Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and some people are just wrong a lot of times, but in my eyes Tom Brady is elite. He’s still got it,” said Mankins, a six-time Pro Bowler. “He has a great arm still. He’s smarter than probably 99 percent of the quarterbacks. He’s the same old guy. He’s here, working hard, he has a command of the system, and we truly appreciate blocking for him.