What's at Stake for Brady in SB 55?

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

If Brady wins he’s likely anointed GOAT, rightly or wrongly. If he loses it’ll be interesting to see if Mahoney legit challenges for best of all time- he looks amazing and is so young, but keeping a good roster/system for so long is gonna be tough.

Personally I feel there’s too much nuance to the position and football to really determine who’s the best, but that’s me- I’ll always maintain that Rodgers coulda been Brady given that coach and situation, but who knows. As far as measurable success/legacy, however, Brady could make it damned near impossible to match if he wins this one.

 

[DangleCity]

He's played in 45 out of 48 games. The injury last year was a freak thing.

Lamar Jackson is the type of QB who's playing style will wear out quickly.

Hes young though and I would expect that. Its when you get into your 30s when recovering from injuries and games becomes a lot harder

 

[DangleCity]

If Brady wins he’s likely anointed GOAT, rightly or wrongly. If he loses it’ll be interesting to see if Mahoney legit challenges for best of all time- he looks amazing and is so young, but keeping a good roster/system for so long is gonna be tough.

Personally I feel there’s too much nuance to the position and football to really determine who’s the best, but that’s me- I’ll always maintain that Rodgers coulda been Brady given that coach and situation, but who knows. As far as measurable success/legacy, however, Brady could make it damned near impossible to match if he wins this one.

There is zero chance Rodgers would have taken the pay cuts and hard coaching Brady took his entire career that helped him get 6 rings

 

[Hockeyholic]

Both of these QB's will go down as Goats. First ballot HOFers. 40 years from now both will be mentioned as all time greats. They are in a class by themselves.

I've come to the realization that the outcome tonight won't impact the legacy of either. Just because a player wins a SB against another's team, doesn't mean one is better or greater.

This isn't Mahomes vs Brady. It's KC vs TB. It's Mahomes having to worry about Suh. And Brady having to worry about Jones.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

By losing he shall cement his legacy as the False GOAT

DEATH TO THE FALSE GOAT

 

[jcs0218]

Sure, a win adds to his legacy. Takes down three HOF QB's. 7 SB wins>6. And he wins without Belichick.

But what about if he loses in his own stadium? 4 SB losses ties a record. That would be three losses to Mahomes in a 14 month span.

Some will say he's playing with house money. That nothing he does will hurt him.

What say you?

Note: This will be the first time a Brady led squad is underdogs by 3 points or more since SB 36. Crazy.

Brady just put his legacy in concrete.

I don't think Mahomes can ever be called the GOAT after this loss.

 

[Timeless Winter]

Someday in 20 or 30 years they might call it the Brady trophy instead of the Lombardi trophy.

 

[Hoek]

RIP Mahomes' legacy. Zero touchdowns tonight. He was hurt and hit a lot, so it's very questionable whether he even gets a chance at Brady's record. Sorry guys.

 

[jcs0218]

RIP Mahomes' legacy. Zero touchdowns tonight. He was hurt and hit a lot, so it's very questionable whether he even gets a chance at Brady's record. Sorry guys.

Mahomes at the peak of his powers got outplayed badly by 43 year old Brady who isn't as good as he was 5-10 years ago.

I don't think Mahomes can ever overtake him at this point.

 

[Panthaz89]

I don't mind people calling him the Goat of the NFL as that's an easy argument but saying he's the best athlete of all time in sports is stupid imo the game is more than just championships guys like Gretzky dwarfed the competition on another level compared to Brady when it came to individual play.

 

[Troy McClure]

RIP Mahomes' legacy. Zero touchdowns tonight. He was hurt and hit a lot, so it's very questionable whether he even gets a chance at Brady's record. Sorry guys.

RIP to his legacy? WTF?

 

[Tvillewr419]

At least Mahomes’ fiancé and Kelce’s girl can’t be mad at espn calling him the baby goat any more, he needs 7 more rings to even be considered. He’s also now 0-2 against the real GOAT in the playoffs!

 

[Hockeyholic]

RIP Mahomes' legacy. Zero touchdowns tonight. He was hurt and hit a lot, so it's very questionable whether he even gets a chance at Brady's record. Sorry guys.

RIP to his legacy? Lol.

He's 25 for goodness sakes.

 

[jcs0218]

RIP to his legacy? Lol.

He's 25 for goodness sakes.

He will never catch Brady now.

His stake to the GOAT claim is finished.

 

[CupsOverCash]

He will never catch Brady now.

His stake to the GOAT claim is finished.

Definitely is a tough road already to begin with and then you trade a win for a loss and you got a longer road..

 

[c9777666]

Brady’s legacy is that he has how basically ruined the way we view other great QB’s.

basically every QB is now gonna be viewed by the 7 ring barrier and all qb’s old and young are gonna be compared to this guy and how they have success

Mahomes has a bright future, Rodgers and Wilson are still great, Josh Allen and Baker and Lamar and Herbert and Kyler are coming.....

And yet here’s Brady still hoarding all the titles.

 

[c9777666]

At least Mahomes’ fiancé and Kelce’s girl can’t be mad at espn calling him the baby goat any more, he needs 7 more rings to even be considered. He’s also now 0-2 against the real GOAT in the playoffs!

Mahomes went 0-2 against Joe Montana?

 

[DougieSmash]

Mahomes doesn't need 7 or even 5 or 6 rings to be one of the greatest. He won't achieve what Brady did but it's not a big deal. The kid is legit gamer, so is Brees, Rodgers and Payton. That's matter. It's team sport, very good league witg a lot of great players.

 

[MikeyMike01]

There was nothing at stake. He’s already the Bill Russel of football.

 

[darko]

Brady’s legacy is that he has how basically ruined the way we view other great QB’s.

basically every QB is now gonna be viewed by the 7 ring barrier and all qb’s old and young are gonna be compared to this guy and how they have success

Mahomes has a bright future, Rodgers and Wilson are still great, Josh Allen and Baker and Lamar and Herbert and Kyler are coming.....

And yet here’s Brady still hoarding all the titles.

How dare he?

 

[Hoek]

Mahomes ceiling went from GOAT to maybe he'll end up better than Russell Wilson if he's lucky.

 

[SirClintonPortis]

There was nothing at stake. He’s already the Bill Russel of football.

He got his revenge against Spags for screwing over "perfection" for him.

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Brady’s legacy is that he has how basically ruined the way we view other great QB’s.

basically every QB is now gonna be viewed by the 7 ring barrier and all qb’s old and young are gonna be compared to this guy and how they have success

Mahomes has a bright future, Rodgers and Wilson are still great, Josh Allen and Baker and Lamar and Herbert and Kyler are coming.....

And yet here’s Brady still hoarding all the titles.

The stupidity of the opponents in recent SBs against Brady is amazing. Falcons choking. KC just giving him points with offsides and calling timeouts.

Brady is that bitch kid in HS who sucks up to the teachers and gets all the awards.

 

[Voight]

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[Scandale du Jour]

Slow morning at work so, for fun, I took a look at Brady's basic per 16-game stats:

- Regular season: 76,4% wins, 4210 yards, 31 TDs, 10 INTs
- Playoffs: 75,5% wins, 4426 yards, 30 TDs, 14 INTs
- Super Bowl: 70% wins, 4862 yards, 34 TDs, 10 INTs

So, basically, at 43, Brady destroyed his career averages. Of course, that's a little bit misleading considering the rules were different in his first 4-5 years, but still! The consistency is remarkable. I think that's an underrated part of his legacy. So good and so steady for so long. His Super Bowl averages are BETTER than his regular season stats... and they say he benefitted from the AFC East

Against the best competition their is in the biggest game there is, Tom Brady is playing at a VERY VERY high level and wins 70% of the time. Crazy.