Labeling Tom Brady as the G.O.A.T. is as fashionable as bell-bottoms in the 1970s. Questioning that exact status is as fashionable as cargo shorts in today’s slim-fitting world. (I don’t care what anybody says; cargo shorts should still be widely accepted, but I digress.)
The point is simple and clear: Six Super Bowl championships mean Brady is the greatest of all-time. It’s an idea that’s mostly accepted and rarely disputed.
But why?
When did championships alone become the barometer that sets the greatness benchmark? This is football, after all. No one man can lift or sink a team—even if that man is a quarterback.