NFL great Tom Brady has little faith in the Baltimore Ravens, and it shows.
Though the Ravens haven't had some of the same success compared to other AFC foes, Baltimore still has a talented roster and a top-five quarterback in the NFL in Lamar Jackson. Still, that isn't good enough for Brady.
When speaking at “Fanatics Fest,” Brady was asked about the AFC teams best equipped to take down the Kansas City Chiefs. The teams that came to mind? The Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. Left out of the conversation was one team: Baltimore. Ouch.
"I think it's the Bills or the Bengals, just because of the quarterback play," Brady said. "The Ravens have to be more successful in the postseason. The Bengals have made it to the Super Bowl, [and] the Bills have been in championship games.”
Though playoff losses are a key point Brady brings up, he also uses quarterback play to dismiss the Ravens. That is the part of his argument where everything falls off the tracks.
Jackson is one of the best players in the league. Often, in the heart of his most disappointing playoff losses, he has been outmanned by wide receivers who didn't live up to their on-paper skill.
That hasn't been the case with the Bengals and Bills.
Either way, it appears cavalier to assume a team that won 13 games last season isn't primed to defeat the Chiefs.
