Thursday, July 17, 2025

Frascella's Favorite Al Pacino Performances, Ranked

 


I've always liked Al Pacino, but when I look at the entirety of the list here, I like him even more:

1. The Godfather, 1972

2. The Godfather Part II, 1974

3. Glengarry Glen Ross, 1992 

4. Two for the Money, 2005 

5. The Irishman, 2019

6. Any Given Sunday, 1999 

7. Insomnia, 2002 

8. Ocean's Thirteen, 2007 

9. Carlito's Way, 1993 

10. Donnie Brasco, 1997 

11. The Devil's Advocate, 1997

12. Phil Spector, 2013 

13. Frankie and Johnny, 1991 

14. Danny Collins, 2013 

15. Dog Day Afternoon, 1975

16. Scarface, 1983

17. Heat, 1995 

18. Scent of a Woman, 1992 

19. Serpico, 1973

20. The Insider, 1999 

21. The Godfather Part III, 1990 

22. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, 2019

23. Knox Goes Away, 2023 

John Frascella is a 2nd generation Film Critic and Sports Personality. Follow him on Twitter @FrascellaMovies and @NFLFrascella. 

The Top 25 Movies of All Time According to the World's Greatest Directors

 


I did this really quickly and off the top of my head, but I still think it's pretty comprehensive - I asked Grok 4 to compile the favorite movies of some of the greatest Directors of all time: 

Martin Scorsese
Steven Spielberg
David Fincher
Christopher Nolan
Quentin Tarantino
Denis Villeneuve
Steven Soderbergh
Brian De Palma
The Coen Brothers
Paul Thomas Anderson

And this is what Grok was able to surmise, Top 25 here: 

1. Lawrence of Arabia, 1962, directed by David Lean

2. Citizen Kane, 1941, Orson Welles

3. 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968, Stanley Kubrick

4. Vertigo, 1958, Alfred Hitchcock

5. The Godfather, 1972, Francis Ford Coppola

6. Psycho, 1960, Alfred Hitchcock

7. The Searchers, 1956, John Ford

8. Dr. Strangelove, 1964, Stanley Kubrick

9. Chinatown, 1974, Roman Polanski

10. Alien, 1979, Ridley Scott

11. Jaws, 1975, Steven Spielberg

12. Rear Window, 1954, Alfred Hitchcock

13. The Red Shoes, 1948, Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

14. Seven Samurai, 1954, Akira Kurosawa

15. The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946, William Wyler

16. Blade Runner, 1982, Ridley Scott

17. Taxi Driver, 1976, Martin Scorsese

18. No Country for Old Men, 2007, The Coen Brothers

19. The Shining, 1980, Stanley Kubrick

20. 8 1/2, 1963, Federico Fellini

21. Rosemary's Baby, 1968, Roman Polanski

22. Metropolis, 1927, Fritz Lang

23. The Godfather Part II, 1974, Francis Ford Coppola

24. Sunrise, 1927, F.W. Murnau

25. Inception, 2010, Christopher Nolan 

John Frascella is a 2nd generation Film Critic and Sports Personality. Follow him on Twitter @FrascellaMovies and @NFLFrascella. 

Steven Soderbergh's Favorite Films: Se7en, Casablanca and More

 


Steven Soderbergh has always been one of my favorite Directors; he hops around from one genre to the next and he's all about the work, he doesn't take 'award chasing' very seriously. I had Grok AI 4.0 compile Soderbergh's favorite movies to watch: 

- Jaws, 1975, Soderbergh watched it 50+ times in recent years

- All the President's Men, 1976, 49 watches

- In Cold Blood, 1967,49 watches

- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966, 48 watches

- Sunset Boulevard, 1950, 48 times

- Se7en, 1995, 47 watches

- 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968, 47 watches

- Panic Room, 2002, 46 watches

- Fatal Attraction, 1987, 46 watches

- The Social Network, 2010, 45 watches 

- The Verdict, 1982, 45 watches

- 1941, 1979, 44 watches

- The Day of the Jackal, 1973, 44 watches

- Three Days of the Condor, 1975, 43 watches 

- American Graffiti, 1973, 43 watches

- All About Eve, 1950, 42 watches 

- The Hot Rock, 1972, 42 watches

- Klute, 1971, 41 watches

- Citizen Kane, 1941, 41 watches 

- Chinatown, 1974, 40 watches 

- The French Connection, 1971, 40 watches

- The Parallax View, 1974, 39 watches 

- Apocalypse Now, 1979, 38 watches 

- The Conformist, 1970, 38 watches

- Ryan's Daughter, 1970, 38 watches

- Funeral in Berlin, 1966, 37 watches

- Sexy Beast, 2000, 37 watches 

- Carnal Knowledge, 1971, 36 watches 

- Repulsion, 1965, 36 watches

- Dr. Strangelove, 1964, 35 watches

- Sorcerer, 1977, 35 watches 

- Our Man in Havana, 1959, 34 watches

- Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981, 34 watches 

- The Third Man, 1949, 33 watches

- Catch-22, 1970, 33 times

- Double Indemnity, 1944, 32 watches 

- Casablanca, 1942, 32 watches

- The Haunting, 1963, 31 watches

- Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977, 31 watches 

- The Game, 1997, 30 watches

- Zodiac, 2007, 30 watches

- Mad Max Fury Road, 2015, 29 watches

- Alien, 1979, 28 watches 

- Sweet Smell of Success, 1957, 27 watches

- Anatomy of a Murder, 1959, 26 watches

- The Godfather, 1972, 25 watches

- Barry Lyndon, 1975, 24 watches

- Notorious, 1946, 23 watches

- The Conversation, 1974, 22 watches

John Frascella is a 2nd generation Film Critic and Sports Personality. Follow him on Twitter @FrascellaMovies and @NFLFrascella. 

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Frascella's NFL Betting Picks: 2024 Summary and Recap

 


Let's jump right into it... 

(Double-checking against this O/U listing, hard to find the ones from last year)


1. Jets
O U: 9.5
Pick: Over
Result: Loss (0-1)

2. Dolphins
O U: 9.5
Pick: Over
Result: Loss (0-2)

3. Bills
O U: 10.5
Pick: Under
Result: Loss (0-3)

4. Patriots
O U: 5
Pick: Under
Result: Win (1-3)

5. Ravens
O U: 11
Pick: Over
Result: Win (2-3)

6. Browns
O U: 8.5
Pick: Over 
Result: Loss (2-4)

7. Bengals
O U: 10.5
Pick: Under
Result: Win (3-4)

8. Steelers 
O U: 8.5
Pick: Under
Result: Loss (3-5)

9. Texans
O U: 9.5
Pick: Over
Result: Win (4-5)

10. Titans
O U: 6.5
Pick: Over
Result: Loss (4-6)

11. Jaguars
O U: 8.5
Pick: Under
Result: Win (5-6)

12. Colts
O U: 8.5
Pick: Under
Result: Win (6-6)

13. Chiefs
O U: 11.5
Pick: Over
Result: Win (7-6)

14. Chargers
O U: 9 
Projection: 9-8
Result: Push (7-6-1)

15. Broncos
O U: 6
Projection: 6-11 
Result: Push (7-6-2)

16. Raiders: 
O U: 6.5
Pick: Under
Result: Win (8-6-2)

17. Eagles
O U: 10.5
Pick: Over
Result: Win (9-6-2)

18. Cowboys
O U: 10.5
Pick: Under
Result: Win (10-6-2)

19. Commanders
O U: 6.5
Pick: Under
Result: Loss (10-7-2)

20. Giants
O U: 6.5
Pick: Under
Result: Win (11-7-2)

21. Packers
O U: 10
Pick: Over
Result: Win (12-7-2)

22. Lions
O U: 10.5
Pick: Over
Result: Win (13-7-2)

23. Bears
O U: 9
Pick: Under
Result: Win (14-7-2)

24. Vikings
O U: 7
Projection: 7-10 
Result: Push (14-7-3)

25. Falcons
O U: 9.5
Pick: Over
Result: Loss (14-8-3)

26. Bucs
O U: 8.5
Pick: Under 
Result: Loss (14-9-3)

27. Saints
O U: 7.5
Pick: Over
Result: Loss (14-10-3)

28. Panthers
O U: 4.5
Pick: Under
Result: Win (15-10-3)

29. 49ers
O U: 11.5 
Pick: Under
Result: Win (16-10-3)

30. Rams
O U: 8.5
Pick: Over
Result: Win (17-10-3)

31. Cardinals
O U: 6.5
Pick: Over
Result: Loss (17-11-3)

32. Seahawks
O U: 7.5
Pick: Under
Result: Loss (17-12-3)

Frascella's Final Record: 17 wins, 12 losses and 3 pushes. 

John Frascella is an NFL Expert who has been picking winners since 2009. Subscribe to his picks on X (formerly Twitter) @NFLFrascella. 

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Actors and Directors Pick their Best Movies of the Century


As part of the NY Times Best 100 Movies of the Century, they showed you the specific ballots of some actors, actresses and directors who voted. Interesting results, here: 

Pedro Almodovar: 

- Amour
- Call Me By Your Name
- Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
- Dogtooth
- Ida
- La Cienaga
- Phantom Thread
- Roma
- Ten
- Toni Erdmann

Pamela Anderson: 

- Amelie
- Blue Valentine
- A Vida Invisivel
- Lost in Translation
- Requiem for a Dream 
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Lobster
- The Party
- Volver
- White God

Elizabeth Banks: 

- Barbie 
- Bowling for Columbine 
- Inglourious Basterds
- Moonlight
- Mustang
- No Country for Old Men
- Parasite
- Something's Gotta Give
- The Departed
- Toy Story 3

Mike Birbiglia:

- Children of Men
- Frances Ha
- Hot Fuzz
- Idiocracy
- Me and You and Everyone We Know
- Sideways
- Spotlight
- Superbad
- The Squid and the Whale
- Up

Jason Blum:

- Boyhood
- Get Out
- Moneyball
- Moulin Rouge
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Spotlight
- The Big Short
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- There Will Be Blood
- Whiplash

Bong Joon Ho:

- Asako I&II
- Lazzaro Felice
- Mad Max Fury Road
- No Country for Old Men
- Stranger by the Lake
- The Day He Arrives
- The Social Network
- War of the Worlds
- Zodiac

Danielle Brooks: 

- Django Unchained
- Get Out
- Inglourious Basterds
- John Q
- Moonlight
- Parasite
- Sinners
- Summer of Soul
- Whiplash

Mel Brooks:

- A Beautiful Mind
- Bottle Shock
- Hidden Figures
- Inglourious Basterds
- Jojo Rabbit
- Midnight in Paris
- The Bourne Identity
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The King's Speech
- The Pianist

Toni Collette:

- City of God
- Cold War
- Eternal Sunshine
- Lady Bird
- Melancholia
- Parasite
- Roma
- Sing Sing
- The Great Beauty
- The Intouchables

Sofia Coppola:

- Aftersun
- American Psycho
- Force Majeure
- Get Out 
- In the Mood for Love
- Parasite
- Spirited Away
- The Incredibles
- The White Ribbon
- The Zone of Interest

Brian Cox:

- American Utopia
- Eternal Sunshine
- Leviathan
- Million Dollar Baby
- Mulholland Drive
- No Country for Old Men
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Lives of Others
- The Shape of Water
- The White Ribbon

Lena Dunham:

- Fish Tank
- Funny People
- Let the Right One In
- Mulholland Dr
- Mustang
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- Shame
- The Broken Circle Breakdown
- The Souvenir
- The Worst Person in the World 

Ava DuVernay:

- Bal
- Brokeback Mountain
- Children of Men
- In the Mood for Love
- Lumumba
- Shoplifters
- Teza
- The Turin Horse
- Time
- Zero Dark Thirty

Robert Eggers:

- Beau Travail
- Burning
- Eternal Sunshine
- Hard to Be a God
- Mr. Turner
- Mulholland Dr
- Son of Saul
- The Piano Teacher
- The Turin Horse
- There Will Be Blood 

Alden Ehrenreich:

- A Separation
- A Serious Man
- Boyhood
- Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
- Krisha
- Moonlight 
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- The Worst Person in the World
- Wall-E
- You Can Count on Me

Chiwetel Ejiofor:

- 12 Years a Slave
- Citizenfour
- City of God
- I Am Not Your Negro
- Man on Wire
- Searching for Sugar Man
- The Act of Killing
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- Under the Skin
- Waltz with Bashir

Brett Goldstein: 

- 45 Years
- Bridesmaids
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Inside Out
- Never Rarely Sometimes Always
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Sexy Beast
- Shoplifters
- The Florida Project
- The Virgin Suicides

Luca Guadagnino:

- A History of Violence
- Fat Girl
- Ghosts of Mars
- In the Mood for Love
- Little Girl
- Me & You
- Millennium Mambo
- Redacted
- Sex is Comedy
- Teza

Bryce Dallas Howard:

- Amelie
- Children of Men
- Eternal Sunshine
- Get Out 
- Her
- Inside Out
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire 
- Spirited Away
- The Florida Project
- The Grand Budapest Hotel 

Barry Jenkins: 

- Cache
- Elephant
- Nickel Boys
- Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
- Punch-Drunk Love
- Saint Omer
- Synecdoche, New York
- La Nina Santa
- Vortex
- Zodiac

There are plenty more, but my typing fingers are getting tired. According to Grok, these are the common repeat selections: 

- Mulholland Drive
- Parasite
- Moonlight
- Get Out
- There Will Be Blood
- No Country for Old Men
- In the Mood for Love
- Lost in Translation
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Children of Men
- Spirited Away
- Phantom Thread
- The Social Network
- Brokeback Mountain
- Roma 
- Inglourious Basterds
- City of God
- Eternal Sunshine
- Superbad
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- Bridesmaids
- Amour
- Amelie
- Boyhood
- Zodiac
- A Separation
- A Serious Man
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- Wall-E
- The Act of Killing
- Under the Skin
- Her
- Memories of Murder
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Toni Erdmann
- The Departed
- The Zone of Interest
- The Florida Project
- Oppenheimer
- A Prophet
- Interstellar
- Oldboy
- The Dark Knight
- The Hurt Locker
- Spotlight
- Up
- Aftersun
- Fish Tank
- Let the Right One In 
- Punch-Drunk Love
- The Tree of Life
- Black Panther
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Call Me By Your Name
- Volver
- Whiplash
- Mad Max Fury Road
- Lady Bird
- Melancholia
- The Worst Person in the World
- 12 Years a Slave
- Pan's Labyrinth
- O Brother Where Art Thou?
- Past Lives
- Almost Famous
- Before Sunset
- Borat
- Yi Yi
- Kill Bill Vol 1
- Michael Clayton
- Anatomy of a Fall 

John Frascella is a 2nd generation Film Critic and Sports Personality. Follow him on Twitter @FrascellaMovies and @NFLFrascella. 

The Best 25 Movies of the Century per 'The Big Picture'

 


The Ringer has a fun subset podcast called 'The Big Picture.' Here are their Best 25 movies of the century thus far, countdown still in progress: 

25. Michael Clayton
24. The Handmaiden
23. Something's Gotta Give
22. Children of Men
21. Mission Impossible: Fallout
20. Melancholia
19. Spirited Away
18. Before Sunset
17. Anchorman
16. Oppenheimer 

... more to come as they continue their countdown! 

Ranking the Best Quarterbacks by Era, including non-Hall of Famers

 


Always helps to have this kind of overall detail and context! 

(NOTE: "Rings" include pre-Super Bowl era championships won)

Years: 1920 to 1929 (more rushing, basically no passing)

- Hall of Famer: Jimmy Conzelman (1920-1929), 13 career rushing touchdowns, 11 career receiving touchdowns, 169 points scored, 1 championship 

- Hall of Famer: John "Paddy" Driscoll (1920-1929), 25 career rushing touchdowns, 4 career receiving touchdowns, 402 points scored, 1 championship 

How I would rank them: 

1. John "Paddy" Driscoll (Hall of Famer)
2. Jimmy Conzelman (Hall of Famer)

Years: 1930 to 1939 (still a lot of rushing, but passing is evolving)

- Hall of Famer: Earl "Dutch" Clark (scrambled a lot) (1931-1938), 11 passing touchdowns, 26 interceptions, 40.3 passer rating, 45.6% completions, 1 championship (triple-threat back)

- Hall of Famer: Benny Friedman (1927-1934), 66 passing touchdowns, 19 interceptions, 60.2 passer rating, 41.9% completions, 1 championship  

- Hall of Famer: Clarence "Ace" Parker (1937-1946), 30 passing touchdowns, 50 interceptions, 53.1 passer rating, 46.7% completions, 0 championships  

How I would rank them: 

1. Benny Friedman (Hall of Famer)
2. Clarence "Ace" Parker (Hall of Famer)
3. Earl "Dutch" Clark (Hall of Famer)

Years: 1940 to 1955

- Hall of Famer: Sammy Baugh (1937-1952), 187 passing touchdowns, 203 interceptions, 72.2 passer rating, 56.5% completions, 2 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Arnie Herber (1930-1945), 81 passing touchdowns, 106 interceptions, 50.1 passer rating, 40.9% completions, 4 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Sid Luckman (1939-1950), 137 passing touchdowns, 132 interceptions, 75.0 passer rating, 51.8% completions, 4 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Otto Graham (1946-1955), 174 passing touchdowns, 135 interceptions, 86.6 passer rating, 55.8% completions, 3 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Y.A. Tittle (1948-1964), 242 passing touchdowns, 248 interceptions, 74.3 passer rating, 55.2% completions, 0 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Norm Van Brocklin (1949-1960), 173 passing touchdowns, 178 interceptions, 75.1 passer rating, 53.6% completions, 2 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Bob Waterfield (1945-1952), 97 passing touchdowns, 128 interceptions, 61.6 passer rating, 50.3% completions, 2 rings  

How I would rank them: 

1. Otto Graham (Hall of Famer), 3 rings 
2. Sid Luckman (Hall of Famer), 4 rings 
3. Sammy Baugh (Hall of Famer), 2 rings 
4. Norm Van Brocklin (Hall of Famer), 2 rings 
5. Y.A. Tittle (Hall of Famer), 0 rings 
6. Bob Waterfield (Hall of Famer), 2 rings
7. Arnie Herber (Hall of Famer), 4 rings 

Years: 1956 to 1970

- Hall of Famer: George Blanda (1949-1975), 236 passing touchdowns, 277 interceptions, 60.6 passer rating, 47.7% completions, 3 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Len Dawson (1957-1975), 239 passing touchdowns, 183 interceptions, 82.6 passer rating, 57.1% completions, 3 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Sonny Jurgensen (1957-1974), 255 passing touchdowns, 189 interceptions, 82.6 passer rating, 57.1% completions, 1 ring 

- Hall of Famer: Bobby Layne (1948-1962), 196 passing touchdowns, 243 interceptions, 63.4 passer rating, 49.0% completions 

- Hall of Famer: Joe Namath (1965-1977), 173 passing touchdowns, 220 interceptions, 65.5 passer rating, 50.1% completions, 2 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Bart Starr (1956-1971), 152 passing touchdowns, 138 interceptions, 80.5 passer rating, 57.4% completions, 5 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Fran Tarkenton (1961-1978), 342 passing touchdowns, 266 interceptions, 80.4 passer rating, 57.0% completions, 0 rings, 8th all time in QB rushing 

- Hall of Famer: Johnny Unitas (1956-1973), 290 passing touchdowns, 253 interceptions, 78.2 passer rating, 54.6% completions, 4 rings  

How I would rank them: 

1. Johnny Unitas (Hall of Famer), 4 rings 
2. Bart Starr (Hall of Famer), 5 rings 
3. Len Dawson (Hall of Famer), 3 rings 
4. Fran Tarkenton (Hall of Famer), 0 rings 
5. Sonny Jurgensen (Hall of Famer), 1 ring
6. George Blanda (Hall of Famer), 3 rings 
7. Joe Namath (Hall of Famer), 2 rings
8. Bobby Layne (Hall of Famer), 3 rings 

Years: 1971 to 1984

- Hall of Famer: Terry Bradshaw (1970-1983), 212 passing touchdowns, 210 interceptions, 70.9 passer rating, 51.9% completions, 4 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Dan Fouts (1973-1987), 254 passing touchdowns, 242 interceptions, 80.2 passer rating, 58.8% completions, 0 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Bob Griese (1967-1980), 192 passing touchdowns, 172 interceptions, 77.1 passer rating, 56.2% completions, 2 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Ken Stabler (1970-1984), 194 passing touchdowns, 222 interceptions, 75.3 passer rating, 59.8% completions, 1 ring  

- Hall of Famer: Roger Staubach (1969-1979), 153 passing touchdowns, 109 interceptions, 83.4 passer rating, 57.0% completions, 2 rings  

- Joe Theismann (1974-1985), 160 passing touchdowns, 138 interceptions, 77.4 passer rating, 56.7% completions, 1 ring (not a Hall of Famer)

- Jim Plunkett (1971-1986), 164 passing touchdowns, 198 interceptions, 67.5 passer rating, 52.5% completions, 2 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Ken Anderson (1971-1986), 197 passing touchdowns, 160 interceptions, 81.9 passer rating, 59.3% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

How I would rank them: 

1. Roger Staubach (Hall of Famer), 2 rings 
2. Terry Bradshaw (Hall of Famer), 4 rings 
3. Bob Griese (Hall of Famer), 2 rings 
4. Jim Plunkett (not a Hall of Famer), 2 rings 
5. Joe Theismann (not a Hall of Famer), 1 ring 
6. Dan Fouts (Hall of Famer), 0 rings 
7. Ken Anderson (not a Hall of Famer), 0 rings 
8. Ken Stabler (Hall of Famer), 1 ring 

Years: 1985 to 2005

- Hall of Famer: Troy Aikman (1989-2000), 165 passing touchdowns, 141 interceptions, 81.6 passer rating, 61.5% completions, 3 rings  

- Hall of Famer: John Elway (1983-1998), 300 passing touchdowns, 226 interceptions, 79.9 passer rating, 56.9% completions, 2 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Brett Favre (1991-2010), 508 passing touchdowns, 336 interceptions, 86.0 passer rating, 62.0% completions, 1 ring  

- Hall of Famer: Jim Kelly (1986-1996), 237 passing touchdowns, 175 interceptions, 84.4 passer rating, 60.1% completions, 0 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Dan Marino (1983-1999), 420 passing touchdowns, 252 interceptions, 86.4 passer rating, 59.4% completions, 0 rings  

- Hall of Famer: Joe Montana (1979-1994), 273 passing touchdowns, 139 interceptions, 92.3 passer rating, 63.2% completions, 4 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Warren Moon (1984-2000), 291 passing touchdowns, 233 interceptions, 80.9 passer rating, 58.4% completions, 0 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Steve Young (1985-1999), 232 passing touchdowns, 107 interceptions, 96.8 passer rating, 64.3% completions, 3 rings (only 1 as starter), 6th all time in QB rushing  

- Vinny Testaverde (1987-2007), 275 passing touchdowns, 267 interceptions, 75.0 passer rating, 56.5% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Drew Bledsoe (1993-2006), 251 passing touchdowns, 206 interceptions, 77.1 passer rating, 57.2% completions, 1 ring (not a Hall of Famer)

- Kerry Collins (1995-2011), 208 passing touchdowns, 196 interceptions, 73.8 passer rating, 55.7% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Boomer Esiason (1984-1997), 247 passing touchdowns, 184 interceptions, 81.1 passer rating, 57.0% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Phil Simms (1979-1993), 199 passing touchdowns, 157 interceptions, 78.5 passer rating, 55.4% completions, 2 rings, 1 as starter, had a monster game as starter (not a Hall of Famer)

- Steve McNair (1995-2007), 174 passing touchdowns, 119 interceptions, 82.8 passer rating, 60.1% completions, 0 rings, 9th all time in QB rushing 

- Randall Cunningham (1985-2001), 207 passing touchdowns, 134 interceptions, 81.5 passer rating, 56.6% completions, 0 rings, 5th all time in QB rushing 

How I would rank them: 

1. Joe Montana (Hall of Famer), 4 rings
2. Steve Young (Hall of Famer) 3 rings, only 1 as starter
3. Brett Favre (Hall of Famer) 1 ring  
4. John Elway (Hall of Famer) 2 rings 
5. Dan Marino (Hall of Famer) 0 rings 
6. Troy Aikman (Hall of Famer) 3 rings 
7. Phil Simms (not a Hall of Famer) 2 rings, 1 as starter 
8. Jim Kelly (Hall of Famer) 0 rings 
9. Warren Moon (Hall of Famer) 0 rings 
10. Drew Bledsoe (not a Hall of Famer) 1 ring 
11. Steve McNair (not a Hall of Famer), 0 rings 
12. Randall Cunningham (not a Hall of Famer), 0 rings 
13. Boomer Esiason (not a Hall of Famer) 0 rings 
14. Vinny Testaverde (not a Hall of Famer) 0 rings 
15. Kerry Collins (not a Hall of Famer) 0 rings 

Years: 2006 to Present

- Hall of Famer: Peyton Manning (1998-2015), 539 passing touchdowns, 251 interceptions, 96.5 passer rating, 65.3% completions, 2 rings 

- Hall of Famer: Kurt Warner (1998-2009), 208 passing touchdowns, 128 interceptions, 93.7 passer rating, 65.5% completions, 1 ring 

- Tom Brady (2000-2022), 649 passing touchdowns, 212 interceptions, 97.2 passer rating, 64.3% completions, 7 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Drew Brees (2001-2020), 571 passing touchdowns, 243 interceptions, 98.7 passer rating, 67.7% completions, 1 ring (not a Hall of Famer)

- Ben Roethlisberger (2004-2021), 418 passing touchdowns, 211 interceptions, 93.5 passer rating, 64.4% completions, 2 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Philip Rivers (2004-2020), 421 passing touchdowns, 209 interceptions, 95.2 passer rating, 64.9% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Aaron Rodgers (2005-present), 503 passing touchdowns, 116 interceptions, 102.6 passer rating, 65.1% completions, 1 ring (not a Hall of Famer), 10th all time in QB rushing 

- Matt Ryan (2008-2022), 381 passing touchdowns, 183 interceptions, 93.6 passer rating, 65.6% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Matthew Stafford (2009-present), 377 passing touchdowns, 188 interceptions, 91.2 passer rating, 63.4% completions, 1 ring (not a Hall of Famer)

- Eli Manning (2004-2019), 366 passing touchdowns, 244 interceptions, 84.1 passer rating, 60.3% completions, 2 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Carson Palmer (2004-2017), 294 passing touchdowns, 187 interceptions, 87.9 passer rating, 62.5% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Russell Wilson (2012-present), 350 passing touchdowns, 111 interceptions, 99.8 passer rating, 64.7% completions, 1 ring (not a Hall of Famer), 4th all time in QB rushing 

- Joe Flacco (2008-present), 257 passing touchdowns, 162 interceptions, 84.4 passer rating, 61.7% completions, 1 ring (not a Hall of Famer)

- Kirk Cousins (2012-present), 288 passing touchdowns, 126 interceptions, 97.4 passer rating, 66.9% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Andy Dalton (2011-present), 253 passing touchdowns, 150 interceptions, 87.5 passer rating, 62.6% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Donovan McNabb (1999-2011), 234 passing touchdowns, 117 interceptions, 85.6 passer rating, 59.0% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Matt Hasselbeck (1999-2014), 212 passing touchdowns, 153 interceptions, 82.4 passer rating, 60.5% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Alex Smith (2005-2020), 199 passing touchdowns, 109 interceptions, 86.9 passer rating, 62.6% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Jay Cutler (2006-2017), 227 passing touchdowns, 160 interceptions, 85.3 passer rating, 62.0% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Jared Goff (2016-present), 222 passing touchdowns, 94 interceptions, 95.7 passer rating, 65.6% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Patrick Mahomes (2017-present), 245 passing touchdowns, 74 interceptions, 102.1 passer rating, 66.6% completions, 3 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Lamar Jackson (2018-present), 166 passing touchdowns, 49 interceptions, 102.0 passer rating, 64.9% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer), 1st all time in QB rushing 

- Joe Burrow (2020-present), 140 passing touchdowns, 46 interceptions, 101.2 passer rating, 68.6% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Dak Prescott (2016-present), 213 passing touchdowns, 82 interceptions, 98.1 passer rating, 66.8% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Tony Romo (2004-2016), 248 passing touchdowns, 117 interceptions, 97.1 passer rating, 65.3% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Justin Herbert (2020-present), 137 passing touchdowns, 45 interceptions, 96.7 passer rating, 66.5% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Tua Tagovailoa (2020-present), 100 passing touchdowns, 44 interceptions, 97.9 passer rating, 68.1% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Jimmy Garoppolo (2014-present), 96 passing touchdowns, 52 interceptions, 97.6 passer rating, 67.4% completions, 2 rings, 0 as a starter (not a Hall of Famer)

- Jalen Hurts (2020-present), 85 passing touchdowns, 39 interceptions, 93.5 passer rating, 64.4% completions, 1 ring (not a Hall of Famer)

- Josh Allen (2018-present), 195 passing touchdowns, 84 interceptions, 93.4 passer rating, 63.3% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Baker Mayfield (2018-present), 171 passing touchdowns, 90 interceptions, 91.2 passer rating, 63.5% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer)

- Michael Vick (2001-2015), 133 passing touchdowns, 88 interceptions, 80.4 passer rating, 56.2% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer), 2nd all time in QB rushing 

- Cam Newton (2011-2021), 194 passing touchdowns, 123 interceptions, 85.2 passer rating, 59.9% completions, 0 rings (not a Hall of Famer), 3rd all time in QB rushing 

How I would rank them: 

1. Tom Brady (not a Hall of Famer)
2. Patrick Mahomes (not a Hall of Famer)
3. Peyton Manning (Hall of Famer)
4. Aaron Rodgers (not a Hall of Famer)
5. Drew Brees (not a Hall of Famer)
6. Ben Roethlisberger (not a Hall of Famer)
7. Russell Wilson (not a Hall of Famer)
8. Kurt Warner (Hall of Famer)
9. Matthew Stafford (not a Hall of Famer)
10. Lamar Jackson (not a Hall of Famer)
11. Joe Burrow (not a Hall of Famer)
12. Eli Manning (not a Hall of Famer)
13. Matt Ryan (not a Hall of Famer, got a lot closer to winning a SB than Rivers)
14. Philip Rivers (not a Hall of Famer)
15. Josh Allen (not a Hall of Famer)
16. Jalen Hurts (not a Hall of Famer)
17. Joe Flacco (not a Hall of Famer)
18. Cam Newton (not a Hall of Famer)
19. Tony Romo (not a Hall of Famer)
20. Jared Goff (not a Hall of Famer)
21. Michael Vick (not a Hall of Famer)
22. Donovan McNabb (not a Hall of Famer)
23. Baker Mayfield (not a Hall of Famer)
24. Dak Prescott (not a Hall of Famer)
25. Justin Herbert (not a Hall of Famer)
26. Kirk Cousins (not a Hall of Famer)
27. Alex Smith (not a Hall of Famer)
28. Carson Palmer (not a Hall of Famer)
29. Matt Hasselbeck (not a Hall of Famer)
30. Andy Dalton (not a Hall of Famer)
31. Jay Cutler (not a Hall of Famer)
32. Jimmy Garoppolo (not a Hall of Famer)
33. Tua Tagovailoa (not a Hall of Famer)

John Frascella is a published sports author and NFL Analyst on X (formerly Twitter) @NFLFrascella. Follow him for all things NFL, NBA and MLB. 


Thursday, July 3, 2025

Frascella's Best 100 Movies of the Century

 


The NY Times dropped their Top 100, so now it's time to post mine! 

1. The Social Network
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. The Wolf of Wall Street
4. City of God
5. Almost Famous
6. Spotlight
7. Moneyball
8. Boyhood
9. No Country for Old Men
10. Children of Men
11. 25th Hour
12. Zodiac
13. Ocean's Eleven
14. Before Sunset
15. Midnight in Paris
16. Sideways
17. Y Tu Mama Tambien
18. Margin Call
19. Her
20. The Departed
21. The Dark Knight
22. Get Out
23. The Hurt Locker
24. There Will Be Blood
25. Bridesmaids
26. Training Day
27. Whiplash
28. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
29. Zero Dark Thirty
30. Gladiator
31. Ex Machina
32. The Aviator
33. Minority Report
34. Meet the Parents
35. 500 Days of Summer
36. John Wick: Chapter 2
37. Taken
38. Birdman
39. The Hangover
40. Lady Bird
41. Catch Me if You Can
42. Gone Girl
43. Django Unchained
44. Anatomy of a Fall
45. Cinderella Man
46. Silver Linings Playbook
47. Marriage Story
48. Anchorman
49. Memento
50. The Wrestler
51. Sin City
52. Kill Bill: Vol 2
53. The Grand Budapest Hotel
54. Crash
55. Moonlight
56. Superbad
57. 12 Years a Slave
58. Oppenheimer
59. Lost in Translation
60. Parasite
61. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
62. Wedding Crashers
63. The Bourne Identity
64. Crazy Heart
65. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
66. The Irishman
67. Erin Brockovich
68. The Fast and the Furious
69. Juno
70. The Incredibles
71. The Town
72. The Florida Project
73. Inception
74. Hustle & Flow
75. Toy Story 3
76. Knocked Up
77. The Devil Wears Prada
78. The Revenant
79. Arrival
80. Frances Ha
81. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
82. Ocean's Twelve
83. Up in the Air
84. Before Midnight
85. The Lives of Others
86. Shattered Glass
87. The Holiday
88. Collateral
89. I, Robot
90. Flight
91. Steve Jobs
92. Inside Man
93. The Prestige
94. Closer
95. Sicario
96. Boiler Room
97. Gone Baby Gone
98. The Seven Five
99. 300
100. The Drop

Maybe I'll do best movie characters of the century next!