NFL fans roast NBC analyst after Tom Brady's low placement on controversial QB ranking

NBC's Chris Simms left fans outraged for placing Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson ahead of Tom Brady on his quarterback ranking. (This video contains AI-assisted content)

Just because the NFL’s regular season doesn’t begin until September doesn’t mean passionate fans have taken a hiatus from debating controversial lists.

NBC football analyst Chris Simms is currently in the crosshairs of those fans after the 45-year-old ranked the greatest quarterbacks of all time based only on the primes of their careers.

To the shock of many fans, Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback of all time, was not at the top of that list. Simms ranked Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning No. 1.

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Tom Brady is seen at the CardVault by Tom Brady opening in Kansas City, Mo., on June 20, 2026. (Michael Simon/Getty Images for CardVault by Tom Brady)

But Brady wasn’t the No. 2- or No. 3-ranked quarterback either. The New England Patriots legend was ranked by Simms as the No. 9 quarterback that he would choose of all time in his prime.

Here is Simms' full list.

Simms was eviscerated in the comment section for his decision to leave Brady so low.

"Bro, Brady threw for 5,000 yards and 50 TD’s and went 16-0 in his prime and 14 years later he threw for 5,300 yards and 43 touchdowns. His prime lasted a decade and a half and was better than anyone’s peak," one user wrote.

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Tom Brady and Peyton Manning stand before Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

The user referenced Brady’s 2007 season, when he helped the lead the Patriots to an undefeated regular season.