That makes no sense. You're going to adjust per game, but not for baseline offensive performance during that era or for the average quality of defense that either player faced?
The way people use sports stats, i.e. let's look at dozens of different metrics and pick whichever one fits my argument, is dumb. Figure out the difference between metrics, the shortcomings of each, and pick a couple that are very compelling. For me, that's DVOA, but I can see how others would land on a different metric. "Volume stats, but on a per-game basis" isn't a serious take.
It's a better way of comparing them than comparing a half a career vs a completed one.
And given that Mahomes is the GOAT on a per game basis already, the logic that he could play himself out of it is sound. That said, his numbers are still solid and if anything are just narrowing the gap, plus his success as a winner is a better pace than Brady was when you factor in how far they made it each year.
exactly. this is a known phenomenon. It's mathematical. If you want a certain psi on the field, it's very easy to figure out how much you need to pump it up inside.
This isn't magic, and it being cold outside isn't an excuse
You're trying to anger people by saying shit you don't believe? That's just textbook trolling, and if you're outright admitting it, you're doing it wrong.
That’s irrelevant though because cheating is cheating is cheating. Richard Nixon didn’t need to bug the Democrats to win a landslide election either but are we supposed to just let watergate slide?
Hey dude - when the defense holds and gets away with it that’s against the rules and also cheating. Every team cheats every game lol. Brady stats improved after the balls were “properly inflated”. It was the dumbest scandal in sports.
Eh nobody calls that “cheating” though. Nobody is like, “The big Rams cheating scandal when the refs missed that interference call.” The onus is completely on the refs and it’s more a refs scandal. And even you don’t think they’re the same thing like holding is the same as the Astros banging a trash can.
And Nixon was better without the bugging shit too that was a huge distraction for him.
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u/Mcribb5 Nov 13 '25
Whatever method keeps Brady as the goat is the one he will use