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6. Brady is a top 5 of the modern era

Reply to pipi_k (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 01:17 AM

Nov 2013

Manning is probably closer to top 10.

Top 5, imo, are Brady, Montana, Favre, Elway, Aikman. Guys who could and did win under any circumstances.

Then comes Manning, Marino, Young, Brees. Maybe Roethlisberger or Aaron Rodgers.

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It's official: Tom Brady is just flat out a better football player than Payton Manning. [View all] geek tragedy Nov 2013 OP

sssshhh....this game is not over yet. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 #1

Broncos have no defense out there without Rodgers-Cromartie. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #2

Nope, that goes to the Houston Oilers blowing it against Buffalo in Jan. 1993. TexasTowelie Nov 2013 #3

Warren Moon was another guy who put up huge numbers except when geek tragedy Nov 2013 #4

Every time this debate comes up pipi_k Nov 2013 #5

Brady is a top 5 of the modern era geek tragedy Nov 2013 #6

Pretty much... pipi_k Nov 2013 #8

Flacco is on his way, I think. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #10

Hey - where's Bart Starr? TBF Jan 2014 #12

I don't consider Starr to be of the modern era. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #13

I see - yes that makes sense. TBF Jan 2014 #14

I would take Favre over Starr any day. n/t Goblinmonger Jan 2014 #15

And here's some fighting words for you Goblinmonger Jan 2014 #16

Oh dear ... TBF Jan 2014 #17

He has numbers on his side Goblinmonger Jan 2014 #18

Let's not forget, brady is the only QB ever in NFL history, to be 100 games over .500 DrewFlorida Nov 2013 #7

I just read that pipi_k Nov 2013 #9

The interesting thing about the number of championships JonLP24 Jan 2014 #11

Thought I'd kick this for today's game fishwax Jan 2014 #19

Look for Brady to light them up, big time. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #20

Of course, what I meant to write is that with the injury to NE's top QB geek tragedy Jan 2014 #21

I was worried when Rodgers-Cromartie went down fishwax Jan 2014 #23

and I almost gagged when they showed horseface, elway, holding the AFC trophy..... a kennedy Jan 2014 #22

Kick. Should #18 just retire after this humiliation? nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #24

Maybe if it was any other team JonLP24 Feb 2014 #25

Seahawks defense is good, but not THAT good. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #33

1 game on the road which was their second straight week JonLP24 Feb 2014 #35

They were certainly a great defense, but 85 geek tragedy Feb 2014 #36

I also add the 2002 Bucaneers JonLP24 Feb 2014 #37

Pssst...the Seahawks beat Brady, too.... Wounded Bear Feb 2014 #26

they did, but... pipi_k Feb 2014 #28

Brady kept the Pats in that game, as opposed to Pick-Six Peyton nt geek tragedy Feb 2014 #32

Tom Brady IS the better quarterback. Rockholm Feb 2014 #27

I saw Eli's face pipi_k Feb 2014 #29

Joeybee and I discussed this recently - TBF Feb 2014 #30

I wonder how much of it is Belichick. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #31

Maybe so - TBF Feb 2014 #34