For Drew Brees To Be Considered One Of The Best NFL QB Of All Time

SaintsFanInLA said
If Drew continued to put up the numbers he's had for the next 4-5 years, is he automatically in the discussion of the greatest of all time?

Or does he have to win more championships regardless of the numbers? If so, how many does he have to win in order to be legitimately in this discussion?

I don't really know how I feel about this. Because, to me Drew was the best QB in the league a few years ago even when our defense was substandard. And since he was given a defense and we won a Championship, now the pundits are giving him some serious credibility.

I don't actually think it's fair to judge athletes solely on championship rings won but I do understand it. I think Robert Horry has 7 or 8 NBA Championships but in NO WAY would I ever consider him a better or greater player than Charles Barkley or Karl Malone who both have NO rings. (Just so you understand where I am coming from.) But I do think winning a championship as a percentage of evaluating the greatness of a player has merit.

Right now, Montana and Brady are considered the creme de la creme with Peyton Manning knocking on the door of that. In fact, had the Colts won this past Super Bowl, I think many were already trying to crown him as the best QB of all time.

If Brees wins 2-4 more Super Bowl Championships, I don't think that there is any question that he would be in the Montana/Brady discussion but in your opinion what exactly would he have to do to be legitimately in that discussion?

Well, to address the Horry v Barkley/Malone issue, I think there is a big difference between leading a championship team and being a player on a championship team. Where Jordan WON championships, Horry helped win championships. Its a big difference. Also, Its much easier to argue that the greatest (insert any position here) in the NBA has to have rings is because you can carry a team from any spot on the floor.

Drew will have to win atleast 1, probably 2+ more rings because the measuring stick for a qb isnt how many touchdowns, yards, etc... its whether you can carry your team to a victory, and more particularly big game wins. There are only two ways to judge that, win/loss record (which doesnt account for big games), and titles. You dont see the same rings debate with other positions because your WR, CB, safety, arent expected to carry you the same way -- it helps there cause if they have come up big in the SB, but its not a disqualifier as it is with Marino, Kelly etc. When debating if a player like Ed Reed is the greatest safety, Ive never heard someone say "if only he had a couple more rings"