Tom Brady vs. the NFL : The Case for Football's Greatest Quarterback
ISBN: 9781600786365 | 1600786367
Format: Trade PaperPublisher: Triumph Books
Pub. Date: 9/26/2012
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Showcasing one of professional football's best players, this book spotlights the life and career of gridiron great Tom Brady. More than just a biography, it relates Brady's story while also establishing his prominent place in NFL history. By examining his skills and statistics in a variety of categories and comparing him to other great QBsincluding Peyton Manning, Joe Montana, Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, Roger Staubach, and morethe guide makes a strong case for Brady as football's best signal caller. Along the way, his best moments as a Patriot ... MORE
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| By the Numbers | p. 1 |
| Better Than You Realized: College | p. 5 |
| Ascendance: 2001 | p. 11 |
| Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning | p. 27 |
| Tom Brady vs. Sid Luckman | p. 39 |
| Tom Brady vs. Sammy Baugh | p. 45 |
| Tom Brady vs. Otto Graham | p. 49 |
| The Hangover:... MORE | p. 53 |
| Tom Brady vs. Johnny Unitas | p. 59 |
| Lows and Highs: 2003 | p. 65 |
| Tom Brady vs. Roger Staubach | p. 77 |
| Dynasty: 2004 | p. 81 |
| Tom Brady vs. Terry Bradshaw | p. 91 |
| Deadly Combination: Brady and Belichick | p. 97 |
| Pretty Good's Not Good Enough: 2005 | p. 103 |
| Tom Brady vs. Jim Kelly | p. 109 |
| You Can't Win 'Em All: 2006 | p. 115 |
| Tom Brady vs. Troy Aikman | p. 123 |
| Nearly Perfect, Seriously Amazing: 2007 | p. 129 |
| Tom Brady vs. John Elway | p. 147 |
| Settle Down, Already: 2008 | p. 153 |
| Tom Brady vs. Brett Favre | p. 157 |
| Brady, Come Back: 2009 | p. 163 |
| Tom Brady vs. Dan Marino | p. 171 |
| The Upstarts: Aaron, Drew, Eli, and Ben | p. 177 |
| Tom Brady vs. Steve Young | p. 185 |
| It's Unanimous: 2010 | p. 191 |
| Tom Brady vs. Bart Starr | p. 199 |
| Could Have Been More, Should Have Been Less: 2011 | p. 205 |
| Tom Brady vs. Joe Montana | p. 221 |
| Appendix. NFL Passer Rating | p. 231 |
| Sources | p. 235 |
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Sean Glennon is a sportswriter and football historian who has contributed to the Boston Globe, the Boston Phoenix, and Salon. He is the author of Game Changers: New England Patriots; The Good, the Bad & the Ugly New England Patriots; and This Pats Year: A Trek Through a Season as a Football Fan. He is a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association and the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. He lives in Florence, Massachusetts. Pat Kirwan, one of the nation's most well-respected and popular NFL analysts, is the cohost of Movin' the Chains on Sirius NFL Radio and a featured columnist on NFL.com. Since 2003 he has been an editorial contributor to the NFL Today on CBS and makes frequent appearances on TV and radio programs across the country, including ESPN, the NFL Network, and Sporting News Radio. He lives in New York City.
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