Tom Brady has unlikely ally come to his defense on Twitter

After an NFL analyst and at least one Twitter user disparaged Tom Brady’s greatness, former Super Bowl 36 foe Kurt Warner came to Brady’s defense.

Sometimes support comes from the most unlikely of places.

For example, Kurt Warner and Tom Brady, on paper at least, shouldn’t exactly be considered pals.

Warner, a Hall of Famer, was the starting quarterback of the 2001 St. Louis Rams – otherwise known as “The Greatest Show on Turf.” His team went on an incredible 14-2 run that season before getting upended by the New England Patriots (who were 14-point underdogs) and their second-year quarterback (Brady) in Super Bowl 36.

On top of that bitter and historic defeat the Rams endured at the hands of the upstart Patriots, rumors and then allegations of cheating soon followed the game itself as well. The Rams claimed the Patriots found success against their offense in part by illegally filming St. Louis practices in the days leading up to the Super Bowl.

In other words: if there wasn’t already going to be animosity between these franchises based off the way the game ended itself, it surely developed on the heels of the scandal as it was later revealed. Not to mention even the fact that the Patriots once again defeated the Rams in Super Bowl 53 last February.

And yet, Warner came rallying to Brady’s defense – albeit somewhat surprisingly – on Twitter Thursday.

NFL analyst Chris Simms shared a list of his 40 top quarterbacks entering the 2019 season on ProFootballTalk Live. Shockingly, Simms had Brady ranked No. 9 on his list, just above fellow over-the-hill QB Drew Brees at No. 10. Those two rankings immediately garnered a predictable firestorm of criticism, debate, and controversy.

Warner immediately jumped into the fray, commenting on the shared article with a simple but incredulous exclamation: “Are u kidding me???” One bold Twitter user fired back at Warner, stating that he agreed that Brees should be higher on the list, but defended Brady’s placement… calling him a “system QB.”

Warner wasn’t having any of it, though. He quickly – and correctly – pointed out that “systems don’t have anything to do with great QB play at the biggest moments… they don’t make QBs throw great balls into tight windows…”

This is clearly an example of a top football player recognizing the absurdity of a situation and speaking out against it – even if it may fly in the face of his own personal loyalties and feelings with regards to franchise rivalries and NFL history. Bravo to Warner for speaking up on Brady’s behalf – not that TB12 probably cares about any of this to begin with, though.