Brady's stats from his 35 yo season (2012) to the present: 59-17 record, 63.6%, 21,603 yds, 156 td, 37 int, 98.7 rating, 9-3 playoff record, 2 AFC titles, 2 Super Bowl titles
Brady's stats from his 34 yo season (2011) to the present: 72-20 record, 64.0%, 26,838 yds, 195 td, 49 int, 99.9 rating, 11-4 playoff record, 3 AFC titles, 2 Super Bowl titles
Brady's stats from his 33 yo season (2010) to the present: 86-22 record, 64.2%, 30,738 yds, 231 td, 53 int, 101.3 rating, 11-5 playoff record, 3 AFC titles, 2 Super Bowl titles
Now if this was Brady's entire career (we'll look at it in three installments...2010-pres, 2011-pres, and 2012-pres), how would it stack up against other QB's actual whole careers?
35 yo season (2012) - present (5 seasons total)
- Brady's 21,603 yards would place him 97th all time in the NFL in passing yards, ahead of guys like Bert Jones, Jim McMahon, Doug Williams, Jack Kemp, and Earl Morrall
- Brady's 156 td would place him 78th all time in the NFL, ahead of guys like Daunte Culpepper, Sid Lucian, Don Meredith, Michael Vick, Jim Harbaugh, Archie Manning, and Bernie Kosar
- Brady's 98.7 rating would place him 3rd all time, ahead of everyone in NFL history except Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson
- Brady's 9 playoff wins would be more than any other QB in NFL history except Ben Roethlisberger and Joe Flacco (again, not counting Brady himself)
34 yo season (2011) - present (6 seasons total)
- Brady's 26,838 yards would place him 64th all time in the NFL in passing yards, ahead of guys like Bobby Layne, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Plunkett, Joe Theismann, Bart Starr, Steve Bartkowski, Brian Sipe, and Archie Manning
- 195 td would place him 47th all time in the NFL, ahead of guys like Ken Stabler, Bob Griese, Steve Grogan, Rich Gannon, Ron Jaworski, Steve McNair, Otto Graham, Joe Namath, Troy Aikman, and Joe Theismann
- Brady's 99.9 rating would place him 3rd all time, ahead of everyone in NFL history except Aaron Rodgers
- Brady's 11 playoff wins would be more than any other QB in NFL history except Ben Roethlisberger (again, not counting Brady himself)
33 yo season (2010) - present (7 seasons total)
- Brady's 30,738 yards would place him 44th all time in the NFL in passing yards, ahead of guys like Randall Cunningham, Rich Gannon, Joe Ferguson, Ron Jaworski, Terry Bradshaw, Ken Stabler, Joe Namath, and Steve Grogan
- Brady's 231 td would place him 31st all time in the NFL, ahead of guys like Terry Bradshaw, Kurt Warner, Randall Cunningham, Phil Simms, Ken Anderson, Ken Stabler, Bob Griese, and Bobby Layne.
- Brady's 101.3 rating would place him 3rd all time, ahead of everyone in NFL history except Aaron Rodgers
- Brady's 11 playoff wins would be more than any other QB in NFL history except Ben Roethlisberger (again, not counting Brady himself)
Moreover, Brady's 2 SB titles as a starter in these time frames alone would put him in an elite group, with only 11 guys (not counting Brady himself) having more.
Long story short, if you just look at when Brady has gotten "old" by NFL standards, he's still had a better career than most NFL QBs, certainly by wins and championships, but even by statistics. "Old" Tom Brady is one of the greatest QBs the NFL has ever seen.
Brady's stats from his 34 yo season (2011) to the present: 72-20 record, 64.0%, 26,838 yds, 195 td, 49 int, 99.9 rating, 11-4 playoff record, 3 AFC titles, 2 Super Bowl titles
Brady's stats from his 33 yo season (2010) to the present: 86-22 record, 64.2%, 30,738 yds, 231 td, 53 int, 101.3 rating, 11-5 playoff record, 3 AFC titles, 2 Super Bowl titles
Now if this was Brady's entire career (we'll look at it in three installments...2010-pres, 2011-pres, and 2012-pres), how would it stack up against other QB's actual whole careers?
35 yo season (2012) - present (5 seasons total)
- Brady's 21,603 yards would place him 97th all time in the NFL in passing yards, ahead of guys like Bert Jones, Jim McMahon, Doug Williams, Jack Kemp, and Earl Morrall
- Brady's 156 td would place him 78th all time in the NFL, ahead of guys like Daunte Culpepper, Sid Lucian, Don Meredith, Michael Vick, Jim Harbaugh, Archie Manning, and Bernie Kosar
- Brady's 98.7 rating would place him 3rd all time, ahead of everyone in NFL history except Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson
- Brady's 9 playoff wins would be more than any other QB in NFL history except Ben Roethlisberger and Joe Flacco (again, not counting Brady himself)
34 yo season (2011) - present (6 seasons total)
- Brady's 26,838 yards would place him 64th all time in the NFL in passing yards, ahead of guys like Bobby Layne, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Plunkett, Joe Theismann, Bart Starr, Steve Bartkowski, Brian Sipe, and Archie Manning
- 195 td would place him 47th all time in the NFL, ahead of guys like Ken Stabler, Bob Griese, Steve Grogan, Rich Gannon, Ron Jaworski, Steve McNair, Otto Graham, Joe Namath, Troy Aikman, and Joe Theismann
- Brady's 99.9 rating would place him 3rd all time, ahead of everyone in NFL history except Aaron Rodgers
- Brady's 11 playoff wins would be more than any other QB in NFL history except Ben Roethlisberger (again, not counting Brady himself)
33 yo season (2010) - present (7 seasons total)
- Brady's 30,738 yards would place him 44th all time in the NFL in passing yards, ahead of guys like Randall Cunningham, Rich Gannon, Joe Ferguson, Ron Jaworski, Terry Bradshaw, Ken Stabler, Joe Namath, and Steve Grogan
- Brady's 231 td would place him 31st all time in the NFL, ahead of guys like Terry Bradshaw, Kurt Warner, Randall Cunningham, Phil Simms, Ken Anderson, Ken Stabler, Bob Griese, and Bobby Layne.
- Brady's 101.3 rating would place him 3rd all time, ahead of everyone in NFL history except Aaron Rodgers
- Brady's 11 playoff wins would be more than any other QB in NFL history except Ben Roethlisberger (again, not counting Brady himself)
Moreover, Brady's 2 SB titles as a starter in these time frames alone would put him in an elite group, with only 11 guys (not counting Brady himself) having more.
Long story short, if you just look at when Brady has gotten "old" by NFL standards, he's still had a better career than most NFL QBs, certainly by wins and championships, but even by statistics. "Old" Tom Brady is one of the greatest QBs the NFL has ever seen.
