SI.com · Jan 14, 2021
How Drew Brees Can Put Tom Brady's Legacy Into Perspective
The quote from the coach is two decades old but should sound familiar to anybody who knows Tom Brady’s origin story: “Henson probably has a stronger arm. Athletic-wise, Henson probably has the edge.” Henson, of course, was Drew Henson, Brady’s teammate and quarterback rival at Michigan. But the coach who said it was Purdue’s Joe Tiller, and he was comparing Henson not to Brady but to the man he called “our Drew:” his own Drew Brees.
Brees faces Brady on Sunday in a matchup of two of the best quarterbacks ever. Peyton Manning will always be the quarterback we most associate with Brady. But Brees is the one who can best help us understand him.