Drew Bledsoe: 'I think Peyton is the greatest quarterback to ever play the game'

[fnordcircle]

There's two ways to handle the humiliation of being replaced by someone who goes on to have a legendary career.

You can either say 'well, no shame in being beaten by the best'

Or you can hold on to your bitterness and try to undercut your successor's achievements.

The greatest QB ever to play the game would not have what, 8 one and dones in the playoffs?

Period.

 

[PatsFan2]

Bedsore > Brady.:bricks:

 

[patsfan-1982]

Bledsoe feels he could have won 3 out of 4 SB's if he was the QB with that defense and BB, but even if he really feels Peyton is the GOAT I don't have a problem with him saying that,

for me Brady is #1 but I have to say Peyton's numbers are pretty awesome IMO even if Brady wins 2 more SB's there will still be some people who will say Peyton was better. to be the two best to ever do it in a 100 year old sport is pretty good in my book

 

[hwc]

Wow.

The Greatest QB Ever to Play the Game (tm) directing The Greatest Offense in the History of the Entire Universe (tm). I guess the Pats shouldn't even bother flying out to Denver this weekend. It sounds almost as bad as when the Pats got blown out by The Greatest Show on Turf (tm) in the SuperBowl.

 

[patsfan13]

BTW there are BB fans that 'believe' that Chamberlain was a better player than Russell, shows they don't understand the big picture or what team sports are all about.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

I'm a huge Pat's fan (live and die with them), and Tom Brady is my favorite Patriot ever, but I still say the greatest QB I've ever seen is Joe Montana. 4-0 in SBs and had 11 tds ZERO INTs in those games, the most pressure filled games. The game against the Broncos was the most perfect game I've ever seen a QB play. 22-29, 297 yards, 5 TD, 0 interceptions in a 55-10 win over Broncos.

I'm kind of sick (not at you but I general) of how people act as if montana is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Yes, he was clutch. Yes, he's 4-0 in Super Bowls with 0 interceptions. He's also lost 3 conference championship games. He has made mistakes during the playoffs. People act as if montana was absolutely flawless in the post season - he wasn't.

 

[BadMoFo]

I'm a huge Pat's fan (live and die with them), and Tom Brady is my favorite Patriot ever, but I still say the greatest QB I've ever seen is Joe Montana. 4-0 in SBs and had 11 tds ZERO INTs in those games, the most pressure filled games. The game against the Broncos was the most perfect game I've ever seen a QB play. 22-29, 297 yards, 5 TD, 0 interceptions in a 55-10 win over Broncos.

Agreed. He was the epitome of cool under pressure.

 

[Double TE]

Yeah, Bledsoe was one of the most physically gifted quarterbacks to ever play the game. So were Russell and George. All three had more physical gifts than Brady, Montana, and Manning.

In fact, the only guy who's in the argument for greatest ever who was real and truly physically gifted was Elway.

I ll take Steve Young and his 1994 season! WOW!

 

[everlong]

Kick the bum out of the Patriots HOF.
































Kidding. All the guys with big stat numbers pick the other guys with the stats so who cares.

 

[hwc]

He's tall. He's got a strong arm... :rocker:

 

[condon84]

4-0 in Super Bowls is great, but the analysis is incomplete because he played in 14 seasons, not 4, and you also have to account for those other 10 seasons.

Brady needs a 4th ring to be above Montana in everyone's mind, granted, but we would still hear, even if the Pats won this year, that "4-0 is better than 4-2"

But look at it this way, if the Pats were to win this year, compare the top 8 seasons of Brady and Montana:

Brady:
4 championships
2 losses in the Super Bowl
2 losses in the conference championship

Montana:
4 championships
2 losses in the conference championship (didn't get to the Super Bowl)
2 losses in the division round (didn't get to the conference championship)

Their top 4 seasons would be equal, their next 4 season would be in every single case advantage Brady.

take it further, to the 3 times Montana didn't even make it into the playoffs, vs. one for Brady (this omits Brady's injury year in 2008 and Montana's injury year in 1992)

In other words, it is silly to think that losing in a Super Bowl game is somehow far worse than losing in an earlier round and thus not even getting there.

By the twisted logic of "4-0 is better than 4-2", one would have to think that a Patriots loss this Sunday to the Broncos is BETTER than a win would be, if the win is coupled with a loss in the Super Bowl.

Montana may not have the statistical edge on Peyton or Marino, or the number of wins Brady has had in the post season, but if you watched him play in his prime with SF, there is no question in my mind he is the GOAT QB I've ever seen. His uncanny ability to anticipate and place the ball where his receivers were going to be is probably one of the greatest skill in football I've ever seen. You see Brady or Peyton sometimes go through stretches where they're doing it, but not the consistency as Montana did, even under duress.

 

[Christiancat]

Well I certainly don't agree with Drew Bledsoe's opinion. However, I do recognize it is just an opinion that he's entitled to. I take issue with people who try to spout their OPINION as fact. So as a long as Drew isn't doing that we are all good. I ain't going to mention specifics, but someone tried to say in another thread that blank sucks deal with it. That to me is spouting an opinion as fact. Which is no good.

 

[patsfan13]

Montana may not have the statistical edge on Peyton or Marino, or the number of wins Brady has had in the post season, but if you watched him play in his prime with SF, there is no question in my mind he is the GOAT QB I've ever seen. His uncanny ability to anticipate and place the ball where his receivers were going to be is probably one of the greatest skill in football I've ever seen. You see Brady or Peyton sometimes go through stretches where they're doing it, but not the consistency as Montana did, even under duress.

He in his prime has nothing on Brady. Brady .774 winning % Montana .713. Not even close.

I go back to watching Unitas and Starr in THEIR primes.

 

[condon84]

He in his prime has nothing on Brady. Brady .774 winning % Montana .713. Not even close.

I go back to watching Unitas and Starr in THEIR primes.

Take the numbers and percentages out because that has a lot to do with team accomplishments and judge them based on how they played on the field. Montana was the best at playing that position because of his timing and accuracy. It's not to disparage Brady or Peyton or Marino.

 

[shmessy]

An opinion he shares with a large amount of other people. No biggie.

With all due respect, that's disingenuous.

"A large amount of people" did not "lose their job" (his words at the time) to Tom Brady and now goes on national radio to opine that his greatest rival is the greatest QB of all time the week before what may be their last (and historically most important) game against each other.

I think you ignored the context there. Patsdeb in post #25 said it best.

Is he allowed his opinion? - sure!

Is it smart to go on national radio show 5 days before the "Legacy Bowl" and say that (given his connection)? - He should expect the reaction that will get.

There was a way to give that question a non-answer answer. He decided Colin Cowherd's ratings trumped that.

 

[FirstAndGoal]

Agreed. He was the epitome of cool under pressure.

Montana. I've seen most since the merger and it's Montana. Stats don't tell the story. Watching him did.

 

[patsfan13]

Take the numbers and percentages out because that has a lot to do with team accomplishments and judge them based on how they played on the field. Montana was the best at playing that position because of his timing and accuracy. It's not to disparage Brady or Peyton or Marino.

Brady reads D's better than any Qb in history including Montana.

 

[brdmaverick]

I suppose if you are Bledsoe you can't help but be somewhat unbiased against Brady. After all, he did suffer through public humiliatoin of being relegated to backup duty b/c of him. It must be tough not to be spiteful to some degree.

For that matter if you are any other NFL quarterback you must hate Brady, too. The guy has rings, the looks, the contract, and a supermodel wife. If we weren't fans of the team we'd probably hate him too. No one likes someone who has 'everything'.

 

[Brady6]

I wonder if he realizes the implication of his statement makes him look even worse, not only did he lose his job to a 2nd year 6th round draft pick who immediately led that team to a Super Bowl championship but now add that he himself doesn't even consider that guy the best QB ever...

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

Take the numbers and percentages out because that has a lot to do with team accomplishments and judge them based on how they played on the field. Montana was the best at playing that position because of his timing and accuracy. It's not to disparage Brady or Peyton or Marino.

Not to disparage him either, but Montana had an offense genius as a coach who built an entire system around the skill sets of Joe Montana and Jerry Rice.

If there had been no Bill Walsh and no West Coast Offense, Montana likely would not have achieved near the level that he did. He did not have the size and arm strength to run, at a high level, the conventional offenses of the time. But Walsh gave him a whole array of quick reads on slants to give awesome run-after-catch numbers, and he became a QB genius indeed.