Is Tom Brady the Greatest Ever?

[Kat]

He was pretty darn good, but not so much in the pros.

 

[Kat]

I don't know. I've never seen him play. I've heard of him and knew he played for the Pats.

This is Flutie's claim to fame.

LOL Owe me a coke!

 

[Kat]

Didn't he end up playing Canadian football for a while?

 

[Kat]

 

[Billo_Really]

He was pretty darn good, but not so much in the pros.

The only thing a guy 5'-9" is good for, is a pack of Pall Malls in prison.

 

[Billo_Really]

Didn't he end up playing Canadian football for a while?

That doesn't count.

 

[ChrisL]

Didn't he end up playing Canadian football for a while?

That doesn't count.

Well, neither does college when it comes to the pros apparently.

 

[Billo_Really]

 

[Billo_Really]

Well, neither does college when it comes to the pros apparently.

Not in Alabama.

 

[Oldstyle]

Ah, Dude? Tom Brady was in grade school when that game was played!

 

[Billo_Really]

Ah, Dude? Tom Brady was in grade school when that game was played!

And when he finally got to the Patriots, he wasn't good enough to beat out Drew Bledsoe for the job.

 

[Papageorgio]

Hayes and Haynes.

Don't forget Willie Brown and Jack Tatum.

Well, Tatum was a safety.

I met Tatum and Hayes, Hayes had a huge ego, Tatum was humble. I only spoke with Hayes a couple of times, Tatum my brother and I went out to dinner with him and his agent. Great guy.

 

[Papageorgio]

Doug Flutie played for the Pats for a while a loooong time ago. I think he retired from football as a Patriot. Anyways, I don't think is record as a pro was as good as (or even nearly as good . . . or nearly as long) as Brady.

Brady never threw a game ender like Flutie did.

That pass was epic, I watch the play over and over and just marvel.

 

[Oldstyle]

Ah, Dude? Tom Brady was in grade school when that game was played!

And when he finally got to the Patriots, he wasn't good enough to beat out Drew Bledsoe for the job.

5th round draft picks don't "beat out" Pro Bowl caliber starting quarterbacks, Billo! 5th round draft picks are lucky to make the team. When Bledsoe got hurt Brady showed what he was made of. The rest is history.

 

[rightwinger]

Ah, Dude? Tom Brady was in grade school when that game was played!

And when he finally got to the Patriots, he wasn't good enough to beat out Drew Bledsoe for the job.

5th round draft picks don't "beat out" Pro Bowl caliber starting quarterbacks, Billo! 5th round draft picks are lucky to make the team. When Bledsoe got hurt Brady showed what he was made of. The rest is history.

Bledsoe was one of the best QBs in the game at the time

Brady had to show a lot to bump him to the bench

 

[Billo_Really]

I met Tatum and Hayes, Hayes had a huge ego, Tatum was humble. I only spoke with Hayes a couple of times, Tatum my brother and I went out to dinner with him and his agent. Great guy.

Tatum humble? Is that why he was such a head-hunter?

 

[Billo_Really]

Bledsoe was one of the best QBs in the game at the time

Brady had to show a lot to bump him to the bench

Bledsoe had to get hurt, before Pretty Boy got his shot.

 

[Billo_Really]

That pass was epic, I watch the play over and over and just marvel.

What was the better ending?

1. Hail Mary pass
2. Immaculate reception
3. Auburn vs Alabama
4. Cal Bears

 

[Papageorgio]

I met Tatum and Hayes, Hayes had a huge ego, Tatum was humble. I only spoke with Hayes a couple of times, Tatum my brother and I went out to dinner with him and his agent. Great guy.

Tatum humble? Is that why he was such a head-hunter?

He said he was blessed with his talent, he played with in the rules of the game and played as hard as he could. Nothing special about him.

 

[Papageorgio]

That pass was epic, I watch the play over and over and just marvel.

What was the better ending?

1. Hail Mary pass
2. Immaculate reception
3. Auburn vs Alabama
4. Cal Bears

Immaculate reception is a Raiders fan worse nightmare. The Holy Roller was a great ending. Then the Hail Mary. What are your thoughts?