Comprehend? Its never that difficult to comprehend the sentiments on this board. Brady is God. Brady is the greatest. And if someone strays from the message, they shall be shoved to the stockades for public condemnation.
So what have I read here. Lets start with Talib's quote...""I mean, Tom is my good friend of mine, but Peyton had an awesome year. He tore it up! He like set the record for touchdowns and beat Tom in the AFC Championship. You got to give it to Peyton." COMPLETE BLASPHEMY right? I read a non-inflamatory statement supported by facts and I personally agree with his conclusion.
Then I read the reactions...
Reaction #1......"
"""Why can't these NFL players be humble? The appropriate answer would be something like:
"Tom and Peyton are both great Quarterbacks in their own right. I'm happy to say I've worked with two of the best to ever play the game." Just seems more respectful to his former teammate."""
.....the politically correct response is always a feel good moment , isn't it. But Talib opted instead to make a choice. On this board, giving an answer that doesn't include the words Tom Brady=greatest leads to ......
Reaction #2......
"""I would not expect Talib to say Brady. He is a member of the Denver Broncos.""""
A fair argument. Who can argue that Talib isn't playing to the crowd. But Talib's statement includes supporting arguments lauding Manning....so the facts of the statement have to get weighed. Which leads to....
Reaction #3......
Character assassination (a favorite Boston past time when players move on to new teams)
"""I loved Talib when he was here, but I knew all along he was an ***hole. I just pretended he wasn't."""
...and...
"""Meh, let Talib talk. Now that he's got his big contract, he's going Haynesworth."""
...And then it gets confusing because the Anti-Manning message strays in multiple directions...
Reaction #4...
..."""The Forehead lost three games last year. If you have the best season ever by a QB, you don't loose any games! We know which QB did not loose any games in a season!!!!""""
So we now know ...A) NFL games are a one on one competition ...and B)incorporating 2007 statistics into an argument comparing 2013 seasons is not only allowed but expected
.....and since the "career" can of worms has been opened up, I'd like to toss in this this tidbit...In the decade since NE last won a SB, Brady is 0 for 2 in title games and Manning is 1 for 3.
""""I have never seen Tom lose a playoff game by himself, to be fair he hasn't always played well enough to win the game, but Tommy sure as sh!t never lost the game.""".... 1st snap bumble leads to safety. Deep Gronk pass into triple coverage, under thrown. The Pats did put up 17 and 14 points in their last to SB visits.
I am mildly surprised several posters actual have come forth with similar conclusions to mine.....
"""Actually it was a smart answer. Not much to debate if you look at the one season"""
and
"""As for Talib's comments, I thought they were pretty balanced. The poll is for the top players last season and Talib was pretty careful to put his "vote" in that context..... Looking just at last season, that's not an unreasonable position to take.""""...........No its not.....at least for some
