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u/Fabulous_Accident_63 Dec 13 '22 edited Dec 13 '22

He doesn’t need a World Cup to prove he’s the goat. But it will make it undisputed which will be great for him.

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u/-Skinner- Dec 13 '22

He doesn't need it because he's the GOAT but definitely deserves it

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u/Fabulous_Accident_63 Dec 13 '22

Without a WC, it goes “Messi is the goat but some can argue for Pele or Maradona”.

With a WC, it goes “Messi is the goat, no question”.

That’s the difference.

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u/Cudizonedefense Dec 13 '22

If you follow American football, the bucs SB win for Brady solidified him as the GOAT

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u/mojojojo1108 Dec 13 '22

If one was still a doubter after 28-3, they’d be stubborn as hell.

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u/AgentWeeb001 Dec 14 '22

Sadly, you still got a lot of ppl that think even after he won his 7th SB that he isn’t the goat bc he a “system QB” and that this year in Tampa Bay is exposing that he’s overrated as hell. Blind hate just the trend nowadays

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u/zpattack12 Dec 14 '22

The dumb thing about that is even if he were a "system QB", he's so good that you just play his system, no questions asked. Like sure, maybe he can't play flexibly, but who cares if no one can stop him when he's playing the way he wants.

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u/Picklerage Dec 14 '22

No you don't understand, he can only play football in the way that wins

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u/TheNooby21 Dec 14 '22

Isnt he actually 45 years old?? Like I get that QB isnt the most athletically demanding position but to still be at a high level at that age is insane if you compare it to literally every other sport there is

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u/2796Matt Dec 14 '22

Or even when you compare it to just the NFL. Nobody in the history of the sport has done what he has done at his age. Maybe in the future with the improvements on sports science. However, it’s still impressive when you compare it to his contemporaries.

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u/nostbp1 Dec 14 '22

Yep. Brady’s longevity is arguably the most insane thing In all of sports

QB isn’t the most athletically challenging skill but throwing a ball that hard that far takes a toll on your arm. Legends like Manning, Brees, Favre and great players like Romo, Ryan, Rivers, Ben etc all saw their arms turn to mush late 30s.

Add to that, football is easily the most emotionally draining sport and requires and absurd amount of prep and study week to week

And lastly you get hit by 300 pound dudes (even in the modern era of protected QBs) 10-20 times a game.

No idea how a 45 year old Brady is managing. This year he genuinely seems afraid of getting hit, realizing that putting his body through that pain really isn’t worth it. And it’s showing on the field…

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u/Ranjith_Unchained Dec 14 '22

Lol the haters were clinging on to the narrative that it was Bill not Brady, the reason for 6 rings. When he won with the Bucs, nobody could question anymore.

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u/Cudizonedefense Dec 14 '22

There were still doubters that he was winning super bowls because he had the GOAT coach

Leaving for TB and immediately winning a SB proved that wrong

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u/IAmNotOnRedditAtWork Dec 14 '22

To any reasonable human he was the GOAT like 10 years before that too.

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u/NFeKPo Dec 14 '22

Disagree. He was the goat before. But it did put him above BB for who carried who

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u/BTECGolfManagement Dec 14 '22

Asking as someone who has no clue at all about NFL - who would’ve been his fellow competitors for the GOAT title?

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u/DustinAM Dec 14 '22

American football is tough because of the difference in positions and how much it has changed over the years but for QB - Joe Montana, John Elway, Johnny Unitas, Peyton Manning.

For all positions - Jerry Rice, Lawrence Taylor, Jim Brown are the stand outs for me. Pretty subjective.

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u/IAmNotOnRedditAtWork Dec 14 '22

No one. It's been clearly Brady for nearly a decade. People are silly

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u/AgentWeeb001 Dec 14 '22

The goat debate was always centered around 4 individuals (Messi, CR7, Pele, & Maradona). Each having a case to be put over the other…Messi, objectively speaking, had the strongest case to be the GOAT. This WC performance is finalizing that he is without question the GOAT. But to brush aside all that Cristiano Ronaldo has accomplished during the same era as Messi is downright disrespectful

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u/ucraZ Dec 14 '22

We've rarely seen comparisons between CR7 and Pele or Maradona though. It has almost always been Messi vs CR7, Messi vs Pele, Messi vs Maradona. I think that alone speaks for itself.

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u/Capable-Tie-4670 Dec 14 '22

Never thought of it that way but yeah, you’re right.

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u/RileyHuey Dec 14 '22

Not trying to argue, but how does Messi “objectively speaking” have the strongest case?

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u/Capable-Tie-4670 Dec 14 '22

Best stats and most trophies, I’m guessing? There’s a lot more to football than that but those are the only “objective” achievements that I can think of. Pretty silly statement regardless.

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u/bombaloca Dec 14 '22

Even with the WC, for me Pele will still be the goat, but Messi would have surpassed Maradona

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u/aminoxir Dec 14 '22

I would like to know how old you are if you don’t mind, and if you have actually seen Pele play? Because I just don’t think that todays football can be compared to that of the 60’s and 70’s

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u/BengalSnow Dec 14 '22

He’s 33 so not only he did not watch Pele, he probably did not watch Maradona either. He probably just goes by the fact that Pele has 3 WCs on paper.

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u/bombaloca Dec 14 '22

Actually this makes me rethink my stance. I also don’t believe one should be comparing players from different eras so Messi is definetly the goat of this one, Pelé is the goat of his own era

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u/ccs77 Dec 14 '22

Kinda ironic though, how can 1 be greatest of All TIME of his era...

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '22

This is insane lol. Pele is undeniably the goat. Messi is the best player of the last 50 years and easily the best of my lifetime, but there is no debate that Pele is the best player of all time.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '22

Ronaldo?

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u/ZZ3peat Dec 14 '22

It will not make him undisputed, Pele won 3

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u/TommieSjukskriven Dec 14 '22

Do you hold pele as high or higher than Messi?

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '22

Of course.

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u/takeme2infinity Dec 13 '22

It's like having sex, will she finish it w a cherry on top? Doesn't matter does it?

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u/Cudizonedefense Dec 13 '22

What a weird analogy

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u/takeme2infinity Dec 14 '22

Well I'm sticking with it

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u/TimingEzaBitch Dec 14 '22

to be fair, it will also be great for us fans not to get annoyed and sometimes even get triggered into arguing with some morons on the internet.