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There is no woulda coulda about it. Brady threw the game away with a bad pass that was deflected and picked trailing by 4 with about two minutes left. The play didn't count because a DE lined up offsides by a half inch. Your assertion that Brady beat Mahomes disregards and disrespects all aspects of the game other than the end result. A conclusion come to with no regard to context.woulda coulda but didn't..and as far of having more respect for the player than the game,where did I imply that?
The entire GOAT thing is complete disrespect of those that came before, the complexity of the game and the contributions required by the entire organization to achieve that success. Brady has won a SB that required a once in a lifetime circus catch and he has lost a SB that required the same by the opponent. Every SB he has won has been a one score game. Four of them were three point games, one a four point game and one a six point game. In every one of those games big plays were required by someone not named Brady to achieve those successes.
Brady absolutely has a place at the table with the other greatest QB's who played this game but to completely ignore the plethora of variables that exist from one era to another and one situation to another completely disrespects the accomplishments of the other great QB's, the coaches and teammates who were integral to those accomplishments and the game itself.
If Brady were drafted by the Lions or the Browns is this discussion happening or is he thought of as another very good QB who couldn't bring it all home?
We just watched him win a game in which the defense completely bailed him out and the narrative is. OMG Brady won another one!!!! As has become the status quo it seems, hype trumps reality and emotions rule.