Cassel did not have any notable seasons after he left the Patriots. I am not trying to argue that Cassel is equal to Brady, but instead, show that the system the Patriots have makes it easy for the quarterback to succeed. It must be noted that the Patriots were 16–0 the year prior, but they lost a few key players. Cassel led the Patriots to an 11–5 record and was top 10 in touchdown passes and passer rating. His backup was Matt Cassel, a quarterback who had not completed a pass since high school because he was a backup his entire college career. In 2008, Tom Brady tore his ACL and missed the entire season. He has had some good games sprinkled in, but he is not this “untouchable” and “clutch” quarterback people paint him out to be. The stats (which would be too long, and I presume boring, to list here) prove this. He has consistently had poor-to-average playoff performances and has been dragged to victories by his team. Stability garners success and Brady has had that his whole career.įor the first few years of Brady’s career, he was a glorified “Game Manager” - not nearly someone anyone would have thought of as the “GOAT.” He threw for 145-total yards in his first Super Bowl and won.
I find it a far more impressive feat that Peyton Manning was able to win two Super Bowls with two different teams and succeed with a myriad of different coaches. Not to mention, Brady has only played for one coach, one owner, and alongside historically great players (like Rob Gronkowski and Randy Moss) and defenses (he has had a defense ranked outside the top ten only three times in 17 seasons). Other quarterbacks - like Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees - are undoubtedly more talented players, but have played on worse football teams than Brady was fortunate enough to be on. That often leads people to fall back on the “rings” argument. No one can take that away from him, but, again, these accolades do not equate to him being the most talented quarterback ever. Nothing he does jumps out and screams “GOAT.” He has played for a long time on a number of skilled teams with the greatest coach to ever live, so he holds a lot of accolades. When you look at Tom Brady, he is a late-round draft pick with an average arm and below-average athleticism. Only using Super Bowl wins as an indicator of grandeur is ridiculous. I do not equate accomplishment with being considered the “Greatest of All Time.” The “GOAT” should be the most skilled athlete to ever play - especially in a sport like football, which is the ultimate team game. No one really bats an eye at this assessment.
It is crazy to me that people label him the greatest football player of all time merely as a result of his image. Tom Brady is an aggressively mediocre quarterback who is the mere product of a system and would not be successful anywhere besides the Bill Belichick-coached Patriot teams he has been on.
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