Top 25 Quarterbacks by rushing Y/G.

Eligibility remains the same as on the other lists. In this case, the quarterbacks will be listed in order by their rushing yards divided by games played. This is far from a perfect way of evaluating a quarterback's contribution on the ground. Roger Staubach averaged 3.1 yards per carry, while Greg Landry averaged twice that, at 6.2. Does it make sense to give them essentially the same credit for their very similar number of yards and games? Probably not, although the question of how each passer's style affected their teams is a complicated one. In the end, the number of yards per game gained by even the highest players on the list gives you an idea of how much a quarterback's legs count compared to his arm. It would be great to get into greater detail, but it isn't so bad to have to make do.

25) Jim McMahon - 13.6
24) Mark Brunell - 13.8
23) Bert Jones - 14.0
22) Bobby Layne - 14.0
21) Rick Mirer - 14.1
20) Archie Manning - 14.5
19) David Carr - 14.6
18) Steve Grogan - 14.6
17) John Elway - 14.6
16) Fran Tarkenton - 14.9
15) Rich Gannon - 15.6
14) Jim Harbaugh - 15.7
13) Aaron Brooks - 16.5
12) Jeff Blake - 16.9
11) Jeff Garcia - 17.1
10) Roger Staubach - 17.3
9) Doug Flutie - 17.8
8) Greg Landry - 18.2
7) Tobin Rote - 21.0
6) Donovan McNabb - 22.0
5) Steve McNair - 22.3
4) Kordell Stewart - 22.8
3) Steve Young - 25.1
2) Daunte Culpepper - 25.3
1) Randall Cunningham - 30.6

Probably the placement of some of these fellows will surprise you. Fran Tarkenton's current reputation rests so much on his merit as a scrambler, that it almost seems shocking to see him this far down the list, given his status as a Hall of Famer. In fact, Tarkenton was a tremendous passer, and held most of the career passing records at his retirement, and while his scrambling was legendary, there was much more to him than that.

Beyond that, there are just four hall of famers on this list, less than we'd expect just from random chance. This is also the only list so far to have bad quarterbacks on it. Rick Mirer, anyone? Clearly, while being able to run is helpful to a quarterback, it's hardly necessary for success.