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In reply to the discussion: Is Tom Brady the GOAT? [View all]

exboyfil

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22. The thing about the other three
Sun Feb 7, 2021, 11:25 PM
Feb 2021

Last edited Mon Feb 8, 2021, 01:05 AM - Edit history (2)

is that they essentially won all of their championships with pretty much the same team. In many cases they had teammates with as many or nearly as many championships as them.

Brady has really won 7 championships over 21 years with three different teams (the 2000s Patriots, the 2010s Patriots) and the Bucs. He has won more championships that anyone except Russell and his teammates or Berra and his teammates (Berra has 10 and Russell has 11).

I would throw Ruth into the mix as well. He won seven World Series with two different teams at two different positions (pitcher for the Red Sox when he won three and four with the Yankees when he played outfield).

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Is Tom Brady the GOAT? [View all] Nocturnowl Feb 2021 OP
Uh ... left-of-center2012 Feb 2021 #1
I thought they were saying he is an old goat. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #2
This Pat fan sezs...yes, he is the goat. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #5
I have no idea about pro ball. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #10
You Live....and You Learn. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #12
Or maybe not. :( Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #15
This Colts fan says... Yeah. Reluctantly. dawg day Feb 2021 #18
It must suck to say this.... OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #23
Nope. I would put him in the top 15 rockfordfile Feb 2021 #42
Why does everyone hate Tom Brady .? Rustyeye77 Feb 2021 #3
Because he's a MAGAt nt maryellen99 Feb 2021 #4
Ugh. He took PPP money too? Figures. nt Maru Kitteh Feb 2021 #20
And he's a maskhole Nevilledog Feb 2021 #35
He took PPP money? smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #44
It's only natural for people to dislike perennial winners calguy Feb 2021 #8
Nope. As above, because he's a MAGAT Mattgoetznolovefromm Feb 2021 #16
Because, he wins too much. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #14
no, it's because he's a right wing asshole. bigtree Feb 2021 #55
... or cause humans don't like people who publicly enable racist and admitted sexual predators? tia uponit7771 Feb 2021 #57
With An Asterisk JimGinPA Feb 2021 #6
His team(s) cheated in at least two Superbowl's that I know of. LenaBaby61 Feb 2021 #48
In my view. Blue_true Feb 2021 #7
Chamberlain, not Russell Mattgoetznolovefromm Feb 2021 #17
Russell won far more titles. Blue_true Feb 2021 #19
Gretzky has 4 Stanley Cup wins, Henri Richard has 11 krawhitham Feb 2021 #68
The thing about the other three exboyfil Feb 2021 #22
Thanks for the history lesson. Blue_true Feb 2021 #26
It's Berra. Lawrence Peter Berra. Two Rs. rsdsharp Feb 2021 #28
Sorry no disrespect intended exboyfil Feb 2021 #45
No issue, I corrected my spelling. I don't remember much about him other than Blue_true Feb 2021 #63
He was at the end of it when I was a kid, and mostly rsdsharp Feb 2021 #65
Just a quick note. It's Berra...two "r". brush Feb 2021 #34
I corrected, thanks. nt Blue_true Feb 2021 #64
Ruth was an extremely good pitcher dawg day Feb 2021 #53
I'd put Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ahead of Russell Poiuyt Feb 2021 #24
I ranked based upon titles, Russell had lots of titles. Blue_true Feb 2021 #27
And Jabbar won championships with two different teams exboyfil Feb 2021 #30
That's right. Kareem won with two teams too. He often gets overlooked. brush Feb 2021 #36
I can overlook Robert Horry. He was a good complimentary player, Blue_true Feb 2021 #67
I only mentioned Horry because his seven rings matches Brady's. brush Feb 2021 #71
Pele, Maradona, maybe Messi in that discussion as well. Football (real football, ie soccer) is Celerity Feb 2021 #33
Ted Williams should be in that group. lpbk2713 Feb 2021 #39
Ted Williams was a total dick. That said he was the worlds best at 3 extremely difficult things. GulfCoast66 Feb 2021 #46
Very true. He had no personality. lpbk2713 Feb 2021 #49
I beg to differ. Not long before his death I saw him at rsdsharp Feb 2021 #70
"Ted Williams was a total dick." LenaBaby61 Feb 2021 #51
A couple of yeaars ago, there was a display at Fenway Park of a letter Ted wrote to L.L.Bean.... OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #60
No don't put Brady near Jordan. Jordan could play in any decade in his sport rockfordfile Feb 2021 #40
Yes, he is the GOAT nightwing1240 Feb 2021 #9
What do you know about his political beliefs ? CentralMass Feb 2021 #52
He's a Drumpf supporter nightwing1240 Feb 2021 #54
It's not so clear, and certainly more nuanced than you suggest. ADK Feb 2021 #59
Good Old Asslicking Trumper? Yes he is. MyNameGoesHere Feb 2021 #11
Maybe. Too bad he's a cheater. Iggo Feb 2021 #13
No Jerry2144 Feb 2021 #21
Yes erpowers Feb 2021 #25
He has won more Superbowls than any other team exboyfil Feb 2021 #31
Nope rockfordfile Feb 2021 #41
Yep. flying rabbit Feb 2021 #29
H's a punk who didnt bother to wear a mask into the facility today Lucinda Feb 2021 #32
No. Not even close rockfordfile Feb 2021 #37
"A more serious problem is that they make excuses for Brady ..... LenaBaby61 Feb 2021 #50
Yes, of the modern football era. Yavin4 Feb 2021 #38
No. Tree-Hugger Feb 2021 #43
I don't think you can compare era in football. BGBD Feb 2021 #47
Football? Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #56
Only if the refs give him a 1 to 10 penalty ratio ... if you can count that uponit7771 Feb 2021 #58
No, but for his Era he is, you can't hit a QB now RANDYWILDMAN Feb 2021 #61
The greatest "up until this time" would be more accurate. egduj Feb 2021 #62
What does this mean? Mossfern Feb 2021 #66
I am a Brady hater but I have to give it to him DIVINEprividence Feb 2021 #69
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