Brady’s so goated that he literally encompasses both ends of the Jordan vs LeBron argument. People say Jordan is better cus more rings alongside his equally elite play and people say LeBron is better because of his longevity, meanwhile Brady has both the most rings of any player, AND literally every single career passing record, not to mention the record for completions and attempts in a single season as well, and even has a 99 yard pass and single game playoff pass yards as well
I will say, definitely one of my hotter takes, but I think Brees is a little overrated. Obviously a hall of famer and a top 10 QB ever, but I say top 10 and not top 5 for a reason. I see people all the time compare him to Rodgers when I don’t even see an argument for him being remotely close to Rodgers all time.
4 MVPs for ARod to 0 for Brees, on a per game basis, more TDs and less INTs, Rodgers is the all time leader in passer rating, while Brees is 7th. ARod was also a better post season performer statistically. Finally, just watching them, Brees was a very good field general to run the Sean Payton offense, but prime ARod may be the most talented QB ever. Absolutely unbelievable, only really comparable to younger Mahomes.
in terms of just absolute peak play, I think Mahomes is #1, followed closely by Rodgers at #2, then Peyton Manning at #3, and Brady at #4. Brady is the GOAT, but greatness is separate from pure per game dominance, and I don’t think there’s much of an argument for Brady on a per game basis to be as good as those 3.