Posted by MikeT23 on 1/21/2014 11:32:00 AM (view original):
I don't think I'm making your case for you at all. Brees was a nobody before NO. So how is Brady "nowhere near as good"?
I've never understood all the hoopla over Rodgers. He won a Super Bowl and suddenly he was "one of the best". He couldn't get on the field to start his career, didn't look like anything special when he did but then he followed it up with a SB win and two good seasons. One of the best? Huh?
Then you look at Montana/Young.
So much of the game is teammates, coaches and system. Brady has been very good in the system he's been in. Much like Brees in NO and Montana/Young in SF. Hell, Alex Smith looked like a servicable QB in KC under Reid.
Average |
16 |
16 |
|
316 |
510 |
|
3593 |
24 |
|
13 |
Average |
14 |
14 |
|
278 |
446 |
|
3032 |
20 |
|
13 |
Top line is Brady before Moss, bottom line is Brees in SD, where you claim he was mediocre (your words, not mine). Make Brees' numbers for 16 games and they are about as even as can be.