Best Quarterback of All-Time
Hard to compare eras, but if Brady wins another, he equals all others in championships and stats. You have the Marino and Montana argument rolled into one. Brady has two of the most dominating seasons of all-time, by far and away the best TD:INT ratio, and based on percentage per pass (not longevity), there is no one equal. Another championship would also put Brady into the all-time lead in playoff wins, and he'd shatter more postseason/Super Bowl records. I think right now, Brady could easily argued as the best ever. But one more would really cement the argument. Two more would clinch it, but two more would make a lot of quarterbacks move way up on the echelon, so that isn't really something to count on.
Best Quarterback of this Generation
Brady easily wins this, blowing by Manning. With lesser talent on offense, Brady has done more. He throws as many TD passes per attempt with fewer interceptions. I think this argument has pretty much ended, unless Manning wins another Lombardi and Brady does not, in which case it is closer. Roethlisberger proved in the Super Bowl why he just isn't in their class. He is not accurate enough and struggles to read defenses. You'd think by year seven that he wouldn't look like he's still playing checkers out there and still getting by on athleticism.
Best Quarterback of Right Now
Sorry, Brady had a phenomenal season, one of the greatest ever, and didn't have the talented receivers like Rodgers. But my eyes tell me Rodgers is the best quarterback in the NFL for the time being. Rodgers is pretty much a perfect quarterback; he does what Brady does, except he can also scramble and throw a beautiful 20-25 yard loft, and his accuracy seems unfazed when he's off-balance. Rodgers had been hit 16 times through the third quarter and sacked only once. I think it's really, really close between these two, but the Super Bowl puts Rodgers over the top for now. Of course, Rodgers will now be the "hunted" and not the "hunter"- which Brady has endured now for ten years. We'll see how he responds. I don't think Philip Rivers is far behind either one of them.