Anthony!":bwjaovr5 said:
Bigbadhawk":bwjaovr5 said:
253hawk":bwjaovr5 said:
Brady wouldn't last a full season in the NFC. Come to think of it, neither would Manning. AFC has some cushy divisions over there that have prolonged their success.
Lets see,
Brady:
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTo00/splits//
NFC: 41-12 (.707) NFC record, 63.21% completion %, 95.5 passer rating
AFC: 119-37 (.689) AFC record, 64.26% completion %, 96.8 passer rating
Manning:
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MannPe00/splits/
NFC: 43-21 (.512) NFC record, 67.03% completion %, 102.0 passer rating
AFC: 136-56 (.582) AFC record, 64.99% completion %, 96.0 passer rating
Brady on stats alone seems to play a little stronger in his career against the NFC compared to the AFC. A little opposite for Manning. My opinion is they would have done just fine if they were in the NFC all those years.
Ahh that is true except the question is could he last a whole year in the NFC 8+ top 10 defenses, behind out pourus oline with our lack luster Wr in our system. Add to that there is a difference in seeing someone once every 3-4 years and seeing them every year. Neither Manning nor Brady have been in the NFC and as such when they play teams that team has only seen them once in 3-4 years, except for SB. Huge difference. I too think if they were in the NFC they would not last, especially on our team
Using the 2 most common stats for determining top ranked NFL defenses here is the break down of the number of top 10 defenses per conference for the last decade.
2014
Yards/Game AFC: 6 NFC: 4
Points/Game AFC: 6 NFC: 4
2013
Yards/Game AFC: 4 NFC: 6
Points/Game AFC: 5 NFC: 5
2012
Yards/Game AFC: 6 NFC: 4
Points/Game AFC: 6 NFC: 4
2011
Yards/Game AFC: 7 NFC: 3
Points/Game AFC: 7 NFC: 3
2010
Yards/Game AFC: 5 NFC: 5
Points/Game AFC: 5 NFC: 5
2009
Yards/Game AFC: 5 NFC: 5
Points/Game AFC: 5 NFC: 5
2008
Yards/Game AFC: 4 NFC: 6
Points/Game AFC: 6 NFC: 4
2007
Yards/Game AFC: 5 NFC: 5
Points/Game AFC: 6 NFC: 4
2006
Yards/Game AFC: 7 NFC: 3
Points/Game AFC: 8 NFC: 2
2005
Yards/Game AFC: 3 NFC: 7
Points/Game AFC: 5 NFC: 5
8+ NFC top 10 defenses? Not sure I see what your preaching. As far as the assumption on how well those 2 would do playing for the Hawks there is no telling how they would have drafted differently or worked FA differently to work the rest of the team to their strengths and to help minimize their weaknesses.