Clash of the Titans

This one had nothing to do with the Tennessee Titans. Today was all about the Colts and Patriots.

How good is Tom Brady? I used to think he was just the product of a great scheme and a great coach. Put him on any other team and you'll see why he was the 199th pick in the draft. But man is he proving me wrong this year. The guy is as cool as they come in the biggest games. I guess when you win so much so early in your career, you can be like that. Just watching the guy walk to the line of scrimmage, you can't but think he's about to put a dagger through someone's heart. The guy plays the game with so much confidence it's truly amazing.

Having said that, I still think Peyton Manning is the better QB. Brady is a great leader, but Manning is the better QB because of his skills. Brady has "it". Manning does too, but Brady has more of it. But let me give Manning some love too. He's made everyone around him a superstar. Brady has done a lot but he's had more to work with. You can say that Manning did more with less. Think about some of those Colts teams that had no defense and were still winning more than they should have. The reason was Peyton Manning.

One great thing about these two is that their differences is what makes them so similar. As great as Brady and Manning are, they seem to go about their business differently. Again, this is coming from an average fan who sees each of them play only once or twice a year before the playoffs. From what I have seen, Manning is all about creating deception and out thinking the defense. It seems like Brady will tell you what he's about to do and dare to you to try and stop him. Either way, they end up with the same results: Victory!

As a kid I used to think how lucky I was to have been able to see Dan Marino, Joe Montana and John Elway all play in their primes. But when all is said and done, they won't have much, if anything on Brady and Manning.

Today's game between the Colts and Patriots was just another in a series of legendary games. There will be more to come in the future too, most likely starting with the AFC Championship game in January. I can't remember being so excited to see a game that didn't include the Giants.