December 12th, 2010, as time expires in the first half, Brady throws a 25 yard pass that Deion Branch turned into a 59 yard touchdown. It was just another day at the office I guess. It’s just one thing. There’s a blizzard going on at the time. I thought of about a lot that day. I thought about how Brady’s play has always made average receivers look like Pro Bowlers. It’s even gotten one a Super Bowl MVP award. I thought about how routine Brady made great play after great play with less talent around him. I thought about great throws Peyton made; but if I have to win one game and I can have either one of them, give me Brady.
Why? I’m thrilled that you asked! Let’s go back to those bad weather games. Brady: always excellent. Peyton: not so much. Peyton is like that employee you had that had to have everything go right. You give him the proper preparation, training, conditions, practice and everything else, we’re in business. Throw any kind of wrench in, (fight with the wife, car accident, upset client) we have a problem. He can’t adjust. Peyton can’t adjust. He never could. The Colts knew that. Remember the Sunday Night welcome home party thrown for Peyton in his triumphant return to Indianapolis? The roof is open for the first time all season. The video board displays a rather lengthy video tribute. There’s a long standing ovation. All of a sudden, Mr. “I need warm ups to go a certain way” struggles. Again, a heavily favored Peyton loses a game he’s favored in to a lesser team.
It’s the story of his college career. Let’s go back to Tennessee. The All American leaves and Tennessee finally wins the National Championship with Tee Martin at Quarterback. No for real. Tee Martin. I could go on, but I won’t. We’ll go back to the NFL level. Lets check his playoff record. He’s 11 up and 13 down (most of those games he was favored in), including a 41 point Hulk Smash delivered by the Jets, a home loss to the Steelers (again he was favored), and two straight losses to the Chargers (favored in both and one of those was at home). He’s 1-2 in Super Bowls. I could go on and on here too but I’d only upset the typically delusional Peyton Manning fan who can’t hear the truth. Remember two things in life. People think you’re smarter when they agree with you. Never argue about Peyton Manning with a Peyton Manning fan. It’s pointless.
We’ve become a nation of stats. Fantasy football, baseball purist, fans of Peyton Manning. Typically, we ignore Brady for that reason. There isn’t enough flash they say; but hold on Young Jedi, let’s not be so swift to say so. Peyton has spent his entire career surrounded by Hall Of Famers and Pro Bowlers. Brady’s had one real all star: Randy Moss. You want stats? Let’s start with this one. In his first season with a REAL Hall of Fame level receiver he went 16-0 in the regular season and set the NFL touchdown record at the the time. Think of what could have been. While Manning’s had Edgerrin James, Reggie Wayne, Jeff Saturday, Dallas Clark, and some scrub by the name of Marvin Harrison. Brady’s had Troy Brown, Kevin Faulk, and a broken down Corey Dillon.
Oh yeah. The stats. Tom Brady’s 21 up and 8 down in the playoffs, including a 4-2 Super Bowl Record: and if not for a David Tyree helmet catch, a dropped Assante Samuel interception, a sideline catch and an almost perfectly thrown Hail Mary that was dropped, he could easily be 6-0. I can remember a young Tom Brady leading a drive that resulted in a game-winning field goal in his first attempt as a starter. Peyton’s first season? 28 interceptions.
Both are great. We all know that; but give me one game, and I want Tom all day. He’s clutch. Peyton isn’t. He’s done more with less. Peyton’s disappointed when we’ve expected more. He’s risen to the occasion when he’s had to be better. Peyton stays the same or has gotten worse. Blame systems. Bring up deflated footballs. Bring up whatever, but know this. We have been witness to two of the greatest examples of quarterback play in the history of this game. I’m impartial. I’m an Eagle’s fan. We’ve never had that level of quarterback play ever. Facts are facts though and it is what it is. When it comes to the Brady versus Manning argument, advantage goes to Brady. Period. Point blank. End of sentence
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