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Thread: Jaws' QB Rankings on ESPN
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Re: Jaws' QB Rankings on ESPN
I don't think Brady is overrated. He's had a terrific career. I do think he is on the downside, as is Peyton. This year will be a big test for both.
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07-22-2013, 02:35 PM #422Regular 1st Stringer
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07-22-2013, 02:43 PM #423
Re: Jaws' QB Rankings on ESPN
1) I'm not at all sure what point you're trying to make up top. Mixing eras is one thing, but that along with mixing RS and PO stats on top of adding in a hypothetical or two is a little too much for me.
2) Yup. Flacco is underrated and he's on an elite career curve. Most everyone here would agree with you.
3) Again, QBR is not king. I don't know if wins and SB titles are either...but in no one's version of reality is 1 SB ring > 3 SB rings."The Ravens are not taking Jimmy Smith at 26!" -- Me, the day before the 2011 Draft
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07-23-2013, 12:47 PM #424
Re: Jaws' QB Rankings on ESPN
lost in this conversation is that for the 1st of the NE SB run, Brady was quite possibly the worst player on either side of the ball for either team during each game of the playoffs that year. Much like BigBen's 1st SB, Brady's first SB was won in spite of him.
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Re: Jaws' QB Rankings on ESPN
I know what you mean. It's even worse when folks are whipping out their slide rules and babbling about inches per snap or whatever the stat-o'-the-day is.
I thought Brady was the best QB in the game during the stretch the Patriots were winning three Super Bowls. The box score would show 9-11 receivers consistently. He had a knack for moving the chains. I thought (and think) he was a better QB in those years than when he was putting up stellar fantasy numbers.
The QB he most reminded me of was Montana. Neither threw the ball particularly hard. Brady has the stronger arm of the two, but he's not particularly strong-armed as NFL-quality QB's go. Montana had a noodle for an arm compared to most NFL QB's. But he had great timing, great touch, and an awareness of the field that only a few, like Unitas and Tarkenton, could match. Brady had (and has) that awareness, and that's what's made him so effective in his career.
Now I'm going to go take a shower. Damn you all.
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