dakevdude

This is a great metaphor. Hehehe...

It's more of the disrespects from these "so call" fans that I don't care for...saying "hey...lets trade Brady" after Cassel played 2 great games. It's the whole "What have you done for me lately?" carried to the extreme.

I could understand of such talks if hyphotetically Cassel contract had ended next year and Brady struggled and we had a QB controversy...but right now?
RU kidding me? Where are the loyalties to your 3 times superbowl champ QB?

Sivy

name one...Im talking about a great qb, not a really good qb, a great proven qb...the way i see it, is there are 2 great qbs in the nfl right now, and their teams hardly ever stuggel. If you wanted to be nice, you could say 3 and count favre, but his team isnt stuggling at the moment either.

There is NO TRADE from any team that would be worth trading brady. Not even peyton manning for brady straight up, thats how stupid ALL OF THESE THREADS ARE!

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Palm Beach Pats Fan

That puts a different spin on it, for sure.

When someone says "the Patriots should trade Tom Brady" it has the strong implication, to me anyway, that the Patriots should just go shopping for the highest bidder, that he is an asset they no longer need and a player that they should actively look to move. That notion is silly.

As you point out, there is a price for anything. If Minnesota offered up three future number one picks and Adrian Peterson, you do answer the phone.

But that does not mean you are actually looking to trade Tom Brady and that you should be spending your time trying to shop him around.

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Tunescribe

BB traded Bledsoe and let Milloy, Law, Branch, Andruzzi, McGinest, Woody, Graham and Patten go, among others, so I'm willing to bet he'd cut ANY player loose if the price was right and it was in the team's best interests. That includes Brady. Question is, what would that price be?

We, as fans, look at questions like this emotionally. BB also does on a personal level, but doesn't let that enter into his roster-related decision making and what helps the team win.

Make no mistake: There will come a time when BB cuts Tom loose in the best interests of the team. I suspect it will be a Favre-like move, when Tom is a bit older and some team out there thinks he's their ticket to the Super Bowl, a la Montana. But, it could happen sooner than we think, and there will be a HUGE uproar over it. BB will then proceed to win, as always.

Sivy

I disagree, I say the retire at the same time.

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scout

What post stated: "We should trade Brady"? What I've been seeing is hysterical fans making irrational statements in response to a few fans who've made suggestions concerning Brady's worth.

scout

Well, since you say there's only two great qb's in the league, lets go there.
Are you saying..........the Indianapolis Colts have not struggled this year?
Not to mention that the league has had great qb's that have never won championships, just ask Marino or Fouts.

CheerforTom

I disagree. I think Brady will be an exception to that. Not only is Brady arguably the most outstanding quarterback to ever play the game but BB has made it clear that he could not personally like the man more. Brady, as a player, has done more for the franchise than any other person in its history. Even if his play got extremely questionable (and remember, questionable because of his decisions, not because of bad line or receiver play) I don't think he'd be cut.

I also don't think Brady will give him the chance: I very strongly believe that Brady will go out like John Elway: sooner than we think, after a Super Bowl win. If he doesn't win another one I still can't see him hanging around the team when he isn't producing anymore. He already has 3 rings and has a bright future ahead of him beyond football, he won't turn into Farve 2.0.

scout

This is a very emotional post (which is fine, just a little short of logic). Do you really believe BB would keep someone on the roster because he really liked them for personal reasons? Secondly, a really good coach does not keep someone around for what they have done in the past (Ronnie Lott/ Joe Montana). You really like Tom Brady, I get that, and I believe he may be one of the greatest ever, but that wouldn't stop me from contemplating a trade for him.

Sivy

they have, but they are still going to make the playoffs, and without manning, that doesnt happen. Marino is an example of a really good but not great qb...you play to win the big one, if you dont, you are not great.

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