST EVERY YEAR HE STARTED. ONE KEY POINT THAT GETS MISSED IS EVERYTIME A STAT IS SHOWN, IT LEANS IN FAVOR OF 1980 TO CURRENT QUATERBACKS (DUE TO THE RULE CHANGES IN DEFENSIVE COVERAGES). THE ONLY QB WHO EVER SHOWS UP AMONGST THE CURRENT PLAYERS IS STUABACH. STUABACH'S COWBOYS WON MORE GAMES IN A TEN YEAR SPAN THAN ANY OTHER UNTIL 2007'S BRADY LEAD PATRIOTS. AND HERE'S ANOTHER STAT FOR YOU: ROGER HAS AMONG THE LARGEST YARDS PER COMPLETION DESPITE THE RULES IN THE 1970'S. ALSO, WHEN LOOKING AT COMEBACKS, STUABACH WS USUALLY BEHIND NOT BY ONE POINT OR EVEN THREE; HE WAS TYPICALLY BRINGING THE COWBOYS BACK FROM 10 TO 14 POINTS DOWN IN THE FINAL TWO MINUTES. MY MAIN POINT IS THIS: JOE, TOM, DAN, AND THE OTHER QUARTERBACKS FROM THE 1980'S FORWARD PROBABLY COULDN'T SURVIVE THE 1970'S WHEN BLOWS TO THE HEAD AND CRUSHING THE QUARTERBACK WAS LEGAL AND ENCOURAGED. ROGER SURVIVED ALL OF THAT AND WAS THE HIGHEST RATED QUARTERBACH IN NFL HISTORY WHEN HE RETIRED. AS A TESTIMONY TO HIS CHARACTER, HE GIVES CREDIT TO EVERYONE ELSE AND WILL NOT BRAG ON HIS PERFORMANCES. STATISTICS DON'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY OR EVEN HALF OF IT SOMETIMES. ROGER STAUBACH PERSONIFIED WHAT A LEADER IS. LONG LIVE CAPTAIN AMERICA. THERE'S A REASON PEOPLE GAVE HIM THAT MONIKER AS WELL. ASK NFL FILMS.