In words of Curt Schilling "Stupid, idiotic comment to make"

I was not going to comment on Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke’s article a few days ago when he said Tom Brady was no Johnny Unitas. The writer’s entitled to his opinion even if he is wrong but I was going to give him the benefit.

I am also going to be complete honest and say that I did not read the full article. I read the first couple of “paragraphs” and skimmed the rest before I thought it held no water. Until hearing John Dennis and Gerry Callahan commenting on the article this morning and Dale Arnold and Michael Holley later in the day, I had no intention on commenting on the subject. Even now I still do not feel the need to comment because in the words of Curt Schilling “stupid, idiotic comment[s] to make.”

What did Brady do to Plaschke to warrant this hatred? Did Brady run over his dog? In an article entitled “Brady is just Johnny come lately,” Plaschke attributes the success of the Pats quarterback to the new generation of the National Football League. Comparing the football greats to the baseball greats, he then goes onto say “Tom Brady is football's, well, um, Alex Rodriguez.”

Brady is the best quarterback today with game is on the line (see his three Super Bowl championships and 14-2 playoff record). Rodriguez is excellent during the 162-game season but when the post-season rolls around he goes into hiding. In fact, Patriots punter, Chris Hanson, has been seen more this season than A-Rod was in the ALDS against Cleveland. There is no connection between Brady and A-Rod. They are simply two athletes at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Plaschke does not want to hurt the feelings of the previous great quarterbacks so he makes the outrageous comparison of Brady and A-Rod. No one is taking anything away from Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr or Joe Montana by saying Brady is one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game. Unitas, Starr and Montana were unbelievable quarterbacks who went on to have marvelous careers and paved the way for Tom Brady, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning.

Times have changed. The game has challenged and the quarterbacks have changed. Players are bigger and better than they were when Unitas and Starr played. Plaschke even admits the game has become more of science then in past years. Since the game started to require more intelligence and the ability to read defenses from quarterbacks, shouldn’t that alone make Brady one of the best to play the position?

When the Patriots defeat the Giants to win their fourth Super Bowl in seven years do not expect to find Bill Plaschke at the Patriots Super Bowl Party.

(Link to story: Los Angeles Times - Bill Plaschke)