How do YOU measure a QB? What do you use in order to prove your points? I'm serious here. Tell me how you go about thinking that Brady is better than Manning or even on the same planet as him.
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I should be asking you that question but I know the asnwer- meaingless reg season fantasy #s.
When I evaluate QBs I look at more than just the #s, great #s are nice but don't forget he has had MUCH better offensive talent around him and played more than half his games in domes. I weigh what QBs do in big spots in january more heavily than what they do in a "big game" in October.
I have watched Manning year after year after year fail in big spots in January and I have watched year after year after year Brady come through in January.
I saw my 9-7 Jets SHUT OUT Peyton in the 2002 playoffs while he had Edge to hand it to and Harrison, Wayne and pollard to throw to.
I saw my 10-6 Jets give up 30 to Brady in the playoffs when he his top 2 WRs were Jabar gaffney and Reche Caldwell.
I have seen Brady win TWO SBs w/ Antowain Smith as his starting RB and throwing to average WRs like Troy Brown, David Patten, Deion Branch and Bethel Johnson.
I have seen NE's supposed top D blow a 14 pt 4th qtr lead against SL and then watched Brady take over at his own 17 w/ NO timeouts w/ just 1:21 to play and lead them to the GW FG.
I have watched NE's supposed top D allow 19 4th qtr pts against carolina in the SB only to watch Brady keep leading his O to pts until finally they put it away w/ another last second kick.
I wacthed Brady finally get weapons comparable to Manning and watched hims et records w/ those weapons then watched him lead his team to 16-0 and a SB trip. I also watched him have a bad SB game but when the chips were down he led his O 80 yds for the go ahead score in the last 2 1/2 mins only to watch that supposed great D blow it.
I have NEVER seen peyton Manning lead his team to late pts to tie or take the lead in a playoff game only to watch his D blow it.
There are many different types of fans, some look at the stat sheets and see great #s and proclaim certain guys better than others. Other fan look at everything andsee how the grat QBs perform when the moments are biggest. Brady and Manning are both great stat QBs but only one of them has consistently been a great QB when the pressure is greatest.
If manning didn't have SB caliber talent around him my opinion would be different but he does. Every year both teams are near the top of the AFC, Brady has 4 SB apps while Manning has just 1.
reg season win %:
Brady: 94-28(76%)
Manning: 129-59(69%)
postseason win %:
Brady: 14-3(82 %)
Manning: 7-8(47%)
So they both have the talent to win in the reg season but not postseason? I don't buy it.
Both teams have been SB caliber for most of the last decade, the difference has been the play at QB in January.