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I'm sure it happened a few times, but I'll never forget one play where Elway had a Seahawks DE wrapped around both of his legs.  Elway stood there (it seemed like forever) with the DE on him and threw the ball 50 yards on a line right to the WR for a TD without moving his legs.  As a Seahawks fan, I hated Elway but that guy was amazing.  Maybe Cam Newton is a good comp for Elway - giant size, giant arm, mobile, and an incredible athlete even compared to other pro athletes.
For the QB stat comparisons, it's like comparing the "Steroid Era" HR totals with the rest of baseball history .  The rules changes for the passing game has changed so much since Elway.  If you look at the top 6 single season passing yards, 4 of the top 6 seasons happened in 2011, one happened in 2008, and then there was Dan Marino in 1984.  I'm not sure if that makes Tebow's performance more or less impressive.