Tom Brady?
Is Tom Brady really worthy of being considered the best quarterback ever?, or the best football player ever?
I don't think so. Maybe I can't see the forest for the trees but he just doesn't make the cut in my opinion.
I saw an article today on SI.com where Frank Deford wrote that we are seeing three of the greatest athletes ever, Roger Federer, Tiger Woods and Brady.
I think he is off base with Brady being with those two.
Brady is in line to get his fourth Super Bowl trophy in seven seasons next Sunday. Terry Bradshaw got four in six. I do think both are Hall of Famers but neither should be in the same sentence with Dan Marino, John Unitas or John Elway. Brett Favre and Peyton Manning deserve mention, but Brady, I don't think so.
What do you all think?
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:02 pm
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January 23rd, 2008 at 9:11 pm
First, I think you should include Otto Graham in the discussion.
But I tend to agree with you on Brady but can't come up with any good reasons … He's not as exciting as someone like Elway but his performance has always been outstanding and clutch. Plus, he's still young and may win a few more Super Bowls. What if he wins six or seven?
January 25th, 2008 at 12:25 am
I think Frank Deford has the greatest pencil mustache ever.
January 25th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Some might argue John Waters' 'stash is right there too, alan, but I have to agree with you.
January 28th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
I think you made one fatal error. Montana was the best ever and was documented by John Madden, Steve Walsh and many other4s who knew somwthing about football!
January 29th, 2008 at 2:42 am
Steve Walsh? Who the hell is Steve Walsh?
Oh, wait a minute, I know. Steve Walsh was the lead singer of Kansas. But Steve Walsh was a football coach? Wow, I did not know that.
Hey, wait a minute … I think that's Montana playing drums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB17uWuBrL0
January 31st, 2008 at 9:15 am
Seriously, I want to know who this legendary Steve Walsh football genius is. If he's not the lead singer from Kansas, then who is he? Perhaps the last poster was merely speaking of Tony Montana, and Steve Walsh was an extra in the final scenes when Montana dumped his own his face in a vast mini-mountain of cocaine.
February 6th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Think about this objectively….. If ANY quarterback had as much time as Brady does to throw the ball, THEY would be considered the greatest. BUT, we all saw how good he is when he gets presurred…very average at best. Heck under pressure I would take Eli manning over Brady, look what he did under enormous pressure in the Super bowl. Brady is grossly overrated.
February 22nd, 2008 at 9:16 am
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