Patrick Mahomes vs. Tom Brady. As a sports fan, it becomes second nature to explain who is your greatest of all time (aka GOAT for short) in past, present, and future debates daily. Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant/Lebron James? Mayweather or Ali? Is the decision all about rings/championships? Or how about the stats overall? Sports enthusiasts spend hours upon hours debating amongst their peers on their personal opinions and researched facts. Today let’s dive into the NFL fandom great debate of our time. Will Patrick Mahomes ever be the GOAT Quarterback of the NFL over Tom Brady?
Tom Brady: The Current Front-Runner
Arguably, the greatest quarterbacks of our time have shown their dominance throughout the seasons they have played, with the well-known fact that Brady has been in the NFL longer (including a temporary retirement only to come back and win the Super Bowl). As it stands right now, Brady has seven rings and 1o Super Bowl appearances in 23 seasons, which speaks great volumes for his legacy. Will he finally stay retired this time, or come back for a record 8th Super Bowl ring?
Father Time is essentially the only thing that can stop Brady from his NFL dominance. Brady would have to. If the GOAT debate is solely based on Super Bowl rings, Brady is the front-runner for many years to come. Leading Mahomes in the dust, hoping to catch up and surpass him one day.
Patrick Mahomes: Hot On His Heels
However, let’s not forget about the accolades of Mahomes. Mahomes is a 3-time Super Bowl champion alongside with three Super Bowl MVP titles at 29 years old. Fans of the Chiefs (or just Mahomes alone) can be realistic in their predictions of Mahomes surpassing Brady and becoming the GOAT of NFL Quarterbacks. What would it take for Mahomes to become the GOAT? On the stats of rings, Mahomes would need to win five more Super Bowl rings (which will most likely be accompanied by MVP trophies as well).
It will be very perplexing to think that Mahomes and the Chiefs could go to five straight Super Bowls and win it all. The highly anticipated 3-peat for the Chiefs last Super Bowl was astounding to watch from beginning to end. The clarifying questions to this debate are the following. How many more healthy/elite seasons does Mahomes have left in the tank? How many more seasons without Brady on his path are truly left?
Final Thoughts
What are your thoughts and opinions on this debate? Is Mahomes the GOAT right now? Does he have the team, personal endurance, and fire to tie or pass Brady in Super Bowl rings? Is Tom Brady the GOAT of NFL quarterbacks right now and forever? Do you have any thoughts of one day catching up on sports and hearing or reading “breaking news 7-time Super Bowl champ Tom Brady is unretired again!”
Do you believe that Mahomes has the pieces to an amazing team now and for the foreseeable future to reach multiple Super Bowls again? With Mahomes having a 3-3 record, including losing twice to Brady in the postseason, will Mahomes ever have the chance to beat Brady in the postseason? What if Brady and Mahomes started out at the same time in the NFL? Many questions will be rightfully asked for years to come; only time will tell.
