Is BRADY The G.O.A.T.

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IT was just this morning I figured out what GOAT meant I thought it was something negative or that a player sucked. Now that I know what it is, WELL IS HE?

Being a PATRIOTS fan since 71' I rewatchd the game on the NFL Network today and I saw some incredible play by Brady to win that game in he second half. For me I would say he's certainly in the top three after last night's play that much he has cemented. Over the years he has not played with many HOFers maybe Moss for three years. He's won with great defenses great offenses, without major impact players on defenses and this year without GRONK.

SOMETIMES these questions gets us nowhere but it can be fun to present it one thing for sure the PATRIOTS just had a whole new set of fans cemented in their despise of the team and Brady.

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  • KC138045
    KC138045 Columbus, OH Posts: 2,716
    IMO Montana is still #1 but Brady is definitely in the conversation.
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  • lastexit78
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    I grew up in Northern California a huge Niners fan. 1984 was the first real memories I have as a NFL fan and the Niners went 15-1 and won the Super Bowl. I've probably followed the NFL as closely as anyone for the past 30 plus seasons and I can be unbiased. In reality there really is no GOAT. It's just a bunch of opinions. With that said Brady's accomplishments at this point overtake Joe's. I can make arguments both ways...

    Joe is still the GOAT because...
    1. He never lost a SB, his TD to INT ration was 11-0 in those games.
    2. The competition in the NFC during the 80's was WAY tougher than what Brady has dealt with in the salary cap watered down NFL. The Cowboys were still great in '81 and by the mid to late 80's the Skins, Bears and Giants were all great. Sometimes all at once.
    3. The rules were WAY different during this era. DB's could contact WR's well downfield and QB's were not protected in the manner they are today. Montana took some brutal hits, Leonard Marshall and Jim Burt come immediately to mind.

    Tom is the GOAT because...
    1. 5 rings in 7 SB's. Played great in most of these games. Could honestly have 7 rings if it weren't for two amazing catches by Tyree and Manningham and a drop by Welker.
    2. Joe's numbers just don't compare. Brady has been healthy and productive for 15 seasons. He has Joe beat in TD passes 456 to 273. Yes Joe won 4 SB's but in two of the seasons Steve Young started 6 games and kept the team afloat while Joe nursed various injuries. Shame Young never really got any credit but it's very unlikely they win the '88 and '89 Super Bowl's without his production.
    3. Joe had the greatest WR ever in Jerry Rice. Brady has done it with dozens of different pass catchers. In the Salary Cap era his level of consistency is almost impossible as the system is specifically rigged against long term success.


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  • lastexit78
    lastexit78 Posts: 618
    After what I saw last night here are my top 12 QB's. These are just guys I've witnessed play in my lifetime. I can't really judge Bradshaw, Staubach, Unitas etc.

    1. Brady
    2. Montana
    3. Manning
    4. Elway
    5. Favre
    6. Young
    7. Aikman
    8. Marino
    9. Rodgers (Top 5 if he can get another ring and put up 5 more brilliant seasons)
    10. Warner
    11. Brees
    12. Kelly

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  • ehbacon
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    Rodgers is the GOAT. The Packers suck, he makes them good. He's better than Brady at every aspect of the game but having a team that can win a superbowl
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  • Wma31394
    Wma31394 Posts: 3,045
    ehbacon said:

    Rodgers is the GOAT. The Packers suck, he makes them good. He's better than Brady at every aspect of the game but having a team that can win a superbowl

    No way..brady is the best ever. Rodgers is a great athlete and has a great arm..your right he's good but Brady is great.
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  • Wobbie
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    TOGA, maybe.
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  • Jason P
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,337
    edited February 2017
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  • Jason P
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    More me ... damn you Kyle Shanahan and your idiotic play calling ... didn't you ever play Madden??? Good Luck, Niners ...

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  • g under p
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    lastexit78 said:

    I grew up in Northern California a huge Niners fan. 1984 was the first real memories I have as a NFL fan and the Niners went 15-1 and won the Super Bowl. I've probably followed the NFL as closely as anyone for the past 30 plus seasons and I can be unbiased. In reality there really is no GOAT. It's just a bunch of opinions. With that said Brady's accomplishments at this point overtake Joe's. I can make arguments both ways...

    Joe is still the GOAT because...
    1. He never lost a SB, his TD to INT ration was 11-0 in those games.
    2. The competition in the NFC during the 80's was WAY tougher than what Brady has dealt with in the salary cap watered down NFL. The Cowboys were still great in '81 and by the mid to late 80's the Skins, Bears and Giants were all great. Sometimes all at once.
    3. The rules were WAY different during this era. DB's could contact WR's well downfield and QB's were not protected in the manner they are today. Montana took some brutal hits, Leonard Marshall and Jim Burt come immediately to mind.

    Tom is the GOAT because...
    1. 5 rings in 7 SB's. Played great in most of these games. Could honestly have 7 rings if it weren't for two amazing catches by Tyree and Manningham and a drop by Welker.
    2. Joe's numbers just don't compare. Brady has been healthy and productive for 15 seasons. He has Joe beat in TD passes 456 to 273. Yes Joe won 4 SB's but in two of the seasons Steve Young started 6 games and kept the team afloat while Joe nursed various injuries. Shame Young never really got any credit but it's very unlikely they win the '88 and '89 Super Bowl's without his production.
    3. Joe had the greatest WR ever in Jerry Rice. Brady has done it with dozens of different pass catchers. In the Salary Cap era his level of consistency is almost impossible as the system is specifically rigged against long term success.


    Hey that was well thought out however be careful when saying Brady could've won 7 SBs. On the other hand he could also be 0-7 considering every SB has come down to the last possession including last night.

    The more I think about this it's difficult who is the GOAT. Rather which QB is the best from various eras, with Brady being the best from this millineum era and Montana from the 80's through the 90's era. Either way though last night's SB was the greatest comeback Eva and a game that will be just about impossible to top anytime soon.

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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,264
    Just imagine if Peyton Manning was in New England. He and Belichek would have run the table.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Jason P said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQbxmXilRew

    lol, what film is that from?
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  • ehbacon
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    No quarterback has ever had the consistent pin point accuracy and effortless arm strength that Aaron Rodgers has. Add that with being very agile, the best presence and escapability jn the pocket when need be, and the best at throwing on the run and you have undoubtedly the greatest quarterback of all time.

    Brady does not have the accuracy Rodgers has. He has really good accuracy, but he also has an outstanding receiving core that always get open. Brady doesn't have near the arm strength Rodgers does, that's not even debatable. Brady is also not at all quick, good in the pocket, or good at throwing on the run.

    People say Brady has great leadership skills, but Rodgers literally just carried a mediocre team on his back for 8 weeks. Remember that game winning drive against Dallas? That was all Rodgers playcalling. MM just gave him the authority to call the drive. The pass the Richard Rodgers wasn't even a designed play, Rodgers drew it up in the huddle on his hand, telling everyone what to do (Randall Cobb said that after the game).

    If Brady is a Packer we wouldn't be close to as good as we are and have been with Rodgers.
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  • SmallestOceans
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    Yes Tom Brady is the greatest to ever do it without question now. All hail!!

    What he and Belichick have done is unprecedented and will never be duplicated ever again in the history of sports.

    I gotta say out of all theIr Super Bowl victories, this one was definitely the sweetest!

    There's a whole lot of other guys who were great regular season quarterbacks, won a couple championships, could put up stats...but there's only one Tom Brady. He's in a class of his own now.

    The scary thing is that he's still got a lot of football left in him. He'll never lose that drive to be the best which has always separated him from everybody else. His drive is what has made the others look pedestrian for so long.

    And when Brady wins one or two more championships in the upcoming seasons...the real question is going to be which one of his dynasties was the GOAT!!!

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  • g under p
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    One simple advantage Brady has over ALL OTHER QBs is that as far as it is known he's STILL playing. Also looking for his LI SB game jersey.

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  • SmallestOceans
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    ^And still playing as great as he's ever played really. Plus Gronk will be back next year.
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  • Poncier
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    ehbacon said:

    No quarterback has ever had the consistent pin point accuracy and effortless arm strength that Aaron Rodgers has. Add that with being very agile, the best presence and escapability jn the pocket when need be, and the best at throwing on the run and you have undoubtedly the greatest quarterback of all time.

    Brady does not have the accuracy Rodgers has. He has really good accuracy, but he also has an outstanding receiving core that always get open. Brady doesn't have near the arm strength Rodgers does, that's not even debatable. Brady is also not at all quick, good in the pocket, or good at throwing on the run.

    People say Brady has great leadership skills, but Rodgers literally just carried a mediocre team on his back for 8 weeks. Remember that game winning drive against Dallas? That was all Rodgers playcalling. MM just gave him the authority to call the drive. The pass the Richard Rodgers wasn't even a designed play, Rodgers drew it up in the huddle on his hand, telling everyone what to do (Randall Cobb said that after the game).

    If Brady is a Packer we wouldn't be close to as good as we are and have been with Rodgers.

    Brady's ability to read a defense is miles ahead of Rodgers'.

    And Brady's "not good in the pocket"? Are you serious? His ability to move in the pocket without the god given foot speed of Rodgers is another check mark in his favor.
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  • JimmyV
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    It remains a fun debate. If you want to make a case against Brady you still can but it gets harder and harder every year. What can't be debated is that Brady is without doubt the most successful QB in history. 25-9 in the playoffs, 7-4 in the AFC Championship Game, 5-2 in the Super Bowl. That is a resume that will probably never be matched.
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