New England Patriots QB Tom Brady Has Greatest QB Of All-Time Title On The Line Sunday
By Will Gellman
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QB Tom Brady is a star in the NFL. Few players — let alone quarterbacks — have the resume that he does in his career thus far with the New England Patriots. Whether he wins another Super Bowl (or multiple Super Bowls) or not, he will go down as one of the game’s all-time greats. However, the real discussion after Super Bowl XLIX will be whether or not he is the single greatest QB to ever play in the league.
To earn that highly-coveted distinction, he will have to win on Sunday. A record of 3-3 in Super Bowls to go along with three straight defeats would cast serious doubts among his critics about him being worthy of greatest-of-all-time status. A 4-2 record in Super Bowls would look much better on his resume to fans and media alike compared to a mere .500 record in the big game.
Besides a win, Brady could use a big game through the air against a tough Seattle Seahawks defense to further enhance his legacy as well. As it stands right now, he needs three TD passes to go ahead of Joe Montana for the most career touchdowns in Super Bowl history. Currently, Brady already leads all signal callers in all-time Super Bowl passing yardage with 1,277 yards. If he were to go out and win on Sunday, he would become just the third quarterback in league history to win four Super Bowls, tying only Terry Bradshaw and Montana for the most Super Bowl titles ever.
At the end of the day, Brady’s fate is in his own hands based on his own performance in Super Bowl XLIX. Should he fail and play poorly, he could simply be remembered as one of the elites in league history. Should he come out firing and win convincingly, there is a very real possibility that he is deemed the greatest QB to ever play the game.
As is said so eloquently in the movie The Sandlot, “Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.” Brady is already a hero in Boston and throughout New England, but a convincing win Sunday could catapult him into an immortal legend across the league until the end of time.
Will Gellman is a New England Patriots writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter, “Like” him Facebook or add him to your network on Google.
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