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The White House photo doesn't put him in the uniform of any team and therefore can be still be relevant once he retires/if he ever plays for a third team. I support the use of that as the infobox image and we can simply move the Bucs one to the relevant section below. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 09:13, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Heh. I note that the current picture now hides his face with a helmet, as of this edit. This has gone back-and-forth several times, it appears a lot of people really prefer seeing a jersey with the face being obscured.

Perhaps we should have a checklist of preferences for NFL images? Something like "1) shows face, 2) shows current jersey, 3) is actually of the person, ..." Tarl N. (discuss) 18:31, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I assumed we already had such a thing written down somewhere. But that's basically what I'd view as ideal. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 14:39, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The constant changing of the infobox image is getting kind of disruptive. 2001:569:55E1:8900:BC49:D26B:EB38:DD25 (talk) 04:35, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Confusion regarding career stats clarification question

At the bottom of the page, it shows brady passing yards at approximately 82,000. But just below this, it shows text indicating 93,000 passing yards. The statistics chart also shows 611 career touchdowns, and the text below shows 679 career touchdowns. Other statistics like this with inconsistencies can be found. Do these numbers count his college statistics at the University Of Michigan? This should be clarified. 150.243.200.30 (talk) 19:25, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@150.243.200.30: The numbers in the infobox are Brady's stats just from regular season games, while it appears that the numbers in the third paragraph of the article as well as the "NFL career records" section are supposed to be his stats from both regular season games and postseason games combined. However, those combined numbers are evidently a little bit outdated; for example, the paragraph says that he has 93,420 career passing yards, while the records section says that he only has 91,653, but adding his regular season passing yards (82,607) and his postseason passing yards (12,449) actually gives us 95,056, which means that both the paragraph and the records section need to be updated. I'm going to calculate what each of these numbers should be updated to and then do so; thank you for making us aware of this. --Zander251 (talk) 01:36, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any particular reason the lede uses combined regular season and postseason stats?

The way I understand it, regular season stats are the standard when giving career stats. When we say Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs, we mean he hit 714 home runs in the regular season. Including the postseason, he hit 729. When we say Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points, we mean he scored 38,387 points in the regular season. Including the postseason, he scored 44,149. The standard is no different in the NFL. Tom Brady was celebrated by the NFL and sports media two days ago for taking the all time completions record, yet, as the Wiki page indicates, he's been ahead of Brees in combined regular season and postseason completions for quite some time. Scrolling through the talk page, it looks like many people have found this confusing. Should we not switch to regular season stats for his records in the lede, now that he holds them whether the postseason is included or not?

Update 12/15: In fact, I would recommend removing the figures altogether and just stating that he holds those records, at least during the football season when he's extending them all every week. The current figures are more than 2 weeks out of date. Anyone oppose? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Somarain (talk • contribs) 03:16, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Somarain: I just wanted to say that I fully agree with your decision to remove the values. They are constantly changing every week as you mentioned, and there could also be the issue of people disagreeing about whether the values should be based on just the regular season or both the regular season and postseason combined, so it seems like leaving the values out of the lead altogether is the least controversial option here. Zander251 (talk) 05:01, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Add Brady's 2021 Pro Bowl Selection under his 2021 Season. He was selected for the bowl today, December 20, 2021. Muditm006 (talk) 22:33, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:40, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Best QB

Literally the best over than Patrick Mahomes!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hokie Pokey (talk • contribs) 00:56, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Passing yards leader

Someone has put on brady's record list that he is the 2021 passing yards regular season leader, and shows that he has now done this 4x.

The season is not over, and despite it being highly unlikely, brady could still be caught. He has not yet achieved this record. This is a mistake 64.148.230.243 (talk) 05:03, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The records section of Tom Brady's page needs to be updated. Currently under "Regular Season" it lists that he has the record for "most players throwing a touchdown pass to: 87". For one, the number is inaccurate, and secondly it should be under career records, not under regular season records. Tom Brady does hold the record for most players throwing a touchdown pass to, and the correct number as of today is 92. It should be listed as a career statistic since no reliable source has a breakdown of whether some of those were in postseason or just in regular season. See this link for confirmation of the 92: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/buccaneers/tom-brady-sets-more-bucs-records-season-finale-vs-panthers

Secondly, under postseason records a new record should be added - "most players throwing a touchdown pass to: 34". This is specific to post season games. Here is the source: https://nesn.com/2021/02/55-tom-brady-stats-that-will-blow-your-mind-ahead-of-super-bowl-lv/ Lstanic (talk) 19:30, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You can use pro-football-reference’s breakdown on TB’s TDs (source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BradTo00/touchdowns/passing ) It lists only his 90 different TD receivers in reg season though, so if you want the playoff and career numbers you’ll need to check on his 83 playoff TDs (his upcoming wildcard game notwithstanding). Also, someone needs to correct in his career overview the bit about his completions record - he also owns it in the reg season now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.155.92.131 (talk) 23:21, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There is also a typo that needs to be fixed. Under NFL career records --> Career records (regular season and playoffs combined) --> Most combined passing attempts. The correct number should be 13,081 not 13,0081. Runch Gwar (talk) 15:47, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Typo, should be:

• Most Combined Passing Attempts: 13,081 96.18.156.64 (talk) 17:34, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done Extraordinary Writ (talk) 21:38, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Urgent corrections

Combined passing yards and TDS should be 709 and 97K 240 other needs to be corrected but feel free to do it when you can no rush as Tom is in the playoffs currently but some other records needs to be checked on that they are correct. 47.157.234.109 (talk) 06:37, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Overview changes

On the 3rd paragraph of overview right after the college section it says 265 wins and 34 playoff wins it’s supposed to be 278 and 35 playoff wins just some small changes that add up thank you for you’re consideration and edits of the important details. 47.157.234.109 (talk) 17:54, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]