Tom Brady Is An All Time Great...HOWEVER

I feel like I need to write this because I'm seeing more and more of some not so fact based storylines and feelings being pushed and it would be downright irresponsible of me to not be your Sherpa to the light and the side of right in this instance. 

Before I go into this impassioned statement, let me state, Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time. There get off my back, I hate the guy but I gotta give props where it is due. What I will not do however is not let the totality of his career, overshadow what the reality of the moment is. And that reality is, at this moment in time, January in the year of our Lord 2021, there is no greater quarterback on the planet Earth and possibly any other planet in our solar system that is playing better than one Patrick Lavon Mahomes II.

I've seen this described as the best quarterback matchup in history, however, watching these two teams play it doesn't feel like that. While it's true, Brady had an amazing season, considering he's 43 and on a new team. However, let's not pretend that three wins which the Buccaneers have in the postseason are solely because of number 12. Let's take the Green Bay game for instance.  He was 20 out of 36 passes, 280 yards, and three touchdowns. He also had three interceptions in 7 pass attempts. 

Basically being bailed out by the defense and Matt LaFleur deciding with some curious play calls that he did not want to win that game. Now juxtapose that with Mahomes, who against the Buffalo Bills completed 29 of 38 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions as the Chiefs easily won.

Now you may be thinking what about everything he did in New England? Sure, for the bulk of that run he was amazing but we can't overlook the fact that the last time he was in a Patriots uniform he looked closer to done than he did the best quarterback in the game. 

He completed 20 of 37 passes for 209 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. He threw bad passes all over the field and his interception came at the end of the game and was returned for a touchdown. The Touchdown Tommy who threw 50 touchdowns in a season was more than 12 seasons removed and he definitely looked it.

So, allow me to reiterate, Tom Brady is arguably the greatest quarterback of all time, but right now he is an above average quarterback on a good team. And there is absolutely no shame in that. He is still at worst, a top  2 quarterback of all time. But since Mahomes became a full time starter? He has been the gold standard of quarterbacking in the NFL.

Mahomes has led his team to more wins, has more passing yards, more touchdowns, a higher quarterback rating, and has a higher completion percentage. If you only take into account the playoffs, both have a 6-1 record but Mahomes again has more passing yards, higher completion percentage, higher quarterback rating, more touchdowns, and fewer interceptions. 

By every measurable metric the best quarterback, for this season, this era in which we are currently in is Patrick Mahomes.