Given the supporting cast he has this is a top 5 season for him and if you disagree you're an *******.
No way has this been a top five season for Brady, even given the supporting cast.
His current numbers (on a per-game basis) and where they rank for his career (not counting 2000 or 2008 for obvious reasons):
- passer rating: 93.1 (11th best season)
- completion %: 64.8% (8th best season)
- TD %: 3.9% (18th best season)
- Int %: 1.4 (5th best season)
- yds/att: 7.1 (12th best season)
- Adj yds/att: 7.3 (13th best season)
- Net yds/att (includes sack #s): 6.56 (13th best season)
- Att/G: 39.4 (2nd most)
- Comp/G: 25.6 (1st most)
- Yds/G: 281.8 (7th most)
- TD/G: 1.6 (16th best)
- INT/G: 0.6 (7th best)
The blocking took a huge hit from last year, missing Andrews, Brown/Wynn, Gronk, Allen, and Develin. No doubt about it. But the RBs are the same, 3/5 of the line is the same, and they still have Edelman and Dorsett. Added Sanu. This isn't the same caliber of offensive talent as they've had in some years, but Brady's numbers are definitely not top 5 in his career. I don't know how to "adjust" these numbers for the personnel, but it would take major adjusting for these numbers to be in the top 5 of his career.
Look, there's nothing wrong with saying that we love Brady, that even now there's no QB I'd rather have running this team, that he's every bit good enough to win this team a Super Bowl even if he has to put the offense on his back, that he's had a perfectly fine year, while at the same time acknowledging that he hasn't been *great*, certainly not by TB standards.
Saying that doesn't make one a bad fan or a terrible person or a hater. It's just the reality.