Quarterbackery: Round 3, Heat 2

[Rain Man]

We have four non-coastal teams in this heat.

Arizona

Jim Hart - 13 seasons at QB
Neil Lomax - 7
Jake Plummer - 6
Kurt Warner - 4
Carson Palmer - 2
Kevin Kolb - 2
Steve Beuerlein - 2
Charley Johnson - 2
Drew Stanton - 1
Derek Anderson - 1
Matt Leinert - 1
Josh McCown - 1
Jeff Blake - 1
Boomer Esiason - 1
Dave Krieg - 1
Chris Chandler - 1
Tom Tupa - 1
Tim Rosenbach - 1
Gary Hogeboom - 1
Gary Cuozzo - 1

The Cardinals had 8 pro bowls during this period, led by Jim Hart with 4.

Cincinnati

Ken Anderson - 13 seasons
Boomer Esiason - 8
Carson Palmer - 6
Andy Dalton - 5 (and current starter)
Jeff Blake - 5
Jon Kitna - 3
Virgil Carter - 2
Ryan Fitzpatrick - 1
Akili Smith - 1
Neil O'Donnell - 1
David Klingler - 1
Greg Cook - 1
John Stofa - 1

The Bengals produced 12 pro bowl seasons in 48 years, led by Ken Anderson's 4.

Dallas Cowboys

Troy Aikman - 12
Tony Romo - 8
Roger Staubach - 8
Danny White - 6
Craig Morton - 3
Don Meredith - 3 (actually led team for 7 seasons, but only 3 since 1966)
Quincy Carter - 2
Steve Pelleur - 2
Matt Cassel - 1
Jon Kitna - 1
Drew Bledsoe - 1
Vinny Testaverde - 1
Chad Hutchinson - 1
Gary Hogeboom - 1

The Cowboys have produced 20 pro bowls during this period, led by Troy Aikman with 6.

Indianapolis

Peyton Manning - 13 seasons
Bert Jones - 6
Andrew Luck - 4
Jim Harbaugh - 4
Jeff George - 4
Mike Pagel - 4
Johnny Unitas - 4 (led team for 14 seasons, but only 4 since 1966)
Jack Trudeau - 3
Marty Domres - 2
Earl Morrell - 2
Curtis Painter - 1
Chris Chandler - 1
Greg Landry - 1
Bill Troup - 1

The Colts produced 19 pro bowlers, led by 11 from Peyton Manning.*

[Rain Man]

My rankings:

#1 - Dallas. I think they edge out Indianapolis. 20 years of HoF QBs and 11 years of Romo/Meredith is pretty good.

#2 - Indianapolis. Manning and Unitas blow the curve, but there were only 17 years of them. Bert Jones and Andrew Luck don't match Dallas' second tier. It's very close, though, because Manning and Unitas had a higher top end than Aikman and Staubach.

#3 - Cincinnati. Just like their Super Bowls, they're very good but keep running into powerhouses. Ken Anderson was top-notch and the next four guys on the list were also very good. Cincy may have had the fewest bad QB years, but their top end isn't as high as some of the others.

#4 - Arizona. Pretty clearly #4 in this heat in my opinion. Hart and Lomax were good and they got a couple of good years out of Warner, but their ceiling wasn't as high or as long as the other teams'.

[Rain Man]

I need a tiebreaker vote here. No ties in quarterbackery.

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I need a tiebreaker vote here. No ties in quarterbackery.

Dallas

and the tie is broken!

[Rain Man]

Whoa, Dallas rallies hard as Peyton Manning once again can't win the big one. (We'll assume that Roger Staubach led the Cowboys and not Tony Romo.)

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Dallas.