Chris Russo declares Patrick Mahomes better than ‘game manager’ Tom Brady

I look at quarterbacks from Namath and Unitas in the mid-1960s.”

Chris Russo combined two hot plays this week to name Patrick Mahomes the greatest quarterback of all time when Tom Brady announced he was the game manager.

On the surface, declaring Patrick Mahomes the best quarterback in NFL history isn’t a good decision. Two regular season MVPs, two Super Bowl MVPs, a nearly 80% field goal percentage, and actual video game-like stats are enough to make Mahomes a viable GOAT even at age 28. However, if you look at the source, it was an unexpected statement. “I’ve been watching quarterbacks since Namath and Unitas in the mid-60s. And Star, I saw him.” Russo said on his SiriusXM radio show this week before turning his attention to Mahomes. “I want to be clear: he’s the best defender I’ve ever seen. I don’t know what else to say. He’s the best. Mahomes That’s right. He’s the best quarterback I’ve ever seen. There is no one better than this boy. He is truly amazing.

Does sports media historian Chris “Mad Dog” Russo think the 28-year-old is the best of all time? This is shocking. Bob Cousy is a sports reporter who claims he is better than Chris Paul and that Larry Bird is the greatest 3-point shooter of all time, despite making less than one 3-pointer per game in his career. Russo would definitely call the Leatherhead-era defensemen the best defensemen of all time. And if Rousseau was going to pick a modern quarterback, he should have picked Brady for his Super Bowl ability, right? “I know Brady won six and seven games in Tampa, but he has a role as a game manager,” Russo continued. “I know Brady is a big winner. The reason I want to say he’s the all-time GOAT is because he has seven without Belichick and one without Belichick. And I can’t argue with you too much if that’s what you mean. But for my money, I’m 64 years old and I’ve been doing sports for 40 years … and this is the best quarterback I’ve ever seen.”

Game manager? expansion. Obviously, Brady’s athleticism and natural talent pales in comparison to Mahomes. What about game manager? Which quarterback has the most passing yards, touchdowns and wins in the Super Bowl? Sports fans might expect this kind of analysis from kids like Nick Wright or Dan Orlovsky. But Russo must appease an aging fan base by keeping the legacies of Johnny Unitas and Bart Starr alive on radio and TV. Mahomes is the GOAT and Brady is the game manager? Before you know it, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo will be putting Shohei Ohtani ahead of Baby Ruth.