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Brees and Brady stats very similar over past 5 years

My gut reaction to seeing how close those stats align falls somewhere between impressed and spooked.

Sit down, because you’re about to be jumping up in surprise. Raiders Wire managing editor Marcus Mosher has embarked on a project comparing different quarterbacks of similar age and experience from around the NFL, and today he drew up the 5-year stat lines for two future Hall of Famers: Drew Brees and Tom Brady.

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My gut reaction to seeing how close those stats align falls somewhere between impressed and spooked. Sure, the volume is a little different (Brees has thrown and completed about 300 more passes than Brady) but by and large we see similarities. Similar passing touchdown and interception totals, similar adjusted yards per attempt, and similar passer rating. They’ve even completed the same number of game winning drives.

It might be tough for the New England Patriots fanbase to accept that, but they’ve been quick to excuse it on Twitter. Whether it’s Brees getting to play in a dome, throwing more because of leads surrendered by his defense, or the dumbest argument alive, Super Bowl rings, they’re rabidly defending the only active quarterback to be suspended for cheating.

But hey, it is what it is. We shouldn’t expect fans who have experienced nothing but success in their lifetimes to act rationally. Personally, I’d love to see what would happen if Brees and Brady traded places five years ago. Somehow I doubt Brady would be as successful with two of the worst defenses in NFL history in a division that’s actually competitive.

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