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patriots - Deconstructing Tom Brady - WEEI | Christopher Price
Most of them are variants on the usual "Great guy, great leader" theme we know so well. But also:
Most of them are variants on the usual "Great guy, great leader" theme we know so well. But also:
Joe Theismann, former NFL MVP and “NFL Network” analyst. Theismann believes that as an on-field signal-caller, Brady is the best the league has ever seen: “I believed that Joe Montana was the greatest quarterback to play the game. I think that Tom Brady is now. I think he’s the best quarterback who has ever played the game of football. What makes him special in my mind is that he and Peyton [Manning] have equal aptitudes — they are equally smart, they understand the offense, they know what they want to do, they prepare endlessly. All of the qualities you look for in someone who is going to be special.
“But I think Tom throws the football better than anybody in football. It’s a tighter spiral. He plays in outdoor conditions, not indoor conditions. Sixteen games, he could be in absolute garbage. Every stadium is an outdoor stadium in his division. When you’re in a dome environment, it’s a different thing. Peyton’s ball has a little bit of ‘ears’ on it from time to time. Joe’s ball had a little bit of ‘ears’ on it from time to time.
“I feel like as far as what separates him is his ability to purely throw the football. Joe Montana. Peyton Manning. The great quarterbacks like Dan Marino. John Elway. Brett Favre. You name all of them. I think the best pure thrower of the football is Tom Brady, and that’s why I give him the edge. If you were able to put those guys in a pool together, everybody is just great. They’re all Hall of Famers. They’re all special. They’re all unique. But what separates Tom from them is his ability to throw the football the way he throws it.”