Where would Warren Moon rank on all time QB list if played entire career in NFL?

[bwgood77]

He currently is still 7th in NFL career passing yards (49,325) and the only guys ahead of him from the earlier era than now are Elway and Marino. However, he played his first 6 pro seasons in the CFL, accumulating 21,228 yards there in that league

Despite his collegiate success, Warren Moon went undrafted in the National Football League. With no takers in the NFL, he turned to the Canadian Football League. Moon signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, where he and Tom Wilkinson shared signal-calling duties and helped lead the Eskimos to a record five consecutive Grey Cup victories in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982.[12] Moon won the offensive Grey Cup Most Valuable Player award in the 1980 and 1982 games. Moon became the first professional quarterback to pass for 5,000 yards in a season by reaching exactly 5,000 yards in 1982. In his final CFL season of 1983, Moon threw for a league record 5,648 yards, and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Moon

He would likely be in 3rd all time in passing yards had he played his entire career in the NFL.

He was one of the best qbs I have ever watched that really doesn't seem to be talked about as much as the others. Even ignoring the CFL stats, just in the NFL alone, had more yards than all time greats like Unitas, Montana and Tarkenton.

[Cactus Jack]

He'd be near the top

[Mr. E]

Sometimes I look back and feel like I was spoiled with the athletes I grew up watching. As a kid I watched the likes of Olajuwon, Nolan Ryan, the Killer B's and yes, the great Warren Moon.

Sadly for Moon, like so many other Houston athletes, the lack of post-season success has led to a lot of people overlooking him. In reality he should be in the conversation when discussing the great quarterbacks. Such a great arm and a great field commander. Those high-octane offenses were something to behold!

I won many a Super Bowl with Warren Moon & the Houston Oilers on Super Tecmo Bowl.

[bwgood77]

Sometimes I look back and feel like I was spoiled with the athletes I grew up watching. As a kid I watched the likes of Olajuwon, Nolan Ryan, the Killer B's and yes, the great Warren Moon.

Sadly for Moon, like so many other Houston athletes, the lack of post-season success has led to a lot of people overlooking him. In reality he should be in the conversation when discussing the great quarterbacks. Such a great arm and a great field commander. Those high-octane offenses were something to behold!

I won many a Super Bowl with Warren Moon & the Houston Oilers on Super Tecmo Bowl.

90s must have been a great time to be a Houston fan, other than the Frank Reich game. I was a big fan of those Oilers teams. Unfortunately Olajuwon knocked the Suns out of the playoffs two years in a row as the Suns blew brutal 2 game series series leads in consecutive years.

[RavenMad31]

He currently is still 7th in NFL career passing yards (49,325) and the only guys ahead of him from the earlier era than now are Elway and Marino. However, he played his first 6 pro seasons in the CFL, accumulating 21,228 yards there in that league

Despite his collegiate success, Warren Moon went undrafted in the National Football League. With no takers in the NFL, he turned to the Canadian Football League. Moon signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, where he and Tom Wilkinson shared signal-calling duties and helped lead the Eskimos to a record five consecutive Grey Cup victories in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982.[12] Moon won the offensive Grey Cup Most Valuable Player award in the 1980 and 1982 games. Moon became the first professional quarterback to pass for 5,000 yards in a season by reaching exactly 5,000 yards in 1982. In his final CFL season of 1983, Moon threw for a league record 5,648 yards, and won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Moon

He would likely be in 3rd all time in passing yards had he played his entire career in the NFL.

He was one of the best qbs I have ever watched that really doesn't seem to be talked about as much as the others. Even ignoring the CFL stats, just in the NFL alone, had more yards than all time greats like Unitas, Montana and Tarkenton.

I think you can tack another 12-14,000 yards on his career total allowing for time on the bench before they give the starting job to a rookie and the fact that Houston was terrible for a spell in the early-mid 80s. I think that would have him mentioned with the other greats more often, though I think for whatever reason, he is just doomed to be lost in the shuffle. This is probably due to him never winning a SB, going to one or really even seriously threatening. It's too bad because I always think of the 1993 Oilers as one of the best, if not the best, teams to never go to a Super Bowl.

[bluejerseyjinx]

That run and shoot offense had a lot to do with it. Not a good system to have if you are trying to win a championship.

[RavenMad31]

That run and shoot offense had a lot to do with it. Not a good system to have if you are trying to win a championship.

I never understood why. It might have just been ahead of its time since now you see teams like the Patriots running 4 and 5 WR sets and offenses pushing the tempo of the game. It might have had more to do with these being dome teams who, run and shoot or not, have historically struggled in the postseason when they don't get home field advantage. The Falcons and Oilers were the primary run and shoot teams then and both played in a dome. I think the Lions (also dome) might have dabbled with it too, but that might be Tecmo Super Bowl clouding my memory.