One of the top money players of all-time. There are many who feel John Elway should be higher on this list. It's understandable ... he played at a high level for 16 years, walked away from the game with two Super Bowl titles, won an NFL MVP award (in 1987) and started three other Super Bowls along the way. So what gives? Well, as a child of the '80s, I can tell you that at no time did I ever think Elway was the best quarterback in the game. That honor belonged to Joe Montana. Although Elway won it all (twice) and Dan Marino did not, the latter never had Elway's supporting cast. Elway didn't work with great offensive weapons early in this career, but he played with a lot of borderline Hall of Fame defensive players. And his first Lombardi Trophy didn't come until shortly after Terrell Davis arrived (in 1995). That said, if Elway's body had not started to wear down as he developed into an experienced, cerebral quarterback, he would be No. 1.