European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a a a the stars and stripes sunday july 29,1990 nil hot hands Joe Montana a a by sub 49er Starof Peers Nashville term. Apr fifteen former nil quarterbacks disagree on what makes greatness in a signal caller. But they have no trouble naming the Best in the game today Joe Montana. The former quarterbacks in the final Day of the first quarterback club gathering were asked to rate the top five Active quarterbacks in the nil. Montana said Hall of Fame member Otto Graham is Quot a smart football player. A a he a different than most quarterbacks today. Everybody wants ill. He  he does it All Day and scores touchdowns a Graham said. A that s the Way it should be but its a team sport. I done to remember throwing any touchdown passes lying Flat on my Back a Montana has led the san Francisco 49ers to four super bowl victories. A what else can you say a said former Cincinnati great Ken Anderson who lost to Montana and the 49ers in the super bowl in 1982. Anderson would not vote for anyone else. The 15 raters including Hall of to throw the Long baft. He throws the Ball 10 to 20 Yards Long and a a club is sure Joe Montana left is Best Dan Pastorini is sure Andre Ware right will be next. Hie 2 Famer Johnny Unitas and super bowl maps Jim Plunkett and Doug Williams ended up with a top five of Montana Miami s Dan Marino 11denver s John Elway 9philadelphia a Randall Cunningham 5 and Houston a Wanen Moon 5a today everybody worries about statistics a said former Dallas quarterback Danny White. A but that a not How you determine a great quarterback. Its touchdowns marching your team Down the Field and a most important a leadership and winning. A i was caught up in it too. By week i looked at that silly rating Chart and said to myself a if i hit 65 percent of my passes this week ill move past so and  they do the Best they can with statistics but there a More to it than that a White said. White a founder of the quarterback club declined to rate today a quarterbacks. Earl Morrall who led the Miami dolphins to the Only undefeated season in nil history likes Marino. Quot i know Miami and he a got a Quick release. He can get it Down the Field. He a fantastic a Morrall said. Marino ranks second in All time passing efficiency behind Montana. Unitas said he has grudging respect for Denver a John Elway. A a in be never been a real big fan of his a Unitas said. �?o1 done to like the Way he plays. Never  Philadelphia a Randall Cunningham who led the league in Rushing by a quarterback the last four seasons is on the threshold of greatness said former Oakland Raider great a Ryle Lamonica. It put him on the same level As Phil Simms of the new York giant but he a not the same kind of Leader a Unitas said Houston a Warren Moon has a couple of fans in former oilers Dan Pastorini and Gifford Nielsen.  a he a the Best athlete in the game a Nielsen said. A this throwing motion is unbeliever ble and he can do it All on the  last year Moon completed 60 percent of his passes for 3,631 Yards and 23 touchdowns. His rating was second in the acc to Only Boomer Esiason a who came within one vote of tying Cunningham and Moon on therb clubs top five. Pastorini picked Andre Ware As one of the a Fly Stop five quarterbacks even though last years Heisman trophy Winner has yet to play his first game for the Detroit Lions a have you seen him a said Pastorini. He will change football forever. He will revolutionize the game. A the can throw the Ball farther and More accurately than  who will pay out of by Armando Salguero Cox news service Miami a the mathematics behind the Miami dolphins quarterback situation Are As simple As elementary division the team has four quarterbacks on the roster and three jobs to offer. It is coach Don Shula a task to somehow make four Divide into three the solution somebody will be unemployed come labor Day sept. 3 when rosters Are trimmed to 4 / players. A i plan on keeping three at that position but 1 done to know who those three Are going to be yet just in Case you were going to ask Quot Shula said recently. A that a obviously going to be decided by what happens in practice and during the preseason.�?�. Over the next seven weeks Dan Marino Scott Secules Cliff Stoudt and Scott Mitchell will vie for the three jobs. Marino in Case you be missed the past eight seasons is As untouchable in the starting role As Elliot Ness at 28, he already is ranked second among the a Fly Sall time leading passers. Barring injury he will be the starter in the season opener against new England and add to his Streak of 92 consecutive non strike game starts. Secules Stoudt and Mitchell Are afforded no such Security. Secules 25, is listed As the backup As he was most of last year when he played in four games All in Relief of Marino. A i know who the backup Job belongs to and that a me a said Secules whose tone implied that he will not lose that Job. A it was understood when i came Tere that this team has an established 1 starter and that my Job was to make sure there Wasny to too big of a Slack off if Dan got  Marino did endure minor Elbow shoulder and rib injuries last season but Secules got most of his opportunities when the team was either Way behind such As against Indianapolis dec. 17or when Marino was ineffective As he was against Buffalo oct. 29. Secules completed 22 of 50 attempts for 2816 Yards with one touchdown and three interceptions in 1989, a i moved the team last year but i think my biggest mistake was trying to make too much happen a Secules said. A was a Young quarterback you have to try to take what the defense gives you rather than pushing to make the big  although Secules got periodic chances to play Stoudt appeared in Only three games. His Only other duty was to hold on Field goal and extra Point attempts. Stoudt was unsigned prior to Camp and at age 35 seemed destined for retirement until the dolphins agreed recently to sign him for one year. His advantage Over the other backups is his experience a if Shula feels comfortable going with two Young Guys who have hardly any experience that a Fine a Stoudt said. A but ave got experience and i can still play. If  id be wasting my time being out Here in this heat twice a Day. A i just want to get the Opportunity to compete for a spot and the rest will be up to me. In be been in this situation before and i keep making teams rosters so i must be doing something  the dolphins certainly thought Mitchell who was drafted in the fourth round was doing things right at the uni Dan Marino left is Miami a sure starter. Scott Mitchell May be the Odd Man out. Fils 2 varsity of Utah where he finished third on the Mcaa career total offence list with 8,886 Yards a in Only three full seasons. Mitchell 22, has earned Praise from a Hula Tor his work ethic and intelligence. But it will take More than that for him to avoid going the same direction As Ker-5 r Wickersham Jim Kyj Irastos and Dean May All promising players and now seemingly forgotten College quarterbacks drafted by Miami. What i was told when 1 got Here was that i would compete for a spot on the team a said Mitchell who is unsigned. A i would say my Chance right now is to be a backup but later on who knows a this much is certain the crowd behind Marino will be hungry for a fair Chance to stay on the roster a with four of us around its hard to believe there will be enough repetitions in practice and during the preseason to go around a Stoudt said. A if there Isnit its going to make one of us the Odd Man out very