Tom vs. Patrick -- Super Bowl LV thread

Otto Graham also won an NBL title, a forerunner to the NBA.

 

Super Bowl 55: Tom Brady rekindles memories old Bucs and Chiefs QB

 

Steve DeBerg: placeholder/backup to the stars.

 

Guys who replaced Steve DeBerg in his prime: Joe Montana, Steve Young, and John Elway.

 

Testaverde, too, as I recall, though he’s obviously not at that level.

 

Another ho-hum QB matchup might be Plunkett-Jaworski. Both good, neither great. Plunkett has 2 SB wins but his overall career is kind of OK.

 

Plunkett was a huge feel good story vs the Eagles.

 

Duvernay-Tardif did not play a down this season, but he was a towering figure of this surreal NFL year. In July, shortly before training camps opened, Duvernay-Tardif opted out of the season so he could work at the covid-19-stricken long-term-care facility near his native Montreal, putting to use the medical degree he earned from McGill University, which he finished during the first four years of his pro career. He traded his helmet for a mask and face shield.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/02/01/laurent-duvernay-tardif-coronavirus-super-bowl/

2020 SI Sportsman of the Year.
I admit I don’t watch pre-game and post-game shows for the NFL and rarely watch SportsCenter. But this is a story and a player that should have been at the forefront of the NFL.

He’s up there with Myron Rolle and Pat Tillman as true inspirational players.

 

Chiefs could have used him this season, but good on him.

 

They've done OK without him.