As a 49er fan since the days of OJ Simpson, you can only imagine how difficult it was to say that Brady is the best QB of all time. But greatness and transcendence must be recognized, and Brady is no longer competing against the QB's of his generation, or against the QB's in the history of the game. He is now competing for the title of greatest player of all time.
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And he just had his 2nd best statistical year of his career, in 12 games this past season. Age doesn't matter when it comes to him. He has been remarkably durable in his career, and he is still in his prime, as amazing as that sounds.
On the other hand, QB's like Peyton Manning refused his team's request for a paycut due to his steep decline. He could have helped the Broncos by restructuring his contract, but he refused.
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In other words, the 14 million dollar cap hit that he has had last year and this year include the bonuses