#12 Tom Brady

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Tom Brady makes MVP statement in New England Patriots' win over Houston Texans - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

And herein lies the beauty and the downfall of Brady. He is so consistently great that we forget to reward him for his mastery of his position. No really, we do.

Guess how many MVPs Brady has won in his 13 seasons? Two.

How is that even possible? He has had an argument almost every single year he has played, an argument made by stats and Patriots Ws and Super Bowls and just overall greatness.

This is not a case of him being overlooked because he flies under the radar. The guy is married to Gisele. He is not flying below any radars. His other significant other probably plays a bigger role in the under-awarding of Brady. The tendency is to say “Well, he has Bill Belichick,” which is fine but Belichick is such a good coach in part because he has Brady. They are intertwined, and this should not cost Brady what I believe to be a deserved MVP this season.

If he does not win, this is more about our tendency to overlook consistent greatness is favor of “the story.”

 

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It's amazing. If you would of told me growing up that we would have a Qb greater than Elway and Marino I wouldn't of believed it. If you told me he would be spoken in the same breath as Montana I would of told you to get your head examined.

I feel blessed as a fan to watch the greatness of Brady. We are living in a timeframe of Patriots lore that is truly inspiring. Orr and the Bruins, Russell Celtics, Bird Celtics. It's overwhelming sometimes to think about and I'm still awed by the man.

Would Montana have taken those 80s Broncos teams to the superbowl?

Honestly I would have to bet money against it. Those Broncos teams werent very good.

Montana had Rice of all people. I think I would rank Elway over Montana.

Still Montana was extremely clutch. Cant take that away from him.