Tony Dungy ranks Tom Brady as sixth-toughest quarterback he faced. Brady responds with trolling.
If the hatred between Indianapolis Colts fans and New England Patriots fans weren't already raging enough, former Colts coach Tony Dungy did his best to stoke the flames.
The Hall of Fame coach made an appearance on Shannon Sharpe's podcast "Club Shay Shay" to discuss his list of the toughest quarterbacks he faced as a coach.
Any list of the greatest all-time quarterbacks certainly has to have Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady in the top 3, right? Top 5 at the lowest?
Well, Dungy made it clear that Peyton Manning was the best quarterback he ever faced. After Manning, Dungy said mobile quarterbacks such as John Elway, Steve Young and Aaron Rodgers were always very difficult to game plan against.
Dungy added he wasn't saying Brady was easy to stop, but he didn't have the "extra dimension" that mobile quarterbacks present.
"Those mobile quarterbacks, that's who I put ahead of Tom," Dungy said. "Aaron Rodgers, John Elway, Steve Young, the guys who could move. Not saying Tom wasn't great. He is great but that extra dimension meant something to me so that's why I would only put him at six."
Word of Dungy's list got back to Brady and the six-time Super Bowl champion responded to what he perceived as a slight with some trolling.
Brady tweeted a picture of the Colt's 2014 AFC finalist banner. Brady and the New England Patriots defeated the Colts in the 2014 AFC Championship game 45-7.
The Patriots went on to win Super Bowl XLIX over the Seattle Seahawks 28-24.
Brady's jab at Dungy was equally subtle and savage.
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