There are a couple of determining factors in what makes for a top 50 quarterback. Those qualifying attributes include career statistics, efficiency, longevity, durability, and of course, Super Bowl wins. From notorious names of yesteryear including Joe Namath and Johnny Unitas to today's most cherished quarterback personalities like Peyton Manning and Brett Favre, we've curated a list of the top fifty quarterbacks to ever take the field. Check out the list for yourself below, do you agree with these rankings?
The quarterback position is easily the most important position on the field when it comes to football. No disrespect to the offensive linemen that keep the quarterback protected, but the true director of an offense has always been the quarterback. From reading defenses at the line, calling audibles to help your team progress, and placing the ball in the right place for their receivers, every game lies on their shoulders.
Throughout the past three decades, we've seen an increase in precision, athletism, and durability at the quarterback position. The modern quarterback is more versatile than ever and willing to deliver the ball through the air without thinking twice. However, while the reward is high to be praised as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, the risk is just as prevalent.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.