I don't know why, but I think this one impresses me most of all: Brady has played in 14 postseasons. Only twice have the Pats been one-and-done. Winning four championships is a sign of greatness and stability, but winning games in 12 of 14 playoff appearances shows a remarkable level of consistency that the NFL has never seen. Peyton Manning played in 15 NFL playoffs. He was out in his opening round in nine of those. NINE TIMES.
Coincidence that Hogan was disposed of/picked up cheaply from the Bills, as was Branch on the other side of the ball. I think not.Player gets signed by a New England team after his previous team was ready to give up on him. Puts up great stats and winds up as a star performer in getting the team a chance at a ring. Where have I heard this story before?
Joe Montana was one and done 4 times out of 11 years, including his final yr in KC.
Yeah, but he never lost a Super Bowl!!!1!1!Joe Montana was one and done 4 times out of 11 years, including his final yr in KC.
The writer actually says hes the greatest playoff quarterback ever, but says he would rather have Peyton, among others.
The great QB debate is a fruitless endeavor but I really can't see an argument for any of those guys over Brady. His regular season stats are ridiculous, especially since 2007.The writer actually says hes the greatest playoff quarterback ever, but says he would rather have Peyton, among others.
"For my money, give me Peyton any day; maybe Unitas, Marino, Montana and Elway, too. Brady is up there, though, and those rings certainly count for something, just not everything."
That's my younger son exactly. Every time we watch the Pats, I try to get thru to him how this isnt supposed to happen, that the NFL is designed to simply not allow for this, and how he's unlikely to see something like this again in his lifetime. His perspective is completely, yet joyfully, warped.An entire generation is entering driver's ed to get a license and has never lived in a time where the Patriots have not been legitimate contenders (almost assuming that football season for the Patriots automatically extended into January and sometimes February). Someone previously brought up the fact that they have not played a meaningless game since December 2000....so these people may actually drive a car and have basically never even seen a Patriots game with nothing at stake.
A reasonable proxy for that could be %% of runs that get 1st downs.About running, not sure if there is a sneak stat, but he's close to GOAT in that too.
Needless to say, this is ridiculous. So Brady wins games that are the most important and for his money he'd rather have Peyton, a great winner of unimportant games?The writer actually says hes the greatest playoff quarterback ever, but says he would rather have Peyton, among others.
"For my money, give me Peyton any day; maybe Unitas, Marino, Montana and Elway, too. Brady is up there, though, and those rings certainly count for something, just not everything."
The most important games against the best competition at the time. But "If you had to pick one player to play one game," then give me a bunch of other guys instead, for some inexplicable reason.Needless to say, this is ridiculous. So Brady wins games that are the most important and for his money he'd rather have Peyton, a great winner of unimportant games?
http://m.proshop.patriots.com/p/nike-circuit-pullover-hoodnavy/pid/58008View attachment 14249 Anybody have any idea where to buy this short-sleeve hoodie that Brady is wearing in his presser from earlier in the week?
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Now the rings mean nothing. The playoff wins mean nothing. The longevity means nothing. Playing a decade and a half at peak performance means nothing. He's rather have Peyton, a guy who not only went one and done in 9 playoffs, but I'm sure he was favored in 66% or 77% of those games.The most important games against the best competition at the time. But "If you had to pick one player to play one game," then give me a bunch of other guys instead, for some inexplicable reason.
Meet Chris ChaseNow the rings mean nothing. The playoff wins mean nothing. The longevity means nothing. Playing a decade and a half at peak performance means nothing. He's rather have Peyton, a guy who not only went one and done in 9 playoffs, but I'm sure he was favored in 66% or 77% of those games.
That's awesome.Meet Chris Chase
http://www.cjr.org/full_court_press/the_most_hated_blogger_in_amer.php
There are multiple blogs and such about how bad people think the guy is. Bottom line: Provocateur knows demeaning Brady will lead to multiple clicks.
That's not short-sleeved.
What standard is he using here? Give you Peyton for what, if you need to put up big numbers in a meaningless September game against the Titans?The writer actually says hes the greatest playoff quarterback ever, but says he would rather have Peyton, among others.
"For my money, give me Peyton any day; maybe Unitas, Marino, Montana and Elway, too. Brady is up there, though, and those rings certainly count for something, just not everything."
Close but not quite. I found that one too, but Brady's has a different neckline and it's short-sleeve which I think is the best part in my mind
MaybeI don't think Brady's is either, it looks like he cut the sleeves and tucked them back up under or rolled them.
I can't even understand that. People seem to forget that every playoff game is equally as important in the moment as the Superbowl. You lose, you're done. Montana losing sooner in the playoffs doesn't make him more clutch in the playoffs.I can understand someone saying "Hey, one game against the Martians for control of Earth, I trust Montana more than Brady". That's really subjective, and I disagree, but I understand it.
probably cut the neck along with the sleeves?Close but not quite. I found that one too, but Brady's has a different neckline and it's short-sleeve which I think is the best part in my mind
Cmon. It's the same one. Brady just customized it like his coach does. Neckline is ripped and sleeves ripped and/or rolled.Close but not quite. I found that one too, but Brady's has a different neckline and it's short-sleeve which I think is the best part in my mind
Simpson's paradox - worth a read, good stuff.Does anyone know if the ANY stat adjusts for dome versus non dome? Brady Manning is an interesting case of that statistics phenomenon whose name eludes me. Brady has a better QB rating in domes and is also better outside, but his overall rating is lower since he plays more games outside and all qb ratings are lower outside.
Yeah, I think if the question is "if I could pick any QB at their peak for one game who is it?" there are still a handful of pretty defensible answersANY/A+ passes the eye test, as far as I'm concerned:
Young 123
Montana 121
Manning 120
Rodgers 120
Staubach 120
Marino 119
Brady 118
Not a whole lot of difference in that group.
Throw in the postseason accomplishments and I think that puts Brady over the top.
It's very easy to take Brady's dome stats and pro-rate them out to the number of games Manning played in a dome...Does anyone know if the ANY stat adjusts for dome versus non dome? Brady Manning is an interesting case of that statistics phenomenon whose name eludes me. Brady has a better QB rating in domes and is also better outside, but his overall rating is lower since he plays more games outside and all qb ratings are lower outside.
And yet the sports media neglects to do so when comparing them.It's very easy to take Brady's dome stats and pro-rate them out to the number of games Manning played in a dome...
Not to sound like an apologist but you still aren't comparing apples to apples. Theoretically, a vast majority of PM's dome starts are in relative friendly silence while all of TB12's are in some level of hostile noise. Hard to quantify, I know. It's a legit thing though as point spreads take those differences into account. How does 3 team points translate to QB rating? I have no idea.It's very easy to take Brady's dome stats and pro-rate them out to the number of games Manning played in a dome...
Absolutely. Before 2014, the narrative was that it's been X years since Brady won a SB. From a narrative standpoint, he would have been better off spreading out his first 3 SB wins to, say, 2001, 2004, 2007 instead of 3 in 4 years.People are really into narrative with QBs, and in that sense, Brady's early mega-success (2001-2004) actually works against him for most of the talking heads, and of course there's no way that was sustainable.
But if you took Brady's career and reversed it... Assume he loses next weekend. In that case, you have a QB who loses a Super Bowl very early in his career, then loses the AFC game, then Wins the SB, then has a run as a statistically dominant QB who is excruciatingly close to winning multiple SBs but not quite fulfilling his early promise but is still a no doubt great, and then closes out his career winning 3/4 Super Bowls as his stats wane due to age.
There's nobody on the planet that doesn't call that guy the best ever, most clutch, best playoff QB, etc... that's basically Elway's career except twice as good, or Rodgers' career if he wins 3 more SBs over the next 5 years.
It's all the narrative. Its nonsensical.
Zoom in on the picture. If you can't see that the sleeves are rolled/tucked under, I'd ask what you think that 3 inch bulge in material is doing there.Maybe
I don't think so, but if he did he had them hemmed.
The collar opening is distinctly different as well.
And I think the material may be different.
I agree with you that the sleeves are tweaked. But that's not a long-sleeve amount of fabric tucked up. The right arm sleeve is flipped up/out; the left arm one may be tucked under. And he's wearing some sort of under-shirt -- looks like one of those UnderArmour style.Zoom in on the picture. If you can't see that the sleeves are rolled/tucked under, I'd ask what you think that 3 inch bulge in material is doing there.
High level analysis going on with this. As I said upthread, he just "customized" the long sleeve one. Did you write the ProShop about getting this short sleeve model?I agree with you that the sleeves are tweaked. But that's not a long-sleeve amount of fabric tucked up. The right arm sleeve is flipped up/out; the left arm one may be tucked under. And he's wearing some sort of under-shirt -- looks like one of those UnderArmour style.
I've written to NFL Shops customer service about it. Of course, they need 2-3 days to find out if there is a short-sleeve version. <shaking head>
High-level analysis indeed! It's what we do around here on stupid pics.High level analysis going on with this. As I said upthread, he just "customized" the long sleeve one. Did you write the ProShop about getting this short sleeve model?
http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2016/12/22/tom-brady-on-wearing-cut-off-hoodie-similar-to-bill-belichick-you-dont-like-this-style/“It’s so tight in the neck so I’ve got to cut it down a little bit because I’m wearing so much crap underneath at this time of year,” Brady said.
Klemko's section about Brady's below market contract manages to omit Gisele's 9 figure net worth as a factor in addition to implying that Patriots are violating the salary cap.
This part was funny ... unless you're an agent
Several names left off this list that are doing well, and one on the list that is doing well helping out one of the ones left off the list. Think the team is even in the Super Bowl this year.From Pioli to Charlie Weis to Josh McDaniels to Romeo Crennel, the list of former Belichick disciples who have stumbled after leaving Foxborough only enhances Belichick’s leverage over the rest of the league.