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Not much of a shocker. Got 49/50 first place votes (1 went to Favre).
He's sure building up quite a resume. Where would you rank Brady all time?

is this award the same as the NFL MVP that the league gives out, or is the AP a different award?

This is the NFL MVP Award:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3182557

If Brady leads his team to another Super Bowl win this postseason, then it'd be hard to say he isn't the greatest of all-time.

Now, I really want to read the arguments as to otherwise....

Who was the one person that voted for Favre? Someone should go hunt him down.

At least Favre got 2nd place and no Moss

The one person voting for Favre should have his media credentials taken away.

Pretty obvious, I wonder who voted for Favre LOL.

So which one of Madden, Peter King and Chris Berman gets to vote?

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Not much of a shocker. Got 49/50 first place votes (1 went to Favre).
He's sure building up quite a resume. Where would you rank Brady all time?

I had him in the 10-15 range before this season. Top 10 for sure now, maybe even top 5.

Posted this before, but this is coming into this season some of his accomplishments.

http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm? ... io&bio=566

Brady enters 2007 with a record of 82-26 (.759) in regular-season and playoff games. It is the best record of any NFL quarterback in the Super Bowl Era (since 1966) with at least 40 starts. Brady enters 2007 with a 12-2 (.857) playoff record, the second best in NFL history behind Bart Starr (9-1, .900).

Brady is the only quarterback in NFL history to start and win three Super Bowls before his 28th birthday, having quarterbacked the Patriots to victories in Super Bowl XXXVI when he was 24 years old, Super Bowl XXXVIII (26) and Super Bowl XXXIX (27).

Brady is the fourth quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to three or more Super Bowl wins, joining Terry Bradshaw (4), Joe Montana (4) and Troy Aikman (3).

Brady owns two Pete Rozelle Awards as Super Bowl MVP (XXXVI and XXXVIII). He is just the fourth player in Super Bowl history to earn multiple MVP awards, joining Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw and Bart Starr, all three of whom are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Brady enters 2007 with a 26-5 record in games where the final margin was less than a touchdown, including a 6-1 playoff record and a 3-0 Super Bowl record in such games.

Brady enters 2007 as the NFL's all-time leader in overtime wins without a defeat, recording a perfect 7-0 mark in overtime in his career. Terry Bradshaw is the only other quarterback to be undefeated in at least five overtime games, posting a 5-0 record.

Brady has orchestrated 24 game-winning drives to break a tie or take the lead in the fourth quarter or overtime. Six of his game-winning efforts have come in the postseason, where he has played in 14 games.

Most since 1999, he also had 4 more this season, against the Colts, Eagles, Ravens and Giants which brings his total to 28. He is 19 away from breaking Elways record of 47.

Brady has led a game-winning drive to break a tie or take the lead in the fourth quarter of each of the Patriots' three Super Bowl victories, becoming the only quarterback in NFL history to lead three such game winning drives in the Super Bowl.

Another underrated stat!

Brady enters the 2007 season with a career record of 21-2 as a starter (.913) in games played in temperatures below 40 degrees.

Brady enters the 2007 season with a career record of 23-2 as a starter (.920) in games played on artificial surfaces.

Dude wins where ever. Hot/Cold/Indoors.

Brady recorded six passer ratings over 100.0 in 2006. He has recorded 39 ratings over 100.0 in his career, and the Patriots are 38-1 in those games.

Another number that tells us, when he plays good and is on his game(which is often); the Patriots often win.

Brady tied an NFL record in 2005 by distributing his 26 touchdown passes to 12 different players. The only other NFL player to accomplish the feat was Brad Johnson in 2003.

Brady won his first 10 playoff games, setting an NFL record for the most consecutive playoff wins.

Brady was voted an offensive captain by his teammates in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Another telling stat about what the team thinks of him, and what kind of impact he has on the club.

Brady threw for 53 yards on the Patriots' game-winning drive in Super Bowl XXXVI, completing five of his eight passes. Two of his pass attempts were spiked to kill the game clock. With just 1:21 remaining, he moved the Patriots into field goal position without the benefit of timeouts.

Amazing drive, actually pretty underrated if you consider it was to win a Superbowl. I have a HUGE man crush on Elway, but his "drive" game only took them to overtime. It was not a Superbowl winning drive, much less a game winning drive. But, it gets alot more hype than Bradys game winning drive.

Brady completed over 70 percent of his passes in four consecutive games during the 2001 season and joined an exclusive club of quarterbacks who accomplished the feat. He joined Joe Montana (8 games, 1989), Troy Aikman (4, 1995), Steve Young (4, 1993) and Sammy Baugh (4, 1945).

Did this again, this season. Almost twice.

Brady completed the first 162 passes of his career without an interception. It was the longest streak to start a career in NFL history and ranks third for most attempts without an interception in Patriots franchise history.

This was prior to this season, he has added a hell of a lot to his resume' after this year. Now he has possibly the greatest season ever, from the QB position. Along with adding 16 wins to his record. Which now brings it to, 98-26 career record. Probably when he goes down, will be known as the best winner the NFL has ever seen from the QB position.

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seriously though i can't believe brady won so handily

Yangsing wrote:The one person voting for Favre should have his media credentials taken away.

Why? 'Cause that person can actually think for themselves? God forbid we do that in this day and age.

mbucks22 wrote:Why? 'Cause that person can actually think for themselves? God forbid we do that in this day and age.

So let us and stop blathering

If he does win another superbowl + superbowl MVP, I don't see how he isn't the best QB ever.

4 superbowl rings, 3 superbowl MVPs, 1 MVP, the all time TD record, 16-0, etc, and he's just 30.

Keep in mind I don't like the Patriots and I don't like Brady.

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Why? 'Cause that person can actually think for themselves? God forbid we do that in this day and age.

imho a vote for Favre is reasonable enough that the guy should keep his vote, it is however pretty hard for me to fathom making this choice. How do you vote against the guy who statistically had the best year ever, plus performed effectively perfect in the clutch for the year?

As for where I rate Brady now, I refuse to do so until the playoffs are over. If he leads his team to the title, he'll certainly be ahead of Manning, and he'll be right up there with Montana.

Will that make him the GOAT? Hell no, Otto Graham remains #1 for me. For Brady to surpass him, Brady has to have a career that for all intents and purposes ends debate between himself and the Montanas, Elways, etc. While debate is still reasonable between those guys, I can't avoid the fact that Graham's career was more successful than anyone else in history by a drastic margin, no matter that it took place 50 years ago.

Doctor MJ wrote:As for where I rate Brady now, I refuse to do so until the playoffs are over. If he leads his team to the title, he'll certainly be ahead of Manning, and he'll be right up there with Montana.

Will that make him the GOAT? Hell no, Otto Graham remains #1 for me. For Brady to surpass him, Brady has to have a career that for all intents and purposes ends debate between himself and the Montanas, Elways, etc. While debate is still reasonable between those guys, I can't avoid the fact that Graham's career was more successful than anyone else in history by a drastic margin, no matter that it took place 50 years ago.

Good point, Graham is often over looked. I forget about him myself, often. I think most of us are guilty of, overrating the guys we grew up watching. Just like we watch the game today, and look and say "It still was not like it was in the 80's or 90". Just like my dad watched it, and said it sure was not like it was in the 70's.

EDIT: Although in football, I seem to think the overall QB position is at one of its weakest states ever. But we are lucky to watch, when its all said and done 2 top 5 PLAYERS ever. Obviously in Brady and Manning.

Brady deserves the MVP award, he had a helluva year. I don't mind the one vote for Favre, though...he had a great year, too, probably his last.

Brett Favre will probably play 5 more seasons.

Bleeding Green wrote:Brett Favre will probably play 5 more seasons.

The Roger Clemons of football, on the juice and everything.