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Originally Posted by filtherton
You must not have seen brady on that second to last drive, or the fact that the patriot's offensive line was completely over matched for most of the game. It isn't brady's fault he was sacked 4 times.
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What I saw the second to last drive was an exhausted defense that had been dominating all game and had completely shut down the best offense in the history of the NFL. No surprise that Brady manufactured one solid drive, given his history. But the Giants discovered the chink in the armor of that vaunted offense which was putting pressure on Brady. No, it's not his fault he was sacked 4 times, but he showed no ability to deal with that pressure. He's not good at making moves and rolling out and making plays (see, e.g. Montana, Elway). When Brady has time and can calmly look at the field, he's one of the best QBs ever. But what will always keep him out of the "greatest" category in my mind is exactly what happened in the Super Bowl. He can't play mobile and he can't play pressure. He got scared and spent most of the game hearing footsteps and couldn't do ANYTHING until the last drive when the Giants defense was simply too tired to keep up that pressure.