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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0
You had to add in another excuse to end that one, eh?
They were up 18 points.
...but I realize Brady gets an excuse for every postseason loss
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It is a team game. ***I*** never said otherwise. I absolutely agree that Brady didn't somehow single-handedly win those SBs by himself. I would argue with you if you said otherwise. If some fool wanted to downplay the efforts of a very good defense those Super Bowl years, or Corey Dillon in '04, or whatever, then I would fight that fight too.
But here are the simple facts -- if either the defense could stop Manning just freaking ONCE in the 2nd half of that damn comeback game in '06 (OR Brady's offense could score one more time or kill more clock in the 2nd half), or Tyree doesn't make that absurd catch, then Brady has 4 or 5 Super Bowl wins.
It's a game of inches, momentum, luck, intangibles and immeasurables. No single player controls all that, including the quarterback.
Your argument isn't stupid because you're correctly pointing out that the Patriots haven't won the SB in 10 years. It's stupid because you're idiotically laying the blame entirely at Brady's feet, while simultaneously cherry picking stats to try to undermine the resume of one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history -- in fact the WINNINGEST playoff quarterback in NFL history.
Least clutch? He has a .700+ win percentage, and is setting records all the time for winning divisions, conference championships, and Super Bowl statistics just because he manages to keep going back there.
**IF** they go to the SB this year, that would be SIX times in a 13 year career. ALMOST 50% OF THE TIME HE GETS THEM TO THE SUPER BOWL.
Manning got his team there (assuming they DON'T go this year), 3 times in 16 years. That is, uhhh, substantially less than 50% of the time, but still better than most.