Tom Brady: A Definitive Thread on the Greatest Player in NFL History
“Tom Brady is a system QB”

2019 Brady:
7th in passing yards
14th in total TD
15th in EPA/play
16th in DYAR
17th in DVOA
17th in ANY/A
19th in QBR

2020 Cam:
24th in passing yards
20th in total TD
26th in EPA/play
31st in DYAR
31st in DVOA
27th in ANY/A
30th in QBR
2007 Brady:
1st in passing yards
1st in passing TD
1st in EPA/play
1st in DYAR
1st in DVOA
1st in ANY/A
1st in QBR

18-1
148 Rate+

2008 Cassel:
8th in passing yards
10th in passing TD
6th in EPA/play
18th in DYAR
19th in DVOA
14th in ANY/A
9th in QBR

11-5
108 Rate+
Newton is a league MVP and Cassel is a Pro Bowler.

Neither were top 10 QB in the Patriots “system.”
Newton is a league MVP and Cassel is a Pro Bowler.Neither were top 10 QB in the Patriots “system.”
Newton is a league MVP and Cassel is a Pro Bowler.Neither were top 10 QB in the Patriots “system.”
“Brady was carried by Belichick’s defenses.”

Average rank in defense (DVOA)

Brady: 15th
Manning: 16th
Rodgers 16th
Brees 17th

There goes that argument. They all had league average defenses overall throughout their careers.
Belichick record w/o Brady: 61-72 (.459)

This is with...

- Vinny Testaverde (#1 pick, 2x Pro Bowler)
- Mark Rypien (2x Pro Bowler, All-Pro)
- Bernie Kosar (2x Pro Bowler)
- Drew Bledsoe (4x Pro Bowler, All-Pro)
- Matt Cassel (Pro Bowler)
- Cam Newton (MVP, 3x Pro Bowler)
Brady was the highest-graded QB of the decade (including playoffs) at 97.1 per @PFF
He was also the highest-graded regular season QB of the decade at 97.2 per @PFF
Only QB to be 1st Team All-Decade in 2 decades (2000s & 2010s)
1 of 2 NFL players to be a unanimous league MVP (2010)
Brady has the best 3-year stretch for any QB from 2015-2017 at 97.1 per @PFF
His 2016 season was the highest overall grade by a QB in the PFF era at 99.3. 🐐
Not only was Brady the oldest league MVP ever at age 40, he is QB4 at age 43.

92.6 PFF Grade (2nd)
40 passing TD (2nd)
4,633 passing yards (3rd)
1,518 DYAR (3rd)
25.0% DVOA (4th)
0.274 EPA/play (5th)
7.53 ANY/A (8th)
72.4 QBR (9th)
102.2 Rate (9th)
Only QB to have a 16-0 regular season 👑
Brady is 1 of 2 QB to throw 40+ TD with 2 franchises.
Brady broke the passing TD and points scored franchise records in year 1 as a Buccaneer.

40 TD is the most by any QB on a new team.
The Comeback Kid has the most 4th quarter comebacks and game-winning drives in NFL history (including playoffs).

He’s the highest-graded 4Q/OT QB of the decade. 🥇
Playoff records:

Most wins
Most TD
Most TD in 1 game
Most passing yards
Most 4QC
Most game-winning drives
Most Super Bowls
Most Super Bowl MVPs
Most Super Bowl TD
Most Super Bowl passing yards
Most passing yards in 1 game & 1 SB
Highest playoff DYAR
Highest Super Bowl DYAR
Largest comeback in Super Bowl history (25 points)
Brady has 3 perfect passer rating games in his career which is 2nd all-time.
Brady has 3 perfect passer rating games in his career which is 2nd all-time.
Brady has 3 perfect passer rating games in his career which is 2nd all-time.
Brady has 3 perfect passer rating games in his career which is 2nd all-time.
He has 5 of the top 11 seasons in DYAR (Defense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement)
Brady notched his 19th straight winning season as a starter (an NFL record). He has never had a losing season. 🤯
You could split Brady’s career into 3 parts, and all 3 are HOF careers.

2001-2006: 3 SB, 2 SB MVP

2007-2012: 2 league MVP, 16-0 season

2013-present: 3 SB, 2 SB MVP, 1 league MVP
Brady has the most total MVPs in NFL history with 7.
SysTom in year 1 of a new system without preseason or OTAs:

40 TD
12 INT
4,633 yards
1,518 DYAR
25.0% DVOA
0.274 EPA/play
7.53 ANY/A
72.4 QBR
102.2 Rate

2019 Winston:

33 TD
30 INT
5,109 yards
92 DYAR
-9.0% DVOA
0.134 EPA/play
6.15 ANY/A
59.1 QBR
84.3 Rate
Brady is the only QB to take the 27th and 31st ranked defenses to a Super Bowl. (2011 & 2017)

Edelman played CB in 2011. 🤯
He is the only QB to throw for 500 yards in a playoff game, and he did it at 40 years old.
Most TD passes in a quarter: 5 ❄️
Brady has arguably the greatest playoff/Super Bowl performance with the highest postseason DYAR in a game. (291)
He holds the single-season records in:

DYAR: 2,674 (2007)
QBR: 87.0 (2007)
PFF Grade (2016)
TD:INT Ratio: 14.0 (2016)
Tom Brady has won 6 Super Bowl titles in the salary cap era.

The next highest amount for a QB in this era is 2. 🤯
Before Brady was drafted, New England had 0 titles. He tied the record for most Super Bowls by a team (6) during his career.

This is equivalent to Albert Pujols winning 11 championships as a Cardinal or Lebron winning 17 championships as a Cav (if both leagues started in ~1970)
Brady has a record 11 NFL player of the month awards and 31 NFL player of the week awards. 🔥
Brady has a record 11 NFL player of the month awards and 31 NFL player of the week awards.
Brady has a record 11 NFL player of the month awards and 31 NFL player of the week awards.
Brady overcame a 10-point deficit against the #1 defense in the AFC without Gronkowski or Edelman to advance to the Super Bowl.

He played with more than 10 stitches in his hand.
He also played with a sprained ankle in Super Bowl 42 versus the Giants.
Many players like Demarcus Ware say that Brady is the toughest QB ever.
Players that say Brady is the GOAT:

Russell Wilson
Von Miller
Aaron Rodgers
Ray Lewis
Randy Moss
Deion Sanders
Shannon Sharpe
Michael Irvin
Emmitt Smith
Jerry Rice
Brett Favre
Troy Aikman
Ed Reed
Barry Sanders
Kurt Warner
Jim Kelly
Michael Strahan
Reggie Wayne
Darrelle Revis
He threw for the most TD ever by a 40-year-old QB or older (40) while his pass catchers had the 5th most drops in the NFL (24).
In 2019, the Patriots had the 4th most drops (34) and one of the worst graded receiving corps in PFF history.

Brady threw for 24 TD and 4,000+ yards.
“Brady can’t throw the deep ball.”

He led the league in deep ball completions this season. He’s also top 5 in Completed Air Yards per Attempt.
Brady was the most-accurate and 2nd highest-rated deep passer in 2016.

He was 5th in deep ball completions from 2013-2017.

#DinkAndDunk
Brady was the most-accurate and 2nd highest-rated deep passer in 2016.He was 5th in deep ball completions from 2013-2017. #DinkAndDunk
Brady was the most-accurate and 2nd highest-rated deep passer in 2016.He was 5th in deep ball completions from 2013-2017. #DinkAndDunk
Brady was the most-accurate and 2nd highest-rated deep passer in 2016.He was 5th in deep ball completions from 2013-2017. #DinkAndDunk
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