Stephen A. Smith Rips Philip Rivers For Questioning Tom Brady’s Greatness

Philip Rivers made a very big mistake at the very same moment he attacked Tom Brady. He didn’t give any importance to Brady’s Super Bowl wins, and practically said that Brady isn’t the GOAT. Well, Stephen A. Smith doesn’t agree with that.

“I remember thinking when the Patriots beat the Seahawks, when they had that interception against the Seahawks down [on the goal line] and that gave them what, their [fourth] championship?” he said. “You know everyone said, ‘Well, he’s now the greatest of all time.’ And I thought to myself, I already thought he was already one of [the greatest] — I mean, how do you ever decide that? It’s like the old Michael Jordan [debate], right? We could talk about that forever, too — but I already thought he was already one of the greatest of all-time, but because they intercepted the pass, he’s now the greatest of all time? What if the Seahawks were to run it in? And the Seahawks were to have won? Brady would have just played the exact same game. He didn’t do anything different, you know?

“It is funny how that works, so I don’t look at that [Super Bowl wins],” Rivers added.

Rivers doesn’t consider himself the GOAT, and says that Brady deserves to be in the discussion. Dan Marino is also in the discussion.

“That’s why I always think Marino is right there in the mix, too,” Rivers said. “All these guys. You can’t just go off that [Super Bowl wins]. I don’t think that you can. Not in this sport, especially.”

Smith’s response was hilarious. Rivers was asking for it.

“This is the bottom line: Tom Brady is 207-60 as a regular-season quarterback. His record is 30-10 in the postseason, OK? You’re talking about a completion percentage that pretty much stays the same from the regular season to the postseason,” Smith said Wednesday on ESPN’s “First Take.” “Philip Rivers, with all due respect, I don’t wanna hear a damn word from you. You’re 5-6 in the postseason. You’ve never played in a Super Bowl once. It’s one thing for a pundit or commentator to say something about Tom Brady in comparison to others. But you, Philip Rivers? While you’re still playing, be quiet. I respect Philip Rivers, but damn it, no. You can’t be talking about Tom Brady.”