It's a sad day

That's right, it's a sad day for all those Patriots Haters out there. I know, there are millions of them just stewing in their own juices today after Brady & Co. stage an incredible comeback victory in Super Bowl 51. And not even a single deflated ball to be found. But I know, and you know it too, that there will be lots and lots of negativity directed at the Patriots because

 

I am not worried. Congratulations on your win. My Cowboys are just fine and the future looks really bright. Now onto baseball season and go Astros!

 

I'm not a Pats fan or even a TB fan. But the first thing I did as soon as the play was finished, was post that Tom is the greatest QB of all time. All these "football" guys can STFU. Joe can rest easy knowing he's behind Tom Brady. Still a good spot to be, he had a good run.


And it's not even close.

 

Brady deflated their balls.

 

Frankly, I didn't care a whole lot before the game which team won. (I'm more of an Oakland Raiders fan, but sadly they crashed their high performance sports Carr right before the playoffs)

The first 2 1/2 quarters of the Superbowl looked like a total Falcon blowout. 28-3! That made it even more boring and I almost tuned out. But then... Tom Brady suddenly woke up from his stupor, had a cup of coffee or something and the game turned into perhaps the most electrifying Superbowl that I've ever seen. I've seen game-winning come-from-behind drives, but over and over with 31 unanswered points from 25 points down?

With great teams that are playing well, there's kind of a confidence that of course they are going to keep making first downs and keep moving down the field. There's no doubt. It's not just offense, defenses feel the Force and force 3-and-outs over and over. The Patriots were missing that in the first half of the game, but they sure found it somewhere. Maybe Belichik had it hidden in his hoodie.

It was worth it all to watch Roger Goodell squirm. I don't like that guy.

I do feel kind of sad for Atlanta though. They are a class team and very good. Losing after being so comfortably ahead must be crushing. I hope that they are back in the mix next year. I'll be pulling for them.

 

Still in a state of blissful shock. That was one hell of a game

 

Can we PLEASE finally now stop the foolish debate as to whether Brady or Montana is the greatest QB of all time??

 

Like I always have to preface every TB conversation. I don't like him or the Patriots. I'm a Seahawks fun. But, yes it is finally to bed. I, being of sound mind and not clouded by beer fueled football stupidity, thought TB was better than JM even BEFORE this game.


After THAT game?


Yes, the question is answered.

 

I'm still partial to Joe, because, well... he's the one who led my local 49'ers into their glory years and I'm still sentimental about that. (Being a sports fan isn't about objectivity.)

Tom Brady has had more longevity though and now has a longer list of accomplishments. I guess that I have to say that I like both of them. If you want to say that Tom Brady is the greatest QB of all time, I have no argument with that.

Now I want to see the Raiders and Derek Carr against the Pats and Tom Brady in next year's AFC Championship. (Carr has that same something, that confidence moving the ball down the field.) Maybe some revenge for the 'tuck rule' snow-bowl game.

 

Bruce: "Can we PLEASE finally now stop the foolish debate as to whether Brady or Montana is the greatest QB of all time??"

John: We here at the Johnny Unitas Society totally agree.

 

Different eras. Joe played in a tougher defensive era than Brady did. Back then, QB's could still be hit like any other player on the field and it was rarer to see a penalty for it. Today, hitting a QB draws far too many unwarranted flags and has taken that hard-hitting atmosphere out of the game. And despite playing in that tougher defensive era, Joe Montana put up a ridiculous 70.2% Completion Percentage in 1989, which I still say is the gold standard season for a QB considering the era and the defensive difficulty compared to today.

But if you want to throw another wrench into this, Johnny Unitas played in an even tougher defensive era than Montana and put up better numbers than Montana if you compare the numbers taking eras into account. But I put Montana over Unitas simply because he was better when he got old than Unitas was when he got old.

At this point for me it's:

1. Montana (Because he is undefeated (4-0) in Super Bowls, never even threw an INT in the Super Bowl, and literally played his best football in the Super Bowl). He then went to Kansas City at age 37 and 38, made the Pro Bowl and turned an offense of literal bums, nobodies, cast-offs, and over-the-hillers into championship contenders.

1A. Brady

1B. Unitas