Steve Young Quotes

The only model to me that correlates with big success in the NFL is having a Hall of Fame franchise quarterback.

The truth is that in the NFL, the job is to deliver the ball from the pocket. That's the job.

I'm a natural pocket passer.

I'm really impressed with Kolb there in Philadelphia. He's a very talented quarterback.

I'm a drop-back passer, and those seldom win Heismans.

Obviously, when you have a quarterback of the caliber of Aaron Rodgers, we're going to have high expectations.

Our quarterback is going to be Alex Smith.

The better quarterbacks are real consistent. Rookie quarterbacks are not.

At some point, you're not going to be able to run the ball for 180 yards, even with the best running back in the NFL. That's when you have to be able to throw the ball.

Despite having a lackluster completion percentage, Kaepernick managed to throw 16 touchdowns against four interceptions in 2016.

Matt Ryan does a great job of throwing the ball. No quarterback within the 20 to 25 yard range is throwing the ball any better than Matt Ryan.

I hope Mitch Trubisky is the best quarterback of all time.

Obviously Tom Brady is a great quarterback.

There are a lot of good tight ends.

If you give Brett Favre time to throw the ball and single coverage, you're making the offense that much better.

Jerry Rice had won two Super Bowls already by the time he got to his ninth year in the league. That's what it's all about: winning that ring.

Anytime you've got a good running back, it will help your passing game.

We need the quarterbacks. It's a passing league and a quarterback-driven league. We need the Peyton Mannings in football uniforms out there playing - the Tom Bradys, the Drew Breeses, the Philip Riverses - we need those guys instead of them standing on the sideline.

I'm a big Peyton Manning fan.

I don't think Joey Harrington is good enough to be a starting quarterback in the NFL.

If you can grab a ball and throw it, you can grab a ball and throw it. I don't care how tall you are, either. I'm not gonna see over a 6-foot-7 left tackle. You've gotta find lanes; you've gotta know where your guys are. It's not about the height: if you can win ball games, you can win 'em.

In football, if you don't have the best O-line or receivers, maybe you're not as good of a quarterback as you can be. And it goes vice versa. If you're an average quarterback and you have a great O-line and great receivers, your play gets lifted.

I think Jalen Hurts is consistent enough.

Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger are big guys with strong arms.

In college, I was a running QB. We were a sprint out offense, so I had a big transition going into pro ball.