Some people don’t believe Tom Brady is the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) mainly because they hate him just because he beats their team on the regular. To be fair, what Tom Brady has done to the AFC east (American Football Conference) the past 20 years should be illegal. People fantasize and lie to themselves and say, ‘he cheats!’, ‘Bill tips the refs!’ and ‘deflategate was simple and obvious evidence’. He doesn’t cheat, he wins. I personally am a Tom Brady fan because I am a huge Michigan fan and if you don’t know, Tom went to Michigan University.
Tom Brady’s draft profile was made by Mel Kiper Jr who is a draft analyst who has been working for ESPN for forever. He graded Tom Brady as a 5th round pick. He wasn’t wrong, Brady fell to the 6th round and was drafted 199th overall. ‘He's a straight dropback passer who stands tall in the pocket, doesn't show nervous feet, and does a nice job working through his progressions. He's not going to try to force the action, rarely trying to perform beyond his capability.’ stated Mel Kiper Jr in Brady’s draft profile. Mel Kiper Jr was far from wrong on his analysis and explained Brady’s play perfectly. Almost perfectly. The one thing he missed was Brady’s undefeated dedication and his ability to win. As an example; Tom Brady threw 15 straight completions vs Michigan State just in the second half, on the way to a win. That statline explains his ability to win. So much so that he has 7 super bowl rings and has just recently won his seventh at 43 years of age. With that stunning resume, I better rank these super bowls.
"A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart." this quote by Tom Brady is something that all athletes and people who watch sports understand understand truly, some people are giving pure athletic talent in their genes and do nothing with it like Michael Jordan's son or Shaquille O'Neal's son. Then there are people like Brady who have to work to be this good, not just pure athleticism.
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Super Bowl 53 is widely remembered across America, not in a good way. This one was so boring with a final score of 13-3. Brady didn’t play terribly, he threw 0 touchdowns and 1 pick with 262 yards, on 21 completions on 35 attempts. Young Jared Goff on the other hand didn’t do so hot with 0 touchdowns and 1 pick on 229 yards, completing 19 of his 38 attempts. This was an easy decision to put at number 7.
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Super Bowl 55. A good super bowl for Tom, but not so entertaining. Tom Brady won his seventh super bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs as the underdog. Tom Brady won super bowl MVP with 201 yards, 3 touchdowns on 21 of 29 passing. 2 of which were thrown to fan favorite, my super bowl MVP, Rob Gronkowski. Patrick Mahomes did well for playing with 2 back up tackles and having 0 time in the pocket. He had 270 yards on 26 completions on 49 attempts. He threw 2 picks but they were mainly his receivers fault. Multiple times Mahomes impressed everyone with some crazy throw, then doink, hits the receivers in the hands and drops.
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Super bowl 36. Not necessarily a bad one but not the best. Super bowl 53 was so bad that it should be ranked 8th, so super bowl 36 doesn’t look bad. The Patriots defeated the Saint Louis Rams this year with a total score of 20-17. Tom Brady won super bowl MVP with 145 yards and a touchdown. Kurt Warner played better than Brady when looking at touchdowns and yards with 365 yards and 1 touchdown. But, he threw 2 picks and only completed 28 of his 44 passes. A lot of throws and a lot of incompletions.
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Super bowl 39. This one Tom Brady and Bill Belicheck faced off against the now chiefs head coach, Andy Reid. This one ended with a final score of 24-21 and it didn’t end in one of Adam Vinetari’s game winning kicks. Tom Brady surprisingly didn’t win super bowl MVP this time, a wide receiver with the name of Deion Branch with 11 receptions and 133 yards. He caught 92 percent of his targets with just one drop. Tom Brady still played well with 236 and 2 touchdowns and 0 picks. Donovan McNabb on the other hand, didn’t do so hot with 357 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.
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Super bowl 38. This one was a great one, thus igniting Tom Brady’s legacy. This super bowl would be part of the Patriots back to back run. The Patriots defeated the Panthers with a total score of 32-29. A couple of 2 point conversions by the Panthers and Adam Vinetari kicked one of his famous game winning kicks, winning Tom Brady his second super bowl. Tom Brady got his well deserved super bowl MVP with 354 yards, 3 touchdowns on 32 completions out of 48 attempts. He did throw 1 pick.
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Super bowl 49. Most of us remember this iconic super bowl. The Patriots defeated the Seahawks with a final score of 28-24. Tom Brady won super bowl MVP on 4 touchdowns, 2 picks, completing 37 of his 50 passes. But the real show was Malcom Butler’s game sealing interception on the goal line. One of the biggest what if’s ever. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then listen up. The Seahawks had one of the greatest running backs ever, nicknamed Beast Mode, and they passed the ball. On the 2 yard line.
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Super bowl 51. This one was an easy decision to rank at number 1 with the Patriots defeating the Falcons in the first overtime game in super bowl history. Tom Brady and the Patriots went down 21-3 at halftime. Thousands of people thought it was over. When the Falcons scored again early in the 3rd quarter, Brady mounted a comeback. Tom Brady won in overtime on a pitch play to James White, winning them the super bowl. Brady won super bowl MVP with 466 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception. He also threw 43 completions on 62 attempts. This was an extremely easy decision to rank this super bowl at the number 1 spot.
Like I said earlier, Tom Brady is widely regarded as the greatest quarterback ever. With having so many super bowl rings you have to use a second hand to wear them all, that has to say something for your legacy. Tom Brady has now won 7 super bowls, and has a 64 percent win rate in the super bowl. What Tom Brady did in the second half of the season is incredible. He went 8-0 in the second half of the season (including playoffs) after going 7-5 for the first half of the season. Also, all of this was in his first year.
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