brady has always had an incredible line and an incredible defense and both are the reason why he won. Peyton is way more fun to watch then brady standing in a pocket for 8 seconds waiting for someone to get open. all the years peyton lost to the patriots, he was losing to belichicks defense not to brady. playing anyone else Peyton was amazing.
if belichick never existed , peyton has a lot more superbowls. if belichick never existed, brady is probably undrafted
Mahommes is even more fun to watch maybe. next week he will get pounded of course. brady will not do much but he will capitalize on turn overs. score at end of first half and to start the second. same as past 20 years., and get the mvp.
Starr has always had an incredible line and an incredible defense and both are the reason why he won. Unitas is way more fun to watch then Starr standing in a pocket for 8 seconds waiting for someone to get open. all the years Unitas lost to the Packers, he was losing to Lombardi's defense not to Starr. playing anyone else Unitas was amazing.
if Lombardi never existed , Unitas has a lot more Rings. if Lombardi never existed, Starr is probably undrafted
Staubach is even more fun to watch maybe.
Look there are many more examples of this, is football. It also happens in other sports was Jeter made better by the players around him. A $200 million payroll really helps. Good teams/players win & losing teams/players lose. There is a reason for everything. In this case cheaters win sometimes too.
and that's why many arguements can be made for who is the greatest and so many guys careers get shafted by the team where they are drafted. maybe Sam is brady if he played for belichick? and Star isnt being called the greatest of all time either
I give more credit to guys who do great things with less around them. Barry Sanders could have won the superbowl every year if he played for belichick
who is the better qb right now? Mahommes or brady? of course Mahommes but which one will probably win the superbowl? brady, because he has a better line and better defense and luck or sold his soul or whatever magic makes whatever he needs to happen happen
Brees has better numbers than brady in less games but for whatever reason he is on a team that chokes in the playoffs. This year, recovering from broken ribs, maybe he didnt play that great, but the past 4 years, his defense failed him. so many great qb's could have done a lot more if they played for belichicks teams of the past 20 years.
my point is this. if someone is to be referred to as the greatest, the team around him has to be factored into the equation. sure brady is great he will hold every qb record that there is if he ever retires. of course he will have played twice as long as most guys too. if brady were drafted by our jets 20 years ago instead of by belichick, , no superbowls, no records, except for maybe being the most sacked qb of all tIme
and your arguement will be that that is the same for many qbs and you will be right, but plenty of guys can do more with less. patriots weren't that good last year. brady didnt bring them to the superbowl nor would he have this year but he saw that and left for greener pastures. like the guy on the radio said, no loyalty. not the kind of guy I respect. that's all. plenty of guys in sports are assholes and are great. I don't like them or root for them either