Bill Simmons on Tom Brady/Matt Cassel

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Brady looked horrible because he never seemed quite right after his injury. He just went through a full season putting a lot of pressure on a recovering knee. You could see it in the passes he was throwing--a lot more dead ducks than you usually see out of Brady. You could see it in his inability to slide out of protection. I don't know if this is a permanent thing. But it's definitely not reflective of his body of work.

I've always thought Manning's a better QB. But Manning and Brady, in my opinion, will and should go into the books as one of the top 10, probably even top 5 QBs of all time.

Brady in 2009 looked a lot like Manning in 2008. The healthy Manning in 2009 looked a lot like the healthy Brady in 2007.

Manning has the physical gifts, Brady has the calmness and decision-making edge.

They're both good.

Horse. Dead. Still being beaten.