Satchboogie3
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You play to win, that is the only reason to play.
I would agree that AMONG THOSE WHO DON'T WIN, all of the things they did while losing are the way to compare them.
However, there is a huge difference between the accomplishments you put up while losing and the accomplishments which contributed to a win.
I don't agree with that.
There is absolutely no way Barry Sanders should even be in the conversation of best ever. The same goes for Marino.
I certainly don't agree with this. Sanders was one of the best because of his explosiveness. Teams gameplaned against him and still failed to shut him down. If anything, the fact that the Lions lost a lot should be reason to be even more impressed, as teams tend to pass more from behind.
Stats that contribute to a loss are irrelevent. Look at Marino's stats for the last game he played in each season (ie the playoff game they lost, or the last game of a on playoff season---he had a few last week losses that cost playoff spots) and you will see a tremendously below average QB.
There is no way the definition of best ever is get a whole lot of stats to get your team to a playoff game and then play like crap and blame it on the team being no good.
This is just plain wrong. Brees and Manning were great in the Playoffs (Brees: 92.7 QB Rating, 5TD, 2 INT, 63.4% comp in 3 games, Manning: 85 QB Rating, 22 TD, 17 INT, 61.7% comp in 15 games). You have to also consider the teams they face in the playoffs. Manning has faced some extremely tough defenses. It's hard to put up gaudy numbers come playoffs because your playing against the best teams. Brady has had his stinkers in the playoffs, just like Manning.
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