Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Tom Brady - Greatest Ever

OK, I give up. Tom Brady is the greatest ever. The best throwing, cutest, healthiest, best everything ever. I've made my case that he might be the best, but not necessarily. OK, he is. Last playoff game he engineered another big comeback, so even I'm going to give in. And of course, he'll win another Super Bowl two weeks from now.

But. Let me make my case one last time
  • He's played on great teams. That is a real advantage to your popularity. And maybe a lot of that is due to his coach. In the last game he had some receivers so wide open that I could have competed passes to them. That was the receivers and coaches doing that so Tom could get the completions in the first place.
  • OK, he's won a bunch of Super Bowls. But again, he didn't win them by himself. How many would he have won if he had played all those years with the Cleveland Browns?
  • His Super Bowl wins haven't been that impressive. Interestingly, they've all been within a single touchdown. His record is 5 wins and 2 losses. Fine, but his wins have been by 3,3,3,4, and 6 points. Last year's win was a miracle and they beat the Seahawks because of a dumb Seattle play in the final minute. Instead of 5-2, Tom could easily be 3-4 or worse. 
  • Drew Brees is as good or better. This season Brees beat Brady in pass completion percentage, 72% to 66%; yards per attempt 8.1 to 7.9; and overall rating, 103.9 to 102.8. But Tom will win in MVP votes.
  • Lifetime - Brees has more passing yards, touchdowns, and completions and he is a year younger.
  • Brees vs Brady. Category: Best spouse


Once again, edge to Brees - If for no other reason than the goofy looking suit Tom has on.

But like I said at the outset, I'm giving up. All hail Tom Brady. Greatest ever.

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