Now THIS is the stuff I DON'T get pissed off at. Who cares if someone thinks Aaron Rogers, Andrew Luck and Ben Rothlessberger are better QB's than Tom Brady. They are all very good QB's and just because Tom has won 4 rings isn't proof he's better, there are 45 other guys who contributed to those wins each year.
Remember one of the reasons we love this game is that it is NOT about one guy, or even 4 or 5 guys. There is no other team sport where individual talent matters LESS. Football is the game where the SUM is always greater than the individual parts. So as long as these bozos acknowledge that Brady is one of the best QB's in the league, who cares about any particular order. It's all just subjective anyway. I'm fine with their opinions, why shouldn't they be entitled to them; and why should we care in the first place.
Brady is one of the best to ever play the game, and no one questions that. But it is interesting that when he won 3 of those Lombardis no one, even Pats fans, considered him a top 3 QB (well maybe in 2004). Brady didn't become a prolific passer until 2007 - Up to that point he never had more than 28 TDs and had only thrown for 4000 yds once.
People forget that what we have seen over the last 8 years has been a work in progress that took 8 years before we saw him reach his potential in 2007. He has a strong arm, but he didn't when he first came into the league. It took him several years before he was able to increase his strength, improve his footwork, and maximize his throwing motion, so he now can drive ball with the best of them.
This is just all the more reason to LOVE Tom Brady. He's the perfect example of the guy who doesn't have the natural gifts of a Rodgers or Luck. But he took what he did have and maximized it and people will never know how much actual work that took.
But best of all he did have one gift and that was his mind. His ability to process the field is 2nd to none. His ability to remain poised in the most stressful parts of the biggest games is unparalleled. It is unfortunate that lost in the 2 Superbowl losses is the fact that in both those games, with the Pats behind in the 4th quarter Brady lead 2 go ahead TD drives that could have been game winners. It has never been his fault they lost those 2 games, because the fact is that he's been CLUTCH in all 6 superbowls he's been in.
So, again, who cares what someone else thinks. Ben and Aaron both throw better deep balls than Tom. Aaron and Andrew are both more mobil and throw better off the run. They probably throw for more yards have better QBR's or some other QB stats that some feel are important. That's not the point.
Maybe the better question isn't who is the best QB, but rather Who is the QB that you'd want to have under center when you are behind in the 4th quarter of the Superbowl. THEN I think you'd get a different answer because in THAT scenario there IS only one choice......and it aint Peyton Manning
