[Ratmandoo]

[i][b]"And speaking of Brady, it's hard to argue against Greatest of All Time (I'd have given him the nod before yesterday); however, I think it's also fair to characterize him as the GLOAT:  Greatest, Luckiest of All Time.  Think what his resume would look like if:  (a) bogus tuck rule was called correctly against Raiders, (b) Petey chose to run Beast Mode from the 1 yard line instead of passing (which resulted in a pick), and © Atlanta ran the ball 3 times and tried a FG.

I'd say Brady has 2 Super Bowl Ws and 4 (straight) Super Bowl Ls.  He still might be the best, but that resume looks and feels a lot different without the "head-scratching luck" he has enjoyed.

That's true but the two losses that Brady had in the Super Bowl to the Giants were the result of two miracle plays (The Tyree helmet catch and the sideline bomb to Manningham). In both of those games, Brady left the field late in the game with the lead that he handed for the defense to hold. In terms of luck, a really unlucky Brady could be 1-5 in Super Bowls (the Tuck rule keeping him out of one SuperBowl, losing the two games Terry cites and a couple of plays that could have changed the outcome in the Patriot's 3 point win over the Panthers. Their only clear win was over the Eagles). And if he's really lucky, Brady could be 7-0 in Super Bowls. It's amazing how much a legacy can change with a couple bounces of an oblong ball (or some great, bad, awesome or AYFKM playcalls....but I'm not going to get into that argument). It also helps Brady to have Belichick, the best football coach of the modern era.

[Ratmandoo]

[i][b]"And speaking of Brady, it's hard to argue against Greatest of All Time (I'd have given him the nod before yesterday); however, I think it's also fair to characterize him as the GLOAT:  Greatest, Luckiest of All Time.  Think what his resume would look like if:  (a) bogus tuck rule was called correctly against Raiders, (b) Petey chose to run Beast Mode from the 1 yard line instead of passing (which resulted in a pick), and © Atlanta ran the ball 3 times and tried a FG.

I'd say Brady has 2 Super Bowl Ws and 4 (straight) Super Bowl Ls.  He still might be the best, but that resume looks and feels a lot different without the "head-scratching luck" he has enjoyed.

That's true but the two losses that Brady had in the Super Bowl to the Giants were the result of two miracle plays (The Tyree helmet catch and the sideline bomb to Manningham). In both of those games, Brady left the field late in the game with the lead that he handed for the defense to hold. In terms of luck, a really unlucky Brady could be 1-5 in Super Bowls (the Tuck rule keeping him out of one SuperBowl, losing the two games Terry cites and a couple of plays that could have changed the outcome in the Patriot's 3 point win over the Panthers. Their only clear win was over the Eagles). And if he's really lucky, Brady could be 7-0 in Super Bowls. It's amazing how much a legacy can change with a couple bounces of an oblong ball (or some great, bad, awesome or AYFKM playcalls....but I'm not going to get into that argument). It also helps Brady to have Belichick, the best football coach of the modern era.