Greater than Dan Marino. Greater than Brett Favre. Terry Bradshaw. John Elway, Roger Staubach, Bart Starr, Peyton "Gay" Manning." And after cementing the greatest regular season in the history of quarterbacks, he has now passed Joe Montana as the greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL.
I really hate living in Indiana during football season. Not because Colts fans are ignorant morons who A.) Know nothing about the team they root for, other than 'PEYTON MANNING IS THE GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYER EVER! and B.) Cannot shut the fuck up about how great their team is, but because of their lack of respect for Tom Brady.
I completely understand that Colts fans should hate anything associated with the Patriots because of how many times Brady and company has stomped their heads in. But that doesn't excuse the constant disrespect throw at Brady. Watch a fucking interview the guys gives. He's completely selfless. He always puts his team first. Look at tonight's interview after their win over the Giants. The reporter asked him about Randy Moss's dropped pass, and Brady said, "He made a bad pass, and wanted to make up for it on the next play," which was completely false, since Randy Moss dropped the pass that he should've caught. Brady didn't want to put the blame on anyone else, because he sees himself as the leader of the team.
On top of that, Brady isn't like 99% of the other stars/"faces" of the NFL, like Chad Johnson, Donovan McNabb, Terrell Owens, and anyone else who's the face of their team. He doesn't mouth off. He doesn't complain about bad calls, or if his team plays poorly. He's a consummate professional who only cares about winning football games and performing for the fans.
Plus, it doesn't hurt that he can flat out play. The guy's football IQ is phenomenal. And his balls are pure brass. He cannot be shaken. But again, unlike everyone else, he doesn't sit there and cheer every time he completes a pass. He just goes out there and tosses a 30-38 game for 320 yards and four touchdowns. Oh yeah, if my memory serves me.... he's got three super bowl rings. How many other slingers have at least three? Three: Terry Bradshaw, Troy Aikman, and of course.... Joe Montana. All three: Hall of Famers. But don't worry, Colts fans! Manning does have his allusive ring.... but Doug Williams, Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson also have a ring... so that doesn't say too much.
Sure, Manning is cast in the same light as Brady, but I will still never be able to get over his interview in the 2004 playoffs where he threw his entire team under the bus after he played a HORRIBLE game. Because, as Colts fans will let you know, Peyton Manning cannot blow a game! And Bob Sanders makes EVERY SINGLE FUCKING TACKLE! Even when he breaks his ankle and sits out six straight games, because he's a bigger bitch than Marvin Harrison.
Don't worry, Colts fans. Manning is still great. He's the second best quarterback in the NFL today, and when he retires... he very well could be the third best quarterback ever. Behind Joe Montana and Tom Brady.
I just want people to get over their egos for crying out loud. You can hate Brady for beating your team's head in year in and year out. But quit pretending like he's not great. He is great. He's incredible. For some reason, people knocked the fact that Brady never put up massive numbers, or that his supporting cast was better than Manning's.
Errr... yeah: two number one receivers? Check. The most disciplined offensive line in the NFL? Check. One of the best all-around running backs in the NFL? Check. And now that Brady has Moss, Welker, a solid offensive line, and a coordinator that knows how to run an offense with the talent around them, he's apparently had these guys since day one. Sorry people... Brady just works. He gets the job done. Instead of talking about how shitty he is, or how big of an asshole he is, or how much you hate his team, why not embrace the fact that you're getting to see one of the greatest football players of our generation shattering records, and supplying us with great football.
Get ready for ring number four. It's coming. Doesn't matter who the NFC sends, they have zero chance. Zero.
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