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The years teach much which the days never know.
A few years ago (2015), I started a thread called The Belichick Number.
The basic idea is this: if a coach has 8 years in which his team wins 8 games or more his Belichick number is 8.
If a coach has 10 seasons where his team won 10 or more games, his Belichick number is 10.
When I posted the thread, BB's Belichick number was 11. However, it's now 12.
So what is the Brady Number?
It's the number of consecutive seasons with a certain number of victories.
Peyton Manning was able to get to 10 straight seasons of 10 or more victories.
This year, Brady posted 11 victories, and he has had 11 victories or more in each of the last 11 seasons.
For someone to get a Brady Number of 12, he would have to post 12 consecutive seasons with 12 or more victories. That, of course, will become easier if seasons get longer, but I think it will still be a while before we see someone come along with a Brady Number of 12 or more.
Of course, we don't have to look at only victories. The counterpart to the Belichick Number is the Fisher Number (see the thread referenced above for more on that).
I have chosen to call the counterpart to the Brady Number the Manning Number - it's named after Archie Manning. He had 8 straight seasons with 8 or more losses.
And just like the Fisher Number, it's really remarkable to have a high Manning Number. It's not often one sees coaches or players that get to hang around long enough to set records based on mediocrity.
If there's another QB with a higher Manning Number, please let me know.
The basic idea is this: if a coach has 8 years in which his team wins 8 games or more his Belichick number is 8.
If a coach has 10 seasons where his team won 10 or more games, his Belichick number is 10.
When I posted the thread, BB's Belichick number was 11. However, it's now 12.
So what is the Brady Number?
It's the number of consecutive seasons with a certain number of victories.
Peyton Manning was able to get to 10 straight seasons of 10 or more victories.
This year, Brady posted 11 victories, and he has had 11 victories or more in each of the last 11 seasons.
For someone to get a Brady Number of 12, he would have to post 12 consecutive seasons with 12 or more victories. That, of course, will become easier if seasons get longer, but I think it will still be a while before we see someone come along with a Brady Number of 12 or more.
Of course, we don't have to look at only victories. The counterpart to the Belichick Number is the Fisher Number (see the thread referenced above for more on that).
I have chosen to call the counterpart to the Brady Number the Manning Number - it's named after Archie Manning. He had 8 straight seasons with 8 or more losses.
And just like the Fisher Number, it's really remarkable to have a high Manning Number. It's not often one sees coaches or players that get to hang around long enough to set records based on mediocrity.
If there's another QB with a higher Manning Number, please let me know.
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