NFL fans roast NBC analyst after Tom Brady's low placement on controversial QB ranking

Just due to the fact that the NFL’s regular play doesn’t statesman until September doesn’t mean passionate fans person taken a hiatus from debating arguable lists.

NBC shot expert Chris Simms is presently successful the crosshairs of those fans aft the 45-year-old ranked the top quarterbacks of each clip based lone connected the primes of their careers.

To the daze of galore fans, Tom Brady, the top backmost of each time, was not astatine the apical of that list. Simms ranked Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning No. 1.

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Tom Brady is seen astatine the CardVault by Tom Brady opening successful Kansas City, Mo., connected June 20, 2026. (Michael Simon/Getty Images for CardVault by Tom Brady)

But Brady wasn’t the No. 2- oregon No. 3-ranked backmost either. The New England Patriots fable was ranked by Simms arsenic the No. 9 backmost that helium would take of each clip successful his prime.

Here is Simms' afloat list.

1. Manning
2. Patrick Mahomes
3. Aaron Rodgers
4. John Elway
5. Brett Favre
6. Josh Allen
7. Lamar Jackson
8. Dan Marino
9. Brady
10. Roger Staubach

Simms was eviscerated successful the remark conception for his determination to permission Brady truthful low.

"Bro, Brady threw for 5,000 yards and 50 TD’s and went 16-0 successful his premier and 14 years aboriginal helium threw for 5,300 yards and 43 touchdowns. His premier lasted a decennary and a fractional and was amended than anyone’s peak," 1 idiosyncratic wrote.

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Tom Brady and Peyton Manning basal earlier Super Bowl LX betwixt the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots astatine Levi's Stadium successful Santa Clara, Calif. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

The idiosyncratic referenced Brady’s 2007 season, erstwhile helium helped the pb the Patriots to an undefeated regular season. Brady led the NFL successful completion percent (68.9%), yards (4,806), and touchdowns (50) that season.

The different play the idiosyncratic referenced was Brady’s penultimate season, his age-44 season, erstwhile helium led the NFL successful yards (5,316) and touchdowns (43).

Another idiosyncratic wondered if Simms had idiosyncratic bias toward Brady.

"What did Tom Brady bash to marque Chris Simms hatred him," the idiosyncratic posted with a laughing-crying emoji.

Another idiosyncratic called the database "a joke," portion others utilized emojis to laughter astatine the absurdity of Brady’s placement.

A antithetic instrumentality questioned the criteria for the arguable list.

"I enactment anybody that realizes Brady is overrated. That said, what is the criteria for this? Longevity, peak? Eye test? Needs much clarity. No thought however Elway is that high," the idiosyncratic wrote.

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Tom Brady and Joe Montana look connected earlier Super Bowl LX betwixt the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots astatine Levi's Stadium successful Santa Clara, Calif. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

One X idiosyncratic criticized the list, not due to the fact that of Brady's ranking but due to the fact that of to the exclusion of different Pro Football Hall of Famer.

"Any all-time database without the large Joe Montana is conscionable trash and not to beryllium taken seriously," the idiosyncratic wrote.

Simms did person 1 commenter who agreed with his ranking of Manning implicit Brady.

"Peyton Manning is the champion backmost of all-time and I’m bushed of radical acting similar he’s not. Brady wanted to beryllium arsenic bully arsenic Manning for the archetypal 4 years of his career. Brady has said truthful himself. Manning was perfectly unbelievable with the Colts. Brady is the champion subordinate of all-time. His achievements are intelligibly 2nd to none, but Manning was the amended QB," the idiosyncratic wrote.

Other fans took contented with the inclusion of Allen and Jackson connected the list.

"Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson implicit Dan Marino and Tom Brady is truthful stupid," 1 idiosyncratic wrote.

"OMG what a joke, Lamar and Josh don’t adjacent beryllium adjacent this list…" different idiosyncratic posted.

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Sunday Football Night successful America big Chris Simms delivers the pregame amusement earlier the Pittsburgh Steelers big the Green Bay Packers astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)

A antithetic idiosyncratic questioned Staubach’s beingness connected the list.

"Brady is 1, Montana 2. Jackson and Allen bash not beryllium with this group. Elway should beryllium overmuch lower. Not definite astir Staubach belonging present either," the idiosyncratic wrote.

Simms played successful the NFL for 8 seasons and spent 1 play arsenic a coaching adjunct for the Patriots. He played his assemblage shot astatine Texas.

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