Tom Brady: I'm not into playing games.

[JSn]

I think his post-camp interview is going stomp on the poor shriveled hearts of a lot of local pus... pundits.

Thought I'd start a thread on it as it comes through twitter and then we can post the whole thing and chuckle with glee.

I'll stop this post with Ian the Rapper's summary:

Tom Brady spoke to us about his contract. Basically said he's not goin to be one of those millionaires *****ing about salary.

 

[Nikolai]

But, but Mike Silver said Tom wasn't happy, and everyone else that posts on the internet agrees...I think I'll take their word over that of Tom Brady thank you.

 

[blackglass3]

Clayton and Mort look dumber by the day. I love it.

 

[BradyManny]

I'm listening to 98.5 right now and Zolak is using this to back the Felger/Mort opinion that he's unhappy.

 

[JSn]

I'm listening to 98.5 right now and Zolak is using this to back the Felger/Mort opinion that he's unhappy.

 

[DarrylS]

Wonder how his body language was????

 

[JSn]

More from Tom Brady's Q&A - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

"...I think everyone [looks at] ‘spoiled athletes’ and guys that are *****ing about making millions of dollars. Everyone works hard to make a living for themselves. I certainly don’t think we have much to gripe about. We come out, we love what we do – most of us. I just enjoy coming out and playing. That’s where I get a lot of enjoyment in my life and I want to do it for a long time.”

 

[Leave No Doubt]

I'm listening to 98.5 right now and Zolak is using this to back the Felger/Mort opinion that he's unhappy.

That's just embarrassing. Our media needs an overhaul, badly.

 

[DarrylS]

That's just embarrassing. Our media needs an overhaul, badly.

The medium has become the message, not vice versa... it is a sad commentary that it is more about their inflated egos than about the story..

 

[Gwedd]

The medium has become the message, not vice versa... it is a sad commentary that it is more about their inflated egos than about the story..

True dat. It's been a long time in the making, however. You can trace it back to Cronkite in Vietnam, and right up through the Big-3 TV companies making their evening news programing a part of their "entertainment" divisions.

 

[signbabybrady]

More from Tom Brady's Q&A - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

"...I think everyone [looks at] ‘spoiled athletes’ and guys that are *****ing about making millions of dollars. Everyone works hard to make a living for themselves. I certainly don’t think we have much to gripe about. We come out, we love what we do – most of us. I just enjoy coming out and playing. That’s where I get a lot of enjoyment in my life and I want to do it for a long time.”

I am giving Tom a Standing O right now

 

[BradyManny]

LMAO. Sometimes a motivational poster just says it better than words

 

[JSn]

More (thanks to Mike Reiss for posting real transcriptions):

Tom Brady tackles more questions - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

Do you want to finish your career as a New England Patriot?
“Yeah, certainly that’s everybody’s goal. That’s Troy Brown’s goal, Tedy Bruschi’s goal. A lot of people have that. At the same time, I know that I’m playing this year. Hopefully. We still have five weeks before final cuts. It’s my responsibility, like I said, to come out and earn a job and do the best I can do. That’s really where my focus is.”

 

[Holy Diver]

More (thanks to Mike Reiss for posting real transcriptions):

Tom Brady tackles more questions - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

EARN a job????


this dude rules!

 

[reflexblue]

I heard the interview, one thing that stuck out to me was when Brady was asked about his relationship with the orginazation ie good, bad etc. he hesitated and said he didn't want to answer that because it might affect the team or something to that affect. Did anyone else catch that.

 

[Christopher Patriot]

hope that isn't true reflex

 

[JSn]

I heard the interview, one thing that stuck out to me was when Brady was asked about his relationship with the orginazation ie good, bad etc. he hesitated and said he didn't want to answer that because it might affect the team or something to that affect. Did anyone else catch that.

Was it this bit?

You obviously have perspective about the situation. There has also been a lot of speculation about whether or not you are unhappy. How would you describe your mood as it relates to the business side of things?
“My personal feelings are my personal feelings, and certainly I don’t want to express them with anybody other than very few people. It doesn’t do any good. It really doesn’t. It doesn’t help this team. It doesn’t help the organization. Really, it gets in the way to me. And everybody’s situation is different. I can only comment on my situation. Everybody has a different situation, a different approach. They have to do what works for them. There are a lot of guys who are restricted free agents based on the [collective bargaining agreement] this year. It’s just very different for different guys. I have to do what’s comfortable for me. I’ve always tried to do that.”

I think it's generic non-talk. Is he bothered a deal isn't done? Sure. Does saying so help? Newp. Does it mean he hates his boss or job? Obviously not.

 

[BradyManny]

I heard the interview, one thing that stuck out to me was when Brady was asked about his relationship with the orginazation ie good, bad etc. he hesitated and said he didn't want to answer that because it might affect the team or something to that affect. Did anyone else catch that.

I think its in-line with him saying he wasn't going to talk about contract issues with the team. I wouldn't read so much into that.

 

[reflexblue]

Was it this bit?



I think it's generic non-talk. Is he bothered a deal isn't done? Sure. Does saying so help? Newp. Does it mean he hates his boss or job? Obviously not.

Yup and it doesn't sound as bad reading it as it did listening to it. But on the other hand someone could argue that if it were positive why not come out and say so, how would that affect the team negatively.

But then again i'm sure TB understands that the CBA situation is whats holding a new contract up and that its very difficult for the Pats to come up with a new contract when they don't know what is going to happen.

 

[Leave No Doubt]

From TFB's QA:

How do you keep this from being a distraction for you?
“I’d like to think I have a little more mental toughness than anything becoming a distraction that would affect the way I play.

Did TFB just join this team? It surely seems so because his years here, his contributions here, his loyalty, his accomplishments, everything, seems to have just completely disappeared from people's memory. That or they must believe he's been abducted by aliens and replaced by a PodPerson.

It's one thing to analyze and/or critique his quarterbacking, his football; it's quite another to try and assign negative qualities grown from nothing but speculation and a desire to have a headline.

It's bad and sad enough that he's somehow been placed in the "bi*chy millionaire" category (even though neither he nor the Patriots have ever fed anybody any credible backup for this portrayal), but for it to get to the point he has to defend himself over it is ridiculous.

If it weren't for Tom Brady and Bill Belichick our media would be completely irrelevant to the sports world, because without them this team would likely be just another NFL team, probably a good one but not what it's become.

Talk about biting the hand(s) that feeds you We need to kick some serious ass this year, that's all there is to it:rocker: