Diehard Colts fan that wasn't sold on Brady being the GOAT until he proved it and won #5. He won #5. As much as it pains me to say, Tom Brady is the GOAT. No questions asked.Steeler has it right. It was an entertaining game, and that's it. Slobbering over Brady, using this game to justify his rankings in an all time greatest qb/player list or even saying he's proved anything is complete nonsense. Brady is good(maybe great) qb sure, but like i said before this win changes nothing in terms of his standings among us fans. If you thought he was the goat before, you'll most likely think this is definitive proof of your delusion, or if you thought another qb is the best this win won't change anything. And why should it? It was just a fun game. Acting like Brady turned into some saviour going against impossible odds and winning through will and skill is nothing but an illusion. He played an awesome game, showed his greatness and gave us a satisfying ending to a mediocre season and because of that he has earned more respect from me. But at the end of the day what changed, really? Delusional fans falling deeper into their own fantasies and now proclaiming their opinions as facts? Unlike sb 49, i feel Brady played a bigger role in this win and for that he gets my respect and i thank him for the game.
Never said he wasn't off (Getting hit roughly 20 times in the first 35 mintues and not having a run game doesn't really help)Also don't listen to Pretzels Brady was off the whole game.
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its time 2 change ur bio fam
I'd do it if I could but I need an admin or something to do it.
Last time it was done by a jubilant tennisace before I even logged in after the game.
Shanahan then went aggressive and went for a hard play fake play action pass on second down because his job is to run a successful offense not one that just settles for 40 yard field goals. Matt Ryan got pressured and fucked up. The play call wasn't all that bad in context, trying to catch the defense off guard for playing the run tightly and going for the Pass which had much better success rates over the course of the game. It wasn't the play calls fault the NFL MVP ran backwards and didn't throw the ball away. And it's not the playcallers fault for understanding that his running game had lost traction and his passing game just got him up the field off of two huge gains.
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The end of that drive reminds me of some of the idiotic decisions in the Mike Smith era, i.e. Lions Falcons game in London.
The Patriots dropping back to pass almost 70 times and still winning is complete bananaland
Also does every pats fan hate Legarrette Blount as much as me?
Was the worst player on the field last night bar none, every time they ran him it seemed like a wasted play.
Not to mention him killing all momentum with that early fumble
Blount runs hot and cold. He has had stellar performances over the season and games where he runs into a wall to no effect every single time.
I will say though that I'm a Pats fan but not a diehard follower of the game, stats, all the fun stuff. But even from a layman's perspective Brady has entered into the realm of LEGENDARY. Fifty years from now anyone still interested in the game of football and it's history is going to come across Brady and his remarkable performances, records, stats, story, etc. I don't think they'll ever rename the Lombardi trophy, but rest assured Brady has well earned his spot in the Football Hall of Fame.
He's what Wayne Gretzky is to Hockey, Babe Ruth is to Baseball, or Michael Jordan is to Basketball. He's an iconic figure who shaped the expectations, drama, and the flow of the entire sport around him - whether you love him, hate him, or just want to be him.
And Belichick is Football's answer to Red Auerbach.
The big difference between Brady and all those guys was that they all had high expectations at the start of their careers, maybe not "definitely GOAT material", but they were all hyped up. Brady wasn't even supposed to be in the league for more than a few years. Have you seen his combine tape and workouts? He looked downright dreadful. For him to go from that to the greatest player the sport has ever seen is nothing short of almost impossible.