What player has benefited the most from good coaching?

Just a quick counter argument against Tom:

  • Bill was 41-55 as a head coach before Tom Brady stepped. He had a losing record 5 of 6 seasons.

  • Tom Brady is 172-51 that's less losses than Belichick's first 6 seasons.

For a "system QB" He sure has a lot of individual accomplishments:

  • 11× Pro Bowl (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009–2015)

  • 4× NFL passing touchdowns leader (2002, 2007, 2010, 2015)

  • 2× Second-team All-Pro (2005, 2015)

  • 4× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX)

  • 3× Super Bowl MVP (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX)

  • 3× First-team All-Pro (2007, 2010, 2012)

  • 3× AFC Offensive Player of the Year (2007, 2010, 2011)

  • 2× AP NFL Most Valuable Player (2007, 2010)

  • 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2007, 2010)

  • AP & PFWA NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2009)

  • AP Male Athlete of the Year (2007)

  • Bert Bell Award (2007)

  • NFL Alumni Quarterback of the Year (2007)

  • 2× NFL passing yards leader (2005, 2007)

  • Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (2004, 2007)

  • Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2005)

  • NFL 2000s All-Decade Team

  • Orange Bowl (2000)

  • Citrus Bowl (1999)

  • Rose Bowl (1998)

  • 2× Big Ten champion (1997, 1998)

  • National champion (1997)

NFL records:

  • Most games, 145+ passer rating, career: 13
  • Most games, 125+ passer rating, season: 7
  • Highest completion percentage, post-season game (minimum 20 attempts): 92.9
  • Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season (minimum 20 attempts per game): 6
  • Highest completion percentage, game (minimum 6 TD passes): 85.3
  • Longest pass completion: 99 yards (tied with 12 other QBs)
  • Most Passing Touchdowns, Season, Away: 29
  • Most Games 3+ TD Passes, Season: 12
  • Most consecutive home games with 1+ touchdown pass: 47
  • Most Consecutive Uninterrupted Games, 1+ Touchdown Passes: 52
  • Most Consecutive Games, 3+ Touchdown Passes: 10
  • Most Passing Touchdowns, one quarter: 5
  • Most games, 115+ passer rating, season: 10, Aaron Rodgers 2011, Tom Brady 2007, Steve Young 1994
  • Most games, 120+ passer rating, season: 8, Tom Brady, 2007, Philip Rivers, 2008
  • Most games, 140+ passer rating, season: 4, Jacky Lee 1961, Roger Staubach 1973, Tom Brady 2007 & 2010, Aaron Rodgers 2011 & 2014
  • Most games, 145+ passer rating, season: 4, Tom Brady 2007, Roger Staubach 1973
  • Most games, 150+ passer rating, season: 2, Steve Young 1993, Kurt Warner 1999, Tom Brady 2007, Drew Brees 2009, Aaron Rodgers 2014
  • Most seasons, 110+ passer rating: 2, Tom Brady 2007-2010, Peyton Manning 2004-2013, Aaron Rodgers 2011-2014
  • Most games 35 completions, season: 3, Tom Brady 2002, Rich Gannon 2002 and Peyton Manning 2010
  • Most passing yards, any quarter: 252, Tom Brady on October 19, 2009; Boomer Esiason on November 10, 1996
  • Most consecutive 400+ yards passing games: 2; Dan Fouts, 1982; Dan Marino, 1984; Phil Simms, 1985; Billy Volek, 2004; Matt Cassel, 2008; Cam Newton, 2011, Tom Brady, 2011; Philip Rivers, 2013
  • Most Games 1+ TD Passes, Season: 16, Dan Marino, 1984, 1986; Dave Krieg, 1984; Kurt Warner, 1999; Brett Favre, 2003; Daunte Culpepper, 2004; Tom Brady, 2010–2012; Drew Brees, 2010–2011, 2013-2014; Matthew Stafford, 2011; Peyton Manning, 2012–2013; Philip Rivers, 2013; Ben Roethlisberger, 2013
  • Most Seasons, 50+ Touchdown Passes: 1, Tom Brady, 2007; Peyton Manning, 2013
  • Most Consecutive Games, 5+ Touchdown Passes: 2, Ben Roethlisberger 2014, Tom Brady 2007, Daunte Culpepper 2004, Tom Flores (AFL) 1963,
  • Most consecutive home wins, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 31, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2006–2011
  • Most road wins in a season, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 8, Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers, 1990; Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams, 2001; Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2007; Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys, 2014
  • Most wins in a season, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 18, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2007
  • Most wins in a season, regular season, by a starting quarterback: 16, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2007
  • Most consecutive wins against a single opponent, regular season and post-season, by a starting quarterback: 13, Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers, vs. Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1987, 1991–1998; Tom Brady, New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, 2003–2010 Most career wins with one team: 172
  • Fewest pass attempts to reach 400 passing touchdowns: 7,282
  • Has amassed eight 50-point games in his career, most in NFL history: 52 vs. Washington (10/28/07) 56 vs. Buffalo (11/18/07) 59 vs. Tennessee (10/18/09) 52 at Buffalo (9/30/12) 59 vs. Indianapolis (11/18/12) 55 vs. Pittsburgh (11/3/13) 51 vs. Chicago (10/26/14) 51 vs. Jacksonville (9/27/15)

Playoffs (career)

  • Most games played - 31[149]
  • Most games started for a quarterback - 31
  • Most games won as starting quarterback - 22
  • Most consecutive wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10
  • Most consecutive wins to start a career, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001, 2003–2005
  • Most career home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 15, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001–2016
  • Most consecutive home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 8, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, 2001–2007; Jim Kelly, Buffalo Bills 1988, 1990–1991, 1993, 1995
  • Most touchdown passes - 56
  • Most yards gained - 7,345
  • Most passes completed - 683
  • Most passes attempted - 1,085
  • Most division titles for a starting quarterback - 13
  • Most NFL conference championship appearances for a starting quarterback - 10
  • Most NFL conference championship wins for a starting quarterback - 6
  • Most career 300+ passing yard games in postseason history

Super Bowl (career)

  • Most touchdown passes - 13[150]
  • Most yards gained - 1,605
  • Most passes completed - 164
  • Most passes attempted - 247
  • Most passes completed in first half of a single Super Bowl - 20
  • Most passes completed in a single Super Bowl - 37
  • Most Super Bowl appearances - 6 (tied with Mike Lodish)
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