Patriots Fans Will Laugh At Where USA Today Ranks Tom Brady Among Quarterbacks

Training camp starts in a week, and NFL teams are pretty much ready for the big shot. Tom Brady is having a lot of fun with his family, and Costa Rica is the place to be at the moment. The Patriots quarterback enjoys the sun, and he is also riding horses. Well, we have some bad news for you. There’s a new ranking coming your way, and it was made by Doug Farrar from USA Today.

Farrar ranked his 100 players in the league. Yes, Brady isn’t on the top. He cracks the first 20, coming in at No. 19. However, he is pretty low when compared to other quarterbacks. TB12 is the sixth quarterback in the league as ranked by Farrar.

“Brady will turn 42 on Aug. 3, and as he gets older, it seems some analysts want to bury him as a player before the all-timer is ready to bow out,” Farrar wrote. “Before we do that — and this is not to specifically malign Chris Simms, who actually logged time in quality control with the Patriots — let’s take a look at what Brady did last season. He completed 65.8% of his passes for 4,355 yards, 29 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. And after a slow start, he eventually outsmarted one of the NFL’s best defenses to pick up his sixth Lombardi Trophy. Brady might not be at his peak, but anyone who thinks he’s holding the team back at this point in his career is simply misinformed.

“Think his deep ball is gone? Nope. Brady threw 10 touchdowns and just two picks on throws of 20 or more air yards. Think he can’t handle pressure at the same rate? He thrives in a quick passing game, but Brady also threw nine touchdown passes under pressure (though his five pressured interceptions represent a slight red flag). And he was nearly as efficient on long-developing plays as he was on three-step-and-throw stuff.

“Brady wins in the pre-snap phase better than any quarterback in NFL history, and his pocket movement has been a master class for years. As was the case with Drew Brees, Brady worked strength training and mechanical improvement into a greatly improved intermediate and deep-passing game once he got into the NFL, and even as time has taken a bit of the edge off, Brady has more than enough left in the tank to dominate for a few more seasons.”