Tom Brady doesn't consider himself one of the greatest QBs of all time

Despite all of his success, Tom Brady doesn't believe he belongs in the same conversation as the greats.

The New England Patriots quarterback joined Jim Gray on Westwood One Radio prior to the Super Bowl and was asked if he considers himself one of the greatest to have ever played the game at his position.

"That is a hell of a question and I wouldn't put myself in there," Brady said, according to Ryan Hannable of WEEI.com. "I think there's some incredible players that have played the position and a lot of guys do things differently to get the job done. You see different styles, different techniques. When you look at me being a fan of Joe Montana - nobody ever did it better than Joe Montana. In a way he was like the Michael Jordan of football. The style and the grace and the beauty of what Joe's style was, it never looked hard for Joe."

Brady and Montana are one of only three quarterbacks (Terry Bradshaw being the other) in NFL history to have won four championships.

Brady proceeded to list off several more quarterbacks he believes are better than he is, including some current players:

Another one of my idols, Steve Young, who was one of the most gifted players to ever play.You look at Troy Aikman, the efficiency with the way he played. You look at Aaron Rodgers and the way that he's playing and you can't imagine another quarterback could play as flawlessly as a guy like Aaron Rodgers. Then you watch Russell Wilson play and you never could imagine someone could get out situations and make plays out of nothing like Russell Wilson. Then you watch Cam Newton play. You're blown away by the different styles of all these different players that make this game so spectacular.

I think of myself as kind of someone who has got to think my way through the game, has to understand coverages, anticipate things. I have to work my butt off all week and work really hard to get to the game feeling confident with what I am trying to accomplish and get down the field to score some points. I guess for me because I have to work so hard at it and try so hard at it, that's part of enjoying it for me, but I look at other players and say, "Gosh, I wish I could make it look as easy as they make it look."