Bradman is the only undeniable GOAT
Everyone talking GOAT (Greatest of All Time) these days so I thought I'd point out that in the major sports only Bradman is the undeniable GOAT. In soccer there's maybe a dozen players for whom a plausible case could be made. In golf it's either Tiger or Jack but the are arguments for either (I think it's Tiger). In tennis you have Federer (my pick) but it could be Laver, Borg, Nadal or Djiokovic. In basketball there's Jordan, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, possibly Shaq. Baseball has Ruth, Aaron, Walter Johnson, Willie Mays, maybe a few others. The discussion around NFL is frankly pathetic; a universal punditry consensus has coalesced around Tom Brady, who is merely the beneficiary of a long career under a bona fide genius coach (if a little shady), Bill Bellichick. Take the current season. Brady's numbers are way down but this is the fault of his receivers, it seems. He's the GOAT, therefore the problem is elsewhere. The test will come when he finally retires and Bellichick keeps winning. In the real skills-based debate, there's Marino, Elway, Moon, Rodgers, Manning among QBs and Taylor and Rice among other positions. I've become more convinced that the QB position is highly overrated. Attention of focused on the QB but the position's contribution to a win is not more than other positions. The O-line is more important that the QB and the Oline's efficiency is conditioned by the opposing DLine.
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
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