Peyton Manning Apologists Find the Worst Way Ever to Argue He and Brady are "Tied"
A lot of ways to measure QBs. This is just one, but it has Peyton and Brady tied now. https://t.co/4OISJ0ZwEN pic.twitter.com/wJsKrDruQ3
— Dr Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines)
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Business Insider – Tom Brady has done it again. With the New England Patriots’ amazing comeback in Super Bowl LI, Brady is now a five-time Super Bowl champion.
In 17 seasons for Brady — 15 seasons as a starter in which he played more than one game — Brady has won five Super Bowl rings and two MVP awards, tying him with Peyton Manning as the NFL’s most decorated quarterback ever. The win in Super Bowl 51 helped break a tie with Joe Montana for the second-most combined MVP awards and championships during the Super Bowl era.
Of course, Brady is not done. Prior to the Super Bowl, a report said that the Patriots believe Brady will play 3-5 more years, well into his mid-40s. So he will certainly have more opportunities to add to his total and break the tie with Manning.
So this is what the Manning Apology Machine has been reduced to. Right up until seven days ago, they were still trying to make a case that their patron saint – Peyton the Uncriticizable – was still somehow in the conversation with Brady. But once Brady’s 466-yard, 31 points in the last five possessions masterwork collapsed their little Jenga tower and set fire to the all pieces, they remaining few who can’t let go are trying this argument.
Manning and Brady are tied in the coveted category of “Most Decorated.” Yeah, sure. Because that’s what it’s all about. Regular season trophies plus championships. Just ask the millions who lined the streets of Atlanta for that Matt Ryan MVP parade. Peyton is way ahead of Brady in the individual awards. Brady is way, way ahead in Super Bowl titles. So fuck it. Let’s just call it a draw.
I mean, I suppose we could count Super Bowl MVPs too. Or playoff wins vs. losses, since Brady holds the record with 25 (and counting) in the former and Manning holds the record in the latter with 13. Or bring up how Peyton was one-and-done in the playoffs nine times, which is how many total losses Brady has in his whole postseason career. We could factor in how many massive, historic, statistically impossible come from behind wins each is responsible for. But nah. Just add two numbers together, say they’re even and move on.
So thanks to all the Manning tongue bathers like this guy for this new way of measuring greatness. Meryl Streep has 78 IMDB credits to my two. But if you count how many dollars I won in the Football Booster’s 50/50 raffle, it’s a tie! “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” might have sold millions more copies than my book, but when you combine book sales plus how many times J.K. Rowling and I have each jerked it to Asa Akira videos, we’re exactly even! It’s the perfect, scientific way to gauge success. Now I can’t wait to see how they spin it after Brady wins his sixth.