Better QB: Drew Brees or Aaron Rodgers??

SaintGup · 10-26-2018, 10:23 AM

I always hear talk about Aaron Rodgers being better than Drew Brees but, and this isn't really about bias, I can't see it myself. Rodgers is an amazing Quarterback no doubt but Brees is even amazinger. Whenever I hear about rings being a determining factor on who is the best Quarterback, it doesn't make sense. If that is the case, Eli Manning would be better than Brees and Trent Dilfer would be on a par. I kind of get fed up that Brees is shoved to one side in many conversations. Oh, they think he is great but when compared to Manning/Brady/Rodgers, he isn't quite there yet. Brees is better than Rodgers and as a Quarterback (not a team led by a Quarterback) he is better than Brady... Ok, come at me!

dam1953 · 10-26-2018, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by SaintGup

I always hear talk about Aaron Rodgers being better than Drew Brees but, and this isn't really about bias, I can't see it myself. Rodgers is an amazing Quarterback no doubt but Brees is even amazinger. Whenever I hear about rings being a determining factor on who is the best Quarterback, it doesn't make sense. If that is the case, Eli Manning would be better than Brees and Trent Dilfer would be on a par. I kind of get fed up that Brees is shoved to one side in many conversations. Oh, they think he is great but when compared to Manning/Brady/Rodgers, he isn't quite there yet. Brees is better than Rodgers and as a Quarterback (not a team led by a Quarterback) he is better than Brady... Ok, come at me!

The "logic" used to derate Brees is that he only has one ring. Let's use that "logic" for another key position.

Running backs:
Herschel Walker - no ring
Bo Jackson - no ring
OJ - no ring
Earl Campbell - no rin
Gale Sayers - no ring
Thurman Thomas - no ring
LaDainian Tomlinson - no ring
Eric Dickerson - no ring
Walter Payton - 1 ring
Marshall Faulk - 1 ring

I guess those guys just weren't that good after all.

neugey · 10-27-2018, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by dam1953

The "logic" used to derate Brees is that he only has one ring. Let's use that "logic" for another key position.

Running backs:
Herschel Walker - no ring
Bo Jackson - no ring
OJ - no ring
Earl Campbell - no rin
Gale Sayers - no ring
Thurman Thomas - no ring
LaDainian Tomlinson - no ring
Eric Dickerson - no ring
Walter Payton - 1 ring
Marshall Faulk - 1 ring

I guess those guys just weren't that good after all.

+ Barry Sanders (no ring)
+ Jim Brown (1 pre Super Bowl championship)

10-26-2018, 10:23 AM	#1
SaintGup 500th Post Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London, England Posts: 580	Re: Better QB: Drew Brees or Aaron Rodgers?? I always hear talk about Aaron Rodgers being better than Drew Brees but, and this isn't really about bias, I can't see it myself. Rodgers is an amazing Quarterback no doubt but Brees is even amazinger. Whenever I hear about rings being a determining factor on who is the best Quarterback, it doesn't make sense. If that is the case, Eli Manning would be better than Brees and Trent Dilfer would be on a par. I kind of get fed up that Brees is shoved to one side in many conversations. Oh, they think he is great but when compared to Manning/Brady/Rodgers, he isn't quite there yet. Brees is better than Rodgers and as a Quarterback (not a team led by a Quarterback) he is better than Brady... Ok, come at me!

10-26-2018, 10:45 AM	#2
dam1953 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 4,645	Re: Better QB: Drew Brees or Aaron Rodgers?? Originally Posted by SaintGup I always hear talk about Aaron Rodgers being better than Drew Brees but, and this isn't really about bias, I can't see it myself. Rodgers is an amazing Quarterback no doubt but Brees is even amazinger. Whenever I hear about rings being a determining factor on who is the best Quarterback, it doesn't make sense. If that is the case, Eli Manning would be better than Brees and Trent Dilfer would be on a par. I kind of get fed up that Brees is shoved to one side in many conversations. Oh, they think he is great but when compared to Manning/Brady/Rodgers, he isn't quite there yet. Brees is better than Rodgers and as a Quarterback (not a team led by a Quarterback) he is better than Brady... Ok, come at me! The "logic" used to derate Brees is that he only has one ring. Let's use that "logic" for another key position. Running backs: Herschel Walker - no ring Bo Jackson - no ring OJ - no ring Earl Campbell - no rin Gale Sayers - no ring Thurman Thomas - no ring LaDainian Tomlinson - no ring Eric Dickerson - no ring Walter Payton - 1 ring Marshall Faulk - 1 ring I guess those guys just weren't that good after all. neugey, saintsfan1976, SmashMouth and 3 others like this.

10-27-2018, 05:55 PM	#3
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,853 Blog Entries: 13	Re: Better QB: Drew Brees or Aaron Rodgers?? Originally Posted by dam1953 The "logic" used to derate Brees is that he only has one ring. Let's use that "logic" for another key position. Running backs: Herschel Walker - no ring Bo Jackson - no ring OJ - no ring Earl Campbell - no rin Gale Sayers - no ring Thurman Thomas - no ring LaDainian Tomlinson - no ring Eric Dickerson - no ring Walter Payton - 1 ring Marshall Faulk - 1 ring I guess those guys just weren't that good after all. + Barry Sanders (no ring) + Jim Brown (1 pre Super Bowl championship)

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