The upcoming edition of Madden, covered by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, dubs him the G.O.A.T. Brady himself isn’t buying that.
Brady downplayed talk of being the greatest quarterback of all time in an interview with ESPN’s Ian O’Connor.
“I don’t agree with that, and I’ll tell you why,” Brady said. “I know myself as a player. I’m really a product of what I’ve been around, who I was coached by, what I played against, in the era I played in. I really believe if a lot of people were in my shoes they could accomplish the same kinds of things. So I’ve been very fortunate. … I don’t ever want to be the weak link.
“I was the backup quarterback on an 0-8 team in my freshman year of high school. I got to Michigan, I was seventh [string], and I had a hard time getting to be No. 2, and when I finally got to No. 1 there was someone else [Drew Henson] they wanted to be No. 1. I got to be a sixth-round pick behind a great player, Drew Bledsoe, and then I got an opportunity, and I’m still trying to take advantage of it. Part of who I am now is very much who I was, and that was cultivated growing up.”
Brady is always confident, but still driven by that desire to keep things moving along without messing it up. Many people would disagree with his assessment, of course.
