09-08-2016, 02:09 PM
(09-08-2016, 01:33 PM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: I personally would put him behind both Brady and Rodgers. I was just saying that it is possible to make the argument for him. It's not like Jim Kelly came out and said Tyrod Taylor is the best quarterback in the NFL. To me, that would be "blind homerism". I would put Brees and Roethlisburger right there, sort of 3A and 3B, but Pittsburgh has much better weapons than New Orleans.
IMO, we're just talking about different levels of homerism. Saying Ben > Brady and Rodgers is less delusional than saying Taylor > Kelly, but they'd both be examples of homerism. Who seriously thinks Ben is better than Brady right now? Bradshaw and that's about it. Bradshaw is a former Steeler. So you don't think his ties to Pittsburgh influenced that opinion just a little bit?
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