PYPER
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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Manning's record setting season of 2004 came in his SEVENTH season.
This year, 2007, is Brady's SEVENTH season as a starting quarterback.
I don't know how these two are considered equal. Brady has made a career out of succeeding with relatively little talent on the offensive side of the ball. He's able to make the players around him better.
Manning is a great player but he's ALWAYS been surrounded by Hall of Fame talent on the offensive side of the ball.
Despite these differences, Brady's won three Super Bowls and Manning has won just one.
We very well may be witnessing the two very best QB's to ever play the game. But at this point, it seems pretty clear who's #1 and who's #2.
This debate and their respective careers kind of reminds me of the preseason college polls. One team starts the year ranked #1 and the other is unranked. Then the unranked team goes into the top ranked teams building and spanks them.
Yet, when next set of polls come out, we see that the former top ranked team is now ranked #12 and the team that just spanked them on their home field is somehow ranked a few spots behind, say #14.
So it is with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Manning was the #1 pick in the draft with the family pedigree. He was fitted for a crown before he ever played a game in this league. Ever since he got here, people have been searching for justification to call him the greatest.
Brady, meanwhile, came into the league with absolutely no fanfare. He was a unknown 6th round draft pick and he's been fighting an uphill battle for respect since day 1. Ever since he got here, people have been searching for justification to belittle his achievements. Labeling him nothing more than a system quarterback or calling him a fluke.
This year, 2007, is Brady's SEVENTH season as a starting quarterback.
I don't know how these two are considered equal. Brady has made a career out of succeeding with relatively little talent on the offensive side of the ball. He's able to make the players around him better.
Manning is a great player but he's ALWAYS been surrounded by Hall of Fame talent on the offensive side of the ball.
Despite these differences, Brady's won three Super Bowls and Manning has won just one.
We very well may be witnessing the two very best QB's to ever play the game. But at this point, it seems pretty clear who's #1 and who's #2.
This debate and their respective careers kind of reminds me of the preseason college polls. One team starts the year ranked #1 and the other is unranked. Then the unranked team goes into the top ranked teams building and spanks them.
Yet, when next set of polls come out, we see that the former top ranked team is now ranked #12 and the team that just spanked them on their home field is somehow ranked a few spots behind, say #14.
So it is with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Manning was the #1 pick in the draft with the family pedigree. He was fitted for a crown before he ever played a game in this league. Ever since he got here, people have been searching for justification to call him the greatest.
Brady, meanwhile, came into the league with absolutely no fanfare. He was a unknown 6th round draft pick and he's been fighting an uphill battle for respect since day 1. Ever since he got here, people have been searching for justification to belittle his achievements. Labeling him nothing more than a system quarterback or calling him a fluke.