The Quarterbacks’
Hall Of Fame
Todays’
NFL has become a passing league dominated by elite quarterbacks. Tom Brady,
Peyton Manning, and Aaron Rodgers are some of the best quarterbacks to ever
play the game. They have all proven how elite they are by breaking numerous
records and winning Super Bowls. Despite the fact that these are all great
quarterbacks, only one can be voted into the quarterbacks’ hall of fame. The
most deserving of this honor would have to be Tom Brady. When looking at his
accomplishments as compared to Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers, the choice is
obvious as Tom Brady has become the most accomplished quarterback of all time.
After a
very successful 2014-2015 campaign, Tom Brady had won his fourth Super Bowl and
cemented his legacy as the greatest of all time. Some would argue Joe Montana
but people seem to forget that Joe Montana played before a salary cap had
restricted teams from keeping all of their players and maintaining the
identities of their teams. In 2015, there was only one other player besides
Brady who was on the roster when the Patriots won the Super Bowl in 2005. This
player was Vince Wilfork who was in his rookie season. Defense had been the
identity of those Patriot teams that had won three Super Bowls in four years.
The Patriots with Tom Brady have won in every way possible. They have won with
a defensive identity and an offensive identity. Tom Brady in 2011-2012 managed
to carry the 31st ranked defense in the NFL to the Super Bowl.
Despite losing, it was an incredible feat for Tom Brady. Also, almost all of
Montana’s postseason records have been broken by Tom Brady including Postseason
wins, postseason touchdowns, Super Bowl touchdowns, and many more. A popular
argument for people who say Montana is best quarterback ever, is the fact that
he never lost a Super Bowl. Despite this, Tom Brady has still won as many as
Montana but has made appearances in two more. It is better to lose in the Super
Bowl to the best team in the opposing conference, than to lose to a worse team
in your own conference. Just because Montana had lost earlier in the postseason
as opposed to late in the postseason is a ludicrous argument that people should
lose credibility for using. Not to discredit Montana in any way, but Tom Brady
has clearly accomplished more in his career than Montana did in his and the
thing is, Tom Brady’s career is not yet over. The fact that a legitimate
argument can even be made for Brady to be better than Montana, shows he is more
deserving for a spot in the Quarterbacks’ hall of fame over Manning and
Rodgers. If Tom Brady is the greatest of all time, who deserves the spot over
him?
Now, let’s
compare Tom Brady to the people who are competing with him for this spot in the
Quarterbacks’ hall of fame. Tom Brady has won 21 playoff games, 4 Super Bowls,
and has made 6 Super Bowl appearances. Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers combined
have won 17 playoff games, 2 Super Bowls, and have made 4 Super Bowl
appearances. Peyton Manning holds the record for most playoff losses for a
starting QB of all time with 13. He is also under .500 in playoff games with an
11-13 record. He also has 9 one and done playoff appearances (most of all
time). Brady, on the other hand, has 9 conference championship appearances
(most of all time). Brady has only gone one and done twice. Aaron Rodgers does
not even have a third of the playoff wins Brady has (6-5 in 11 games) and has a
fourth of the amount of Super Bowl wins so I don’t see the argument there. Brady
by far excels his peers.
To wrap
this up, Tom Brady is the most accomplished quarterback of all time. To vote
Manning or Rodgers in over him would be robbery. No disrespect to Manning or
Rodgers, both are excellent QBs, but there is no comparison to be made between
them and Brady. Tom Brady is the GOAT.
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