BoNcHiE
Every team's Elixir
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2004
- Messages
- 59,927
- Reaction score
- 84,579
- Age
- 38
Offline
All I hear are excuses, excuses, excuses. I don't remember Brees getting this kind of treatment when he had garbage defenses and other guys making mistakes.
The truth is that Rodgers choked last night. He went 2/7 for 15 yards in the 4th quarter against a defense that's otherwise not been great against the pass (at least against "good" QBs). His defense actually held the Patriots to only 17 points into the 4th quarter, something Brees would kill for. Notice he started grabbing his arm late, last night. Dude always needs an excuse. It's his knee, it's his finger, it's his shoulder, it's his arm, yada yada yada. Rodgers' one flaw is that he can't quickly read a defense and hit a timing route for his life. Everything is drop back, run around for 5 seconds, and hope to ad lib a comeback. It may work when they've got good defenses behind him, but that's not the kind of play I'd ever classify as the "greatest of all time."
Brees is simply better and it's not that close anymore. Not only does Brees have the numbers and wins, but he stays healthy, and that's part of being in the GOAT discussion. This entire Brady vs. Rodgers for GOAT thing they played up all week was stupid. Rodgers isn't anywhere near Tom Brady and he's not better than Brees or Peyton Manning.
Sidenote: They can't quit the Rams either. I'm seeing a lot of guys saying the Rams are still the better team despite us beating them by 10.
The truth is that Rodgers choked last night. He went 2/7 for 15 yards in the 4th quarter against a defense that's otherwise not been great against the pass (at least against "good" QBs). His defense actually held the Patriots to only 17 points into the 4th quarter, something Brees would kill for. Notice he started grabbing his arm late, last night. Dude always needs an excuse. It's his knee, it's his finger, it's his shoulder, it's his arm, yada yada yada. Rodgers' one flaw is that he can't quickly read a defense and hit a timing route for his life. Everything is drop back, run around for 5 seconds, and hope to ad lib a comeback. It may work when they've got good defenses behind him, but that's not the kind of play I'd ever classify as the "greatest of all time."
Brees is simply better and it's not that close anymore. Not only does Brees have the numbers and wins, but he stays healthy, and that's part of being in the GOAT discussion. This entire Brady vs. Rodgers for GOAT thing they played up all week was stupid. Rodgers isn't anywhere near Tom Brady and he's not better than Brees or Peyton Manning.
Sidenote: They can't quit the Rams either. I'm seeing a lot of guys saying the Rams are still the better team despite us beating them by 10.
Last edited: