I mean, honestly, what QBs can *seriously* be considered in the GOAT conversation, even if we're being generous? Let's leave people like YA Tittle and Otto Graham out of it because it was a completely different sport back then.
Here are the only legitimate contenders:
- Joe Montana: 2x MVP, 4x SB champ (4-0 record), 8x Pro Bowl, 3x All-Pro, 117-47 record (.713), 16-7 playoff record (.695)
- Peyton Manning: 5x MVP, 2x SB champ (2-2 record), 14x Pro Bowl, 7x All-Pro, 186-79 record (.702), 14-13 playoff record (.519); holds many NFL passing records, tops all-time in AV
- Aaron Rodgers: 3x MVP, 1x SB champ (1-0 record), 9x Pro Bowl, 3x All-Pro, 126-63 record (.667), 12-9 playoff record (.571); has had some of the greatest single seasons in NFL history
- Drew Brees: 1x SB champ (1-0 record), 13x Pro Bowl, 1x All-Pro, 172-114 record (.601), 9-9 playoff record (.500); holds some all-time NFL passing records
- Johnny Unitas: 3x MVP, 3x NFL champ, 10x Pro Bowl, 5x All-Pro, 118-63 record (.652), 6-3 playoff record (.667)
There's no other serious candidate, right? Nobody REALLY considers Marino or Bradshaw or Elway or Fouts or Moon or Tarkenton or Kelly or Aikman to be the greatest, right? And though he's immensely talented and already so accomplished, nobody REALLY could in good conscience put Patrick Mahomes anywhere near this list yet, right?
So those are the other candidates. And then there's Thomas Edward Patrick Brady:
- Tom Brady: 3x MVP, 7x SB champ, 14x Pro Bowl, 3x All-Pro, 230-69 record (.769), 34-11 playoff record (.756), has had some of the greatest single seasons in NFL history; will retire holding most of the major passing records; already holds all the major Super Bowl passing records; has better passer rating numbers than Manning or Brees does in any type of stadium (indoor, outdoor); is objectively the game's greatest WINNER, and most accomplished champion; also has elite passing statistics; PLUS he has longevity that nobody else in the history of the game has had
I mean, look at that frigging resumé. It DWARFS the other guys. Peyton has more MVPs but Brady will retire with better overall numbers and was a FAR greater winner of games and championships. Rodgers has better rate stats but Brady crushes him in winning and overall career numbers. Brees has a better passer rating overall but Brady stomps him in any stadium situation (it's only because Brees has played most of his games indoors that his overall passer rating is better than Brady's). Montana has better Super Bowl passing stats and is 4-0, but Brady crushes him everywhere else including having gone to more than twice the number of Super Bowls and winning nearly double. I mean, I can't believe there are still people out there that think Brady isn't the GOAT. It's mind-boggling.