upstater1
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I was referring to '01.Yes the defense was great, but they don't get to any of those super bowls without Tom, sorry.
Plenty of really good defenses don't get to Super Bowls. You need a generational "best defense ever" type of defense (e.g. 2000 ravens, 2015 broncos) to get there.
Brady led countless game winning drives in their playoff runs, and his ability to productive and provide stability with the offense schemes and ever-changing personnel is not something many QBs - even most of the greats - could have pulled off.
Brady needed to be pain-stakingly meticulous and detail-oriented with his processing and game management in a way that most guys can't.
Even that 01 Raiders game, plenty great QBs like Peyton would have played worse in that game. In a blizzard, against a defense that forced turnovers all season, with a running game that was bad, and a limited receiving corps, and an average but nothing special OC calling plays, etc. Brady had to throw 50 times with those conditions against a raiders defense that knew he had to throw.
I think you're wrong on all counts when it comes to '01.
A lot of QBs could've ridden that defense to a SB. I mean, a couple pages back people are talking about how Bledsoe did his best to give that game away. It really shows how the QBs played a game manager role during the whole postseason.