Who's better: Tom Brady or Peyton Manning? Aqib Talib has the answer. (USATSI)

Aqib Talib's been blessed to play with Tom Brady and Peyton Manning for three and a half of his eight seasons in the NFL. And that makes him at least somewhat qualified to address the question that's been asked far too many times and still lacks a clear answer.

Who is the better quarterback, Manning or Brady?

Manning owns the regular-season records, but Brady has the Super Bowls. Strangely enough, Talib believes Manning is the better all-time quarterback not because of his numerous records, but because of this past season's Super Bowl.

On Monday, ESPN's Skip Bayless posed the question during Talib's appearance on First Take. "Better all-time quarterback: Peyton or Brady?" Bayless asked.

"That's a tough one, man. That's a tough one," Talib said, clearly struggling to come up with an answer. "Their preparation, how they approach the game. I've seen both of them. Just seeing that and seeing their productivity on the field, it's kind of hard to pick. But if I had to pick, I'm going to pick the guy who I won the Super Bowl with. I never won a Super Bowl with Tom. I had a great time over there playing with him. He was amazing to watch -- same with Peyton. But I won a Super Bowl with Peyton. So, I'm going to go with Peyton."

Bayless responded by asking, "Is it possible to say that Brady makes you sweat more in the fourth quarter than Peyton?"

"Nah," Talib said, claiming that Manning was "great" during the fourth quarter of some of the Broncos' games last season. 

Talib's reasoning is strange because Denver's historically great defense, which includes Talib, carried an entirely ineffective Manning to the Super Bowl. It's also strange because he might be the only person in the history of this debate to cite Super Bowls as the reason why Manning (two rings) is better than Brady (four rings).

Still, at least Talib is staying consistent. This isn't his first time taking Manning over Brady. 

And, for the record, Bill Belichick certainly disagrees with Talib's assessment.