Tom Brady is better than Peyton Manning

"Manning? Well, he beasts without much of a running game, a mediocre defense, and he calls the plays for the offense himself, or with little assistance." Doesn't Joseph Addai count for a good run game. I mean he is not a bad running back. In the past 3 years he's played for the Colts he was able to gain 1000+ yardage in 2 out of the 3 years he's played for them plus a pro bowl selection to add to that. Patriots on the other hand do not have a pro bowl running back. Not to Mention the time when they had Dominic Rhodes who was able to gain 1000yrds as well with the Colts. "And Brady has been given great backs, good receivers (Branch and Givens), great football minds calling plays for him, as well as a fantastic defense which constantly put the ball in his hands." The colts defense is not as bad as everyone says it is. Comparing the Colts Defense to the Patriots Defense ever since Tom Brady started to start as a patriot 2002: colts defense is rated 8th best in the NFL. Patriots rated 23rd best defense 2003: colts defense rated 11th best in the NFL. Patriots rated 7th 2004: colts defense rated 29th best in the NFL. Patriots rated 9th 2005: Colts defense rated 11th best in the NFL. Patriots rated 26th 2006: Colts defense rated 21 best in the NFL. Patriots rated 6th 2007: Colts defense rated 3rd best in the NFL. Patriots rated 4th 2008: Colts defense rated 11th best in the NFL. Patriots rated 10th The colts and patriots have both seen their shares of bad defenses and good defenses so their is still no excuse for manning to not win. "And Brady has been given great backs, good receivers (Branch and Givens)" "Furthermore, you're assuming that Harrison and Wayne made Manning look good -- but who's to say it's not the opposite? Manning could be partially why Harrison and Wayne are as highly regarded as they are." Deion Branch and Givens are no where close to approaching the level that Harrison and Wayne are at. Here is a good example of that. Deion Branch in his whole career has never posted a season where he went higher than 1000 yards or even over 5 touchdowns receptions. Even after leaving the patriots branch has not shown any progress of being good as he continues his mediocrity in Seattle. Givens follows the example of Deion Branch the only difference between the two is that there is not a team that wants Givens to even be on their team at the moment. Both were not even good enough to be taken in the first round! Branch was taken in the 2nd round and Givens the 7th with no significant college history. Harrison was prospected his whole career to be a good wide receiver in the NFL. I will prove this by showing his college career stats. "As a 3-year starter at Syracuse University playing with Donovan McNabb, Harrison set a national record with 2,718 career receiving yards and ranked second in school history with 20 receiving touchdowns to Rob Moore. Harrison graduated with a degree in retailing." Harrison is currently 36 years old and is having a lot of injury issues at the moment which is the main reason why after Colts released him no teams wanted to pick him up. This is no different from Manning's other receiver Reggie Wayne "As a 4-year starter at the University Of Miami playing with Ed Reed, Santana Moss and Andre Johnson, Wayne set a school record 173 career catches (including 36 consecutive games with a reception) and is only one of three wide receivers in school history to post 20+ touchdowns in his career joining Michael Irvin and Lamar Thomas. His 48 receptions as a freshman were a school record." BOTH setting school records proving they could make it in the NFL. In sports I think it can been seen that stats do not always count for determining who is better. Lets compare Michael Jordon who is currently regarded as the best NBA player in history. Do not get me wrong Jordan has incredible stats but their is a player who has better Wilt chamberlain(the man who holds 4 of the top 5 points scored in a single game). The deciding factor amongst most experts is that Jordan had more than 3 times the amount of championships Wilt has. Same goes for the NFL Joe Montana is regarded today as the best quarterback in the history of the league. Montana does not have the highest passer rating in history, nor does he have the records for the most touchdown passes in a season or in a career. If having to compare Joe Montana to another Quarterback like Dan Marino who held the NFL record for Touchdowns in a season and has two times more touchdown passes than Montana. Unanimously all the sports analysts and experts will say Joe Montana is the best. (or at least better than Marino) That is proof that winning is a major deciding factor on who is a better player. When comparing two players careers championships are always a main deciding factor especially for Quarterbacks the leaders of the team. My opponent keeps pointing out the fact that manning has better stats than Brady and with that he expects you all to vote for his side because of this reason. Well its not enough in the world of sports to compare in this way. I have already proven that the patriots and colts had both seen a significant amount of bad defenses in their franchises with Brady and Manning. I have shown you the history and here is a little more history the Colts have topped the patriots in the offensive game every single year except for the year Brady acquired Randy Moss. I do not know but If the colts can become the top 5 highest ranked offense in the NFL almost every year in the last decade speaks wonders about their offensive line. Significant names on that line were Tarik Glenn pro bowl offensive tackle and Jeff Saturday pro bowl center. So with all these advantages Manning could only win once while Brady has won 3 times. My opponent still will point out winning does not show anything about the individual efforts. Well I am trying to point out the differences in the two teams the colts and patriots have not been very different sure SOME years the Pats have a better defense than the Colts. But every year the Colts have a better offense and in some years having a good defense. Tom Brady has broken Peyton Manning's Touchdown record in a single season and goes undefeated when given a excellent wide receiver. Which shows how good his help was the past few years with branch and givens which was mediocre. My opponent has pointed out that maybe it is Peyton Manning who makes Wayne and Harrison as good receivers. But maybe it is the other way around maybe Wayne and Harrison make Peyton look good. It would not be the first time this kind of relationship is demonstrated. Terrell Owens is a good example of a wide out who makes a Quarterback's career and when leaving, the quarterback never experiences the same amount of success. Football is a team sport and everything a Quarterback does depends on his team. A quarterback is not going to be good without a strong offensive line and great receivers which I have proven Manning has had in the course of his career. Brady is a better quarterback than Peyton Manning his stats are the results of mediocre receivers. His MVP season of 50 touchdown passes is a result of him obtaining a star receiver. Brady's cool attitude in the clutch is superior to Manning, after 3 game winning drives in the Superbowl. Brady with 3 superbowl rings and the NFL touchdown record in a single season beating out Manning's greatest achievement in statistics shows Brady is better than Peyton Manning. Please Vote for Tom Brady as the better Quarterback! http://www.nfl.com... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... P.S Brady has a hotter Wife than Manning. Proving Brady is better On and OFF the field! (I am