In honor of Staffords Ring My all-time UGA QBs list

I’d nix Hines from the list entirely. Great player obviously but an emergency QB with 3 career td passes isn’t making a list like this.

I’d also have Stet above Belue.

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also not taking anyone who played before I started watching UGA football in 1979.

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That doesn't really leave a ton of guys to rank lol. Jk..if we're going by that criteria and leaving off guys like Tarkenton and Sinkwich I guess your list has most of the right guys but I'd switch some around.

-Murray has to be #1 for me. Best QB, IMO, that UGA has ever had. Our fanbase for some reason I don't understand likes to remember one or two bad things about someone's career (not just murray) and latch onto it as if they never played another snap in their career. Murray had an up and down freshman season (who doens't as a freshman?) on a BAD taem without a ton of support. He improved a good bit the next year when he had more weapons and experience. And in 12 and 13 he was simply phenomenal.
-I struggle on STafford. Everone has known since abotu his sophomore year of HS he was going ot be a blue chip recruit, all-american caliber college player, #1 draft pick, NFL stud. But honestly he didn't really live up to that at UGA. His 08 season was great but his TFr year was honestly bad until abotu the last 2 games, and in 07 was pretty mediocre until jax then we went into overdrive. Not sure if he'd be #2 on here but likely top half for sure
-Much like stafford I struggle with where to put DJ. He was outstanding but it was such a small sample size.
-Stetson definitely above Buck. I know it was an entirely different era of offense but Buck really didn't really do much. Take away one, single play and people would barely remember he even played here.
-As mentiond not sure I'd put Hines on here. He did have a legendary performance against UVA but he wasn't really a QB for us aside from when absolutely needed.

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David Greene was the best QB in UGA history.

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there was a time I probably would have agreed but I just don't see any rational reasioning that would support it anymore. We have extremely fond memories of Greene's tenure here because 1)we won at a level we hadn't seen in 2 decades 2)he was a great guy and great ambassador 3)several unforgettable moments like 01 UT and 02 AU 4) he left as the all times win leader in NCAA history.

When you really dive into it though I don't see why he is a "better QB" than murray. For starters, the defenses Greene had his entire 4 year playing career gave up 30 points in a game ONE TIME. ONCE. Over 4 years. And that was to the eventual national champion. Murray's defense gave up 30 points more than once at the halfway point of his freshman season. Just saying..it's going to be a lot easier to win a lot of games if your defnese does the heavy lifting and you aren't really required to do much. Also it's not murray's fault he didn't win an SEC title like Greene did, whihc I suspect is a big reason people hold greene so high.

Most talented at UGA is fairly easier.

1. Stafford
2. Tarkenton
3. Murray
4. Green
5. Zeier

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Most talented at UGA is fairly easier.

1. Stafford
2. Tarkenton
3. Murray
4. Green
5. Zeier

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I swear I didn't wake up on the wrong side of the bed but there is no way Greene is the 4th "most talented" QB we've ever had. When i hear that phrase I think of physical prowess; things like arm strength, body build, agility and speed, etc. Pretty much most of the things that don't involve the mental aspect. Which is the exact opposite of Greene. He was a smart, heady manager that was not very physically gifted. He was slow as dirt and had an average arm. Hell I'd call someone like Dwan Mathis or Christian Lemay "more talented" than Greene, but that doesn't mean they were as good a QB obviously.

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10. Quincy Carter

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