I hate to rag on a Red Fox alum who has a job in the sports communication industry I would be ecstatic to even have a chance to have in the future, but I have to defend the empire at all costs. Only 4 weeks into 2019, Brandon Tierney announces from his “football heart” that there were only two elite quarterbacks in the NFL with “consistent production.”
After watching Tom Brady and the Patriots BEAT a tremendous Bills defense in Buffalo, Tierney draws a great well-thought out conclusion that he is a game manager and no longer elite. He would hang up on anyone who calls to defend the greatest player of all time because he did not throw a touchdown pass in a game where he no longer had Antonio Brown, his only established receiver was banged up, and his tight end is an undrafted nobody. I never understood where this anxiety to declare Tom Brady “done” so qucikly from the media came from. Tierney’s radio partner, former star NFL running back Tiki Barber firmly agrees that there’s no way Tom Brady can carry a team anymore. Why? If LeBron James has a few games in which he does not score 20 points, nobody is going to say he is no longer elite. Nobody. Except for maybe Skip Bayless, who is also a Brady defender. Unfortunately Bayless’s reputation makes people dismiss his comments. Tierney’s quarterbacks of choice for “elite” status are Russell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes. I agree. Two fantastic quarterbacks. However they have not done anything to prove their superiority over Brady despite different and perhaps more “flashy” styles of play. I love these young quarterbacks in the NFL who are changing football in a way, but their praise does not have to come at the cost of doubting the GOAT.
Patriots Hater Watch 2k19 