Tom "Iceman" Brady

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by The Huddle

No joke. I'll never knock Marino; he's a legend for a reason. However if I have to pick between the two to win a single playoff or championship game, it's Brady every time. 12-1 lifetime in the postseason says it all.

Out of that 12-1 record, how many of those games were games that the Patriots wouldn't have won with some average QB? Maybe 3-4 tops. The Pats are a good team and Brady is a great QB, but if your sample size is 13 games, you don't prove very much.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Out of that 12-1 record, how many of those games were games that the Patriots wouldn't have won with some average QB? Maybe 3-4 tops. The Pats are a good team and Brady is a great QB, but if your sample size is 13 games, you don't prove very much.

If we're talking regular season I'd agree 13 games is a small sample. But when that sample of 13 games is from the post season only, it definitely means something. Any way you slice it, a 12-1 post season record is very impressive.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

If we're talking regular season I'd agree 13 games is a small sample. But when that sample of 13 games is from the post season only, it definitely means something. Any way you slice it, a 12-1 post season record is very impressive.

No doubt it's impressive, its any coaches dream to have that much success. Obviously the Pats have done a great job just putting themselves in the playoffs all these years. But why have they avoided failure in the playoffs while the rest of the teams eventually meet their end? Not because Brady or Belichick are that much better than anyone else. Recovering 5 out of 5 possible fumbles helps. Sometimes the ball just bounces your way.

[The Huddle]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

If we're talking regular season I'd agree 13 games is a small sample. But when that sample of 13 games is from the post season only, it definitely means something. Any way you slice it, a 12-1 post season record is very impressive.

Exactly my point. 12-1 is astonishing.