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If Brady retired today would he be the best ever?

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gomezcat

At the moment, I would put Joe Montana as the best that I have seen. The guy had ice in his veins and just always seemed to do the right thing. What is certain is that Brady is very close behind him. That final drive against the Rams astounded me. I'm going to be honest here and admit that, like Madden, I would have gone for overtime.
It would be difficult to judge him and others until they have retired.The beauty of sport is the uncertainty. It is conceivable that the Colts may win 3 SBs in five years and then we would judge Manning differently.

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italian pat patriot

i voted option n.3

and i think he will be

i feel he can win still some other Super Bowls and i'm not saying it as i'm a fan of the Patriots but because i really feel it

fgssand

Games played like what you are about to see today is the reason why he will go down in the books as the Greatest of All Time!!

He had the "look" of a champion all week and is about to go out and show everyone why.

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Ceresco

If he retired today, he would be right up there. However he will win 6 Superbowls before he retires and then he will undoubtably be #1

Fanfrom1960

Another thing about Montana is that he was fast and could tuck it away on a long run once in a while. The talk wasn't always that #1 priority was that they had to protect Joe or the 49ers would lose. I know he did get hurt badly on a sack by the Giants and needed back surgery, losing a season. I think Tom needs 2 more SB wins to surpass Joe. I hope he does just that, but there are 31 other teams that want the same thing. I voted no, never does. Hated to, but, call it a "business decision".

wistahpatsfan

Imagine Brady with Jerry Rice and Clarke? OMFG!

gomezcat

Yeah, he would have so much fun with those two, or even John Taylor. He was pretty decent. The whole offence just clicked from a good O Line, to a functional (but not brilliant) running game ans a good tight end in Brent Jones. Let's not also forget how good their D was.
I'll never forget Lewis Bilups dropping the pick at the end. I think there is sometimes a point in sports when the other side dominates so much psychologically that you don't believe your luck when chances come your way. There was an inevitability about the 49ers scoring that has rarely been seen since.

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Fanfrom1960

Do you mean John Taylor? Oh, you mean Dwight Clark. Actually, you can just as easily say that Joe Montana and Steve Young made Jerry Rice what he was. Before Rice, Montana made Freddy Solomon and Dwight Clark look like all pros. Solomon had been just average with Miami and Clark retired after the 9ers cut him.

PatsFanSince74

Any "best ever" QB discussion includes Blanda, Graham, Montana and Unitas (not to mention old timers Baugh, Conzelman and Luckman). So, IMO, he's earned the right to be mentioned in the same breath as those guys (a lifetime achievement itself), but he has to produce at a high level for a few more seasons and match Montana's three SB MVP's by winning a fourth Ring himself (then, he will join Bradshaw as the only QB to win four SB's and Montana as the only one with four rings and three SB MVP's) to make the case that he goes to the head of the class. But, "among the best ever," yes. And, that's a big deal.

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