Drew Brees: The Actual G.O.A.T
- bantoch99
- Feb 12, 2019
- 3 min read
Everyone has a favorite athlete. In the NFL, Tom Brady is the coveted golden boy, the ace of space, or simply perfection in the eyes of New Englanders. It is extremely difficult to get your point across to stubborn Patriot fans when all you hear is 6-1 repeated over and over and over again. Without constant interruption, here's some of the evidence to prove Drew Bees as the greatest quarterback ever.
With 74,437 career passing yards, Drew Brees broke the NFL all time record for passing yards which was held by Peyton Manning at the time. In addition, he has thrown for over 5,000 yards in a single season not just once or twice, but five time in his career! No other NFL quarterback has accomplished this more than once. In 2011 he broke another NFL record for most passing yards in a single season with 5467. Per pro-football-reference.com, Drew Brees also averages the most passing yards per game ever at 282. Tom Brady is seventh in this category.
What else has Drew Brees done in his career? Only break more and more records. He currently has 6586 career completions, the NFL record, and completes 67.3% of his passes all time. Furthermore, before last year, Drew Breed has never had a wide receiver earn a pro bowl nomination. Tom Brady is at 13th on this list for all time completions.
Drew Brees broke another record this season. It also happened to be one he already owned. He completed 74.4% of his passes this season which broke his old record of 72%. He is the only quarterback to complete 70% of his passes thrown 5 times. Tom Brady has never completed 70% of his passes in a single season.
He has never had a bad season in the NFL. People tell me that he had a bad season in 2012. This is because he was tied for the most interceptions in the NFL. What people don't realize is that he also threw for 5,177 yards, and 43 touchdowns; which both led the NFL that season.
Former Alabama head coach Paul Bryant once said, "defense wins championships." For as long as I can remember, Drew Brees has had some of the worst defenses in the NFL. We'll begin with the picture above. The Minnesota Miracle. The Saints had a lead with less than ten seconds remaining in the game and the Vikings completed a sixty-seven yard Hail Mary in the NFC divisional round of the playoffs. His defender Marcus Williams literally tackled the air. What you see above was his attempt to tackle the Vikings wide receiver Stephon Digs.
Since Drew Brees joined the Saints in 2006, he's only had three defenses ranked in the top ten in scoring while nine of his teams have had defenses ranked twentieth or worse. This includes two second to last finishes and one last place finish. (NFL.com)
Tom Brady on the other hand has had much different defenses. He's had twelve defenses in the top ten since he's been a starter for the Patriots. Also, every single one of his Super Bowl victories, including this one, all came with his defense in the top 10. When Drew Brees won the Super Bowl with New Orleans, their defensive ranking was twentieth among all thirty-two teams.
While Super Bowl titles defies greatness. Drew Brees has been stripped the opportunity by NFL referees (this year), and defensive failures since he's joined the NFL. Tom Brady has had the tuck rule and without question better defenses.
This past Super Bowl was barely credited to Tom Brady. With an interception and a fumble along with zero touchdowns, he's lucky Julian Edelman played lights out and Sony Michelle rushed for nearly one hundred yards. If the defense played anything less than superb, the Rams would be Super Bowl champions. Lastly, Bill Belichick's ability to adapt the the Rams scheme every play was incredible. After watching the NFL Super Bowl mic'd up, it was clear that the real MVP of the Patriots this year was the Head Coach.
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