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Tom Brady: Patrick Mahomes is the QB I see like me, doing everything it takes to win
Tom Brady is a minority owner of the Raiders, but it's the quarterback of the AFC West rival Chiefs he most respects in the NFL today. Asked on the Joel Klatt Show if there are any quarterbacks he respects for how they go about their business or remind him of himself, Brady named only Mahomes as he gave a long answer about everything a quarterback has to do to win. 'It's always that line about who wants to win versus who's willing to do whatever it takes to win,' Brady said. 'Everyone wants to win, but what are the habits and the daily habits and the actionable things you need to do every day to put your team in a position to win? So Patrick Mahomes, to me, is the one that does that the most often because who he is, obviously his physical talent, how he understands what he needs to do offensively, and he brings a consistent winning attitude to work every single day. In the biggest moments you can depend on him the most. That's clear.' Brady didn't mention any other active quarterbacks by name but indicated that the other top quarterbacks in the league still have more to prove before they're on Mahomes' level. 'There's other guys that are still developing, and they need to prove it before, in my mind, I can say, 'Oh yeah, he's done it.' Well, obviously, he hasn't done it yet,' Brady said. 'They've all shown flashes of amazing things. They're all great players. All of them can make tremendous plays. At some point, they need to take the next step and take, in my mind, more ownership of what they're doing, in terms of the organizational level, to do more things to empower more people, to get more people on that train or that bus with you to head in the direction you want to go.' Brady said he isn't sure if the current crop of quarterbacks outside Mahomes are doing every single thing they need to do to be the leaders of a franchise. 'The quarterback, in many ways, is the CEO of the team,' Brady said. 'Certainly on game day, there's nobody that impacts the game more than the quarterback in NFL football. Now, you have to have the ability and the belief from the entire team, offensively and defensively, that your word means so much. And how you act every day matters to all three phases of the game. As a quarterback you don't just punch the clock, 'I did my job, I threw for 40 touchdowns, why are we not winning?' What are you doing in the offseason to help your defense? What are you doing to push the personnel department, to get people doing the right thing. Are you involved in game planning? I used to do game plans. I used to walk in and say, 'Here's the things we're doing.' I used to do my own walk-throughs. I used to say, 'Alright, guys, I don't give a fuck if the coaches want to come, we're doing our walk-through.'' Brady reached 10 Super Bowls and won seven of them, the best in NFL history. Mahomes has been to five Super Bowls and won three. Time will tell if Mahomes is ever going to supplant Brady as the greatest quarterback in NFL history, but Brady thinks Mahomes is doing the right things to get there — even as the team Brady co-owns tries to prevent that from happening.
USA Today
04-08-2025
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- USA Today
Fox Sports Joel Klatt ranks Texas No. 2 behind Penn State in preseason rankings
Fox Sports and lead analyst Joel Klatt will get a very good look at Texas in Week 1 of the college football season when the Longhorns travel to Columbus to face the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Horseshoe. Klatt has released his preseason Top 25 rankings and the former Colorado quarterback ranks Texas at No. 2, ahead of Ohio State but behind Penn State. If you've watched the Joel Klatt Show this summer, you know he's high on Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns. "It's 'Arch Mania' folks. And I can't wait for it. I think Arch is going to be outstanding. He reminds me of the college version of Trevor Lawrence." - Joel Klatt of Fox Sports While Klatt is enthusiastic about Manning, he likes what surrounds the first-year starting QB on offense. "You look at what's around Manning. (Ryan) Wingo, he could be a breakout star on the outside. They get CJ Baxter back. Remember him? He's excellent. The O line has some question marks, but again, like this is a program that is recruited really, really well." - Joel Klatt of Fox Sports But as much as he thinks Manning will thrive, it is the Longhorns defense that has Klatt really excited about UT's chances at the national title. "I really think Texas has a chance to have the best defense in the country. Sark's known for offense. Everyone's going to talk about Arch, but the defense should be incredible. Really, really good. Did you know five of the last eight national champions have finished with the number one scoring defense in the country? Texas is going to have a chance to do that. They have a star at each level of that defense. Colin Simmons off the edge, Anthony Hill at linebacker, Michael Taff at safety. They hit the portal to address defensive tackle." - Joel Klatt of Fox Sports While Klatt can't make an official prediction for the game since he's the lead analyst on Aug. 30, but the fact he ranked the Horns ahead of the Buckeyes gives you an indication of he's true feelings. "I'm going to give them the early nod at least right now. Uh not picking a winner, but like I give them the nod over Ohio State in that 3-2 battle because I think I trust Manning over kind of an unfounded quarterback situation, unsettled quarterback situation at Ohio State." - Joel Klatt of Fox Sports Klatt believes Texas coach Steve Sarkisian has build a program that could become the best program in the SEC for years to come. "They've played in the national semifinal each of the last two years. Sark has built something that is sustainable. I believe that that's your SEC champion. I think that Texas in a lot of ways could steal the mantle from Georgia and win the SEC and become the preeminent program in that conference." - Joel Klatt of Fox Sports Still, the Fox Sports announcer has Texas No. 2 behind Penn State. Klatt thinks the Nittany Lions follow the pattern of the last couple national champs. "I'm huge on I'm huge on blueprints, folks. You know this and in the last two years we have seen the blueprint that goes out there and wins the national championship. That is an experienced team with an experienced quarterback with a lot of guys that come back. They spurn the NFL. They come back. There's a chip on their shoulder. There's a tough loss in their rearview mirror and they go out there, they right write the ship and they get it done. That's Penn State." - Joel Klatt of Fox Sports Follow us on X/Twitter at @LonghornsWire.
USA Today
30-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Joel Klatt has highest possible praise for Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith
The amount of love being heaped on Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith isn't too terribly surprising. After all, all you have to do is look at the season he put together as a freshman is perphaps second to none in the history of the game for a wide receiver. Count Fox's Joel Klatt into that same group of admirers because the praise he had for the OSU superstar when counting down the top ten players in college football might be the most complimentary comments I've ever heard. To nobody's surprise, Klatt named Smith as the No. 1 player in the country but went on a long summarization of why, including his work ethic, talent, upside, and more. In large part, he called Smith the "greatest college football player I've ever seen." But it goes much deeper than that. As a footnote that really shouldn't be, Klatt not only ranked Smith at No. 1, he also named Ohio State safety Caleb Downs as the No. 2 player in the game for 2025. You can hear Klatt react and analyze both Buckeyes as well as the other eight players in his popular Joel Klatt Show podcast. To hear his take on the two OSU players, you can skip ahead to near the end of the show. If you don't follow Klatt much, we suggest you do. He's balanced, fair, and insightful more often than not in his comments and thoughts on all things college football. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
