Fran Tarkenton Quotes

As a quarterback, your job is to move the football and win games, to be a leader on the field.

When you play quarterback, you have to process information quickly, get the ball out of your hand to the right guy.

Peyton Manning, you look at his physical abilities, there are a lot of things that are middle of the road. But his mastery of the data allows him to be ahead. I love watching him because he throws the ball so proactively.

Donovan McNabb has great, fast feet and has learned to lock them in to run the Eagles' offense effectively.

I like my kind of innate and natural ability in the pocket, and ability of anticipation, and all that stuff that's important when it comes to playing quarterback.

Quarterback - it's a boring, monotonous position that revolves around consistency.

My favorite quarterback is Donovan McNabb. I think he's a complete quarterback. I love the way he can scramble and throw on the run. He can do it all. He can control a game.

I think I could describe the perfect quarterback. Take a little piece of everybody. Take John Elway's arm, Dan Marino's release, maybe Troy Aikman's drop-back, Brett Favre's scrambling ability, Joe Montana's two-minute poise and, naturally, my speed.

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

Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism.

The ultimate factor in judging quarterbacks is winning games.

I think I throw the ball down the field pretty well, but I think I'm really accurate and make good decisions.

Playing quarterback is hard enough.

Obviously, I love the idea of athletic quarterbacks.

I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well.

I played a lot of football when I was younger. I'm a good receiver, actually.

It's not enough just being a good passer of the ball.

Quarterbacks are always ready.

Playing the quarterback position, there are so many things you need to master that improvement ends up taking place on graduated levels.

As you progress high school, college into the league, you can tell the difference between quarterbacks with their timing and the way the ball comes out of their hand.

If I have the ball in my hands, I'll make a play. If don't, I'll try to get in position to make a play. I think that's what it comes down to.

I've said for many, many years, as long as I can ever remember, when I'm asked, 'Hey, what do you look for first in a quarterback?' The first thing I look for is accuracy, because the rest of it doesn't matter.

My main focus is playing football and giving it all I got. I'm trying to go out there and make plays and help my team win.

Big Ben, he's a great quarterback.

Some of the best quarterback play is when you're able to move in the pocket and still make throws down the field because it's not going to be clean every time.