A lot has been made of Tom Brady's continued performance at an age where seemingly all other QBs in history have completely fallen off a cliff. Brady attributes this to his TB12 method and Alex Guerrero, and as he prepares for another season having just turned 41 I was looking up the sort of stats he would need this season (or next) to pass some of the all time passing records. I realized that Brady actually has some surprising competition even within the category of QBs who have not had HGH shipped to their house.
Tom Brady turned 41 two weeks ago. Drew Brees will turn 40 two weeks after the Saints final regular season game. They are currently tied at 488 TDs (51 away from the all time TD lead) and Brees sits nearly a full season ahead of Brady from a yardage perspective at 70,445 to Tom's 66,159, and Brees stands almost certain to pass Peyton's all time record of 71,490.
Now Brees' Yards and TDs were slightly down last year, his overall efficiency was at or better than his hall of fame career's averages and actually was in range of some of his best seasons. He lead the league with 8.1 Yards/Attempt, higher than all but two s of his previous seasons and his 1.5% Interception % was the lowest of his career and 4th in the league. His reduced counting stats could probably be almost completely attributed to having two of the best running backs in the league on his team.
Brady just this month expressed intent to continue to play in the 2019 season, and likewise Drew Brees signed a 2 year deal this off season. Are we entering an age where 40 is not three years passed the end of a QBs career and rather just a normal milestone for the exceptional talent regardless? Or perhaps we're seeing additional proof of the benefits of the anti-inflammatory diet.
Tom Brady turned 41 two weeks ago. Drew Brees will turn 40 two weeks after the Saints final regular season game. They are currently tied at 488 TDs (51 away from the all time TD lead) and Brees sits nearly a full season ahead of Brady from a yardage perspective at 70,445 to Tom's 66,159, and Brees stands almost certain to pass Peyton's all time record of 71,490.
Now Brees' Yards and TDs were slightly down last year, his overall efficiency was at or better than his hall of fame career's averages and actually was in range of some of his best seasons. He lead the league with 8.1 Yards/Attempt, higher than all but two s of his previous seasons and his 1.5% Interception % was the lowest of his career and 4th in the league. His reduced counting stats could probably be almost completely attributed to having two of the best running backs in the league on his team.
Brady just this month expressed intent to continue to play in the 2019 season, and likewise Drew Brees signed a 2 year deal this off season. Are we entering an age where 40 is not three years passed the end of a QBs career and rather just a normal milestone for the exceptional talent regardless? Or perhaps we're seeing additional proof of the benefits of the anti-inflammatory diet.