Brady named Number 2 QB on ESPN.com List

ESPN.com’s Scouts Inc. has released their NFL breakdown of all NFL teams’ quarterback situations, and the top 10 selections are available as a free insider preview. Peyton Manning’s Super Bowl victory finally seems to have propelled him past Tom Brady on the pundits’ depth chart. Up until now, the knock on Manning was “couldn’t win the big one.” Now that he’s won the big one, everyone has jumped on the Peyton bandwagon.

I can’t say I fully agree with this practice. First of all, I think, and have thought for a long time, that Peyton Manning is the greatest NFL quarterback of all time. I don’t even think anyone else is remotely close. However, I just don’t see what has changed now. What happens if Peyton and the Colts lose to the Patriots in the playoffs and the Pats go on to win a fourth Super Bowl? Is Tom Brady the best QB in next year’s rankings? The fact is, Tom Brady is a smart quarterback who has benefited by playing for the best coach in the NFL right now - someone who may go down as one of the best ever - and Peyton Manning is the perfect QB who has spent his entire career playing on teams with badly run defenses. They’re pretty much apples and oranges, and continuing to shuffle them in the “who’s the best” argument just sort of showcases the “What have you done for me lately?” approach to sports punditry.

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