Not Even in the Same Galaxy

[Murdock2420]

(01-23-2017, 12:33 PM)Aquapod770 Wrote: This is the equivalent to saying Montana isn't the best because he had Rice. You can't penalize a guy for his environment. Oh and they missed the playoffs with Cassel. If the Patriots win the super bowl this year there will no longer be an argument. Brady will be the unquestioned GOAT. Personally, I think he already is, but I can see counter arguments.

GOAT??? No...not even remotely close.

Brady is damn good, but he plays in an era that favors offense completely and inflates the numbers. When does Brady look bad? When he is getting hit and knocked down a lot and not getting calls.

If Brady played in the 80's or 90's he'd be a 5th round washout who couldn't cut it because the game was too tough for him. He plays in an era where no one can touch him and no one can touch his receiver after 5 yards.

If you placed Joe Montana in the situation Brady is in, with the current NFL rules, no QB ever gets near his numbers and records. The guys who did it when their WR's were getting smoked going across the middle and the guys who had to pick themselves up after every play cause a DL or LB dropped them after the pass, those guys were amazing, and the guys playing now, just wouldn't survive it. 

If you want to call Brady the best of his era, then by all means that is fine, and it's probably accurate but you can't compare him to anyone who played football when you were actually allowed to hit guys. It's a different game and it favors the QB.