USAT: Giants Wire audio clip

USAT: Giants Wire

Feb 2, 2022

Now that Tom Brady has officially retired, it’s time to place him in the pantheon of NFL greats. There is no question that he is greatest quarterback of the Super Bowl era, perhaps of all time. - But is Brady the greatest player in the century-plus-long history of the National Football League? That’s a slippery slope. - As one who has been ardently following the NFL since the Lombardi Green Bay Packers were a dynasty, I can tell you Brady stands alongside the greats of the game. - But for fans of the New York Giants, Brady’s sparkle isn’t as bright. The Giants ruined his perfect season in 2007 with a shocking Super Bowl win and then, to prove it was no fluke, did it again four years later. - As a player, Brady was spectacular, prolific and clutch but to Giant players and fans he is not the greatest player they’ve seen. - That distinction belongs to Lawrence Taylor. After 40 years, I have yet to see anyone make the same impact on the game. Taylor’s former teammate Carl Banks, a fellow linebacker with the Giants during their 1980s championship runs, agrees. - - Total player is LT

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