USA Today: Determined Brady Playing On A Different Planet

[MoLewisrocks]

Even **** LeBeau can't contain his admiration...

"To do what Brady did in those weather conditions in Chicago? That might be one of the most outstanding quarterback performances — ever," said LeBeau, 73, a cornerback and coach for 51 years whose defense was lit up by Brady 39-26 on Nov. 14. "He's doing it every week.

"But it's not the same in a blizzard. He's remarkable."

"I locker next to this guy, and he never ceases to amaze me with how he continues to improve in his preparation and his teaching of the receivers to gain that edge," said Deion Branch, the ninth-year receiver reunited with Brady in an Oct. 12 trade after four seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. "MVP honors don't do anything for Tom.

"You can see it in his eyes, his preparation and his play. Winning Super Bowls is his destiny."

The elder Brady, speaking from his home in Northern California, said, "Tommy had a lot of success early on. (After the 2005 season), he flipped the coin before the Super Bowl, walked off the field, through the tunnel and flew home. He said, 'I can't watch a Super Bowl I'm not playing in.'

"He feels the Super Bowl is his divine right. If he can get his team to another Super Bowl, that will be five in nine years. It darned near feels like your divine right."

Yet this is the time of year Brady lives for. Like his demanding coach, the perfectionist quarterback won't let teammates settle. "Coach wants us to be a smart, tough, physical football team that plays well under pressure," Brady said. "This is football season now.

"It's not easy anymore to get out of bed, come to work and practice. Everyone's tired. It's cold. And there's 25 things going on with the holidays and family.

"But this is when the real teams start to shine."

Determined Pats QB Tom Brady 'playing on a different planet' - USATODAY.com

 

[BSR]

In a way, I hate the team receiving all these platitudes during the season. Maybe its the New Englander in me but it just doesn't feel right. That being said, I love this quote from Brady's father:

"He feels the Super Bowl is his divine right. If he can get his team to another Super Bowl, that will be five in nine years. It darned near feels like your divine right."

You can tell that is all he cares about. It is quite a rarity to find a person that can focus on one thing to such an extreme. Its clearly what makes him great.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

But the NFL has determined that the best offensive performance was Peyton Manning throwing for fewer yards, fewer TDs, and remarkably (for him) no INTs, in good weather vs. a lousy non-playoff team that has lost 6 in a row

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

I think the entire team was playing on a different planet. One with a lower gravity. That's why they throw the ball further and run faster.

 

[neuronet]

Great more locker room material for the other teams. People already think he is a primadonna, now his dad is talking about manifest destiny vis a vis the super bowl?

Please, no. Publish this in late February, not now.

 

[TheGodInAGreyHoodie]

Great more locker room material for the other teams. People already think he is a primadonna, now his dad is talking about manifest destiny vis a vis the super bowl?

Please, no. Publish this in late February, not now.

You really can't win with Patsfans.com.

Someone writes a positive article about the Patriots and folks complain, "the media is jinx us." Write a critical one and "they are disrespect us:.

 

[Calciumee]

Great more locker room material for the other teams. People already think he is a primadonna, now his dad is talking about manifest destiny vis a vis the super bowl?

Please, no. Publish this in late February, not now.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Like many fans I've posted specific performance crits of Tom Terrific on occasion, lamenting his eye fixation on Moss or Welker in different plays. That said the many Patsfans who in seriousness posted strident negative threads and comments on Brady this preseason and early season (past his due date, never recovered from knee injury, no longer focused or dedicated to football, etc.) need to step back and critique their own perspective and judgement.

Most Patsfans if not ALL of us reading these threads may never, ever experience a superlative player like this for their team ever again in their lifetimes. Enjoy the experience.

P.S. when much younger I got to enjoy the other Championship machine Bill Russell, so I'm twice blessed

 

[InRodWeRust]

You really can't win with Patsfans.com.

Someone writes a positive article about the Patriots and folks complain, "the media is jinx us." Write a critical one and "they are disrespect us:.

Dude you're ruining the mojo! Quit hatin'!!!

 

[neuronet]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't

There is reasonable praise, and there is insane over the top locker room material. Saying you are divinely ordained for the super bowl? That's over the top.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't

If this place had a motto, sadly that would be it...:bricks:

 

[Patspsycho]

Thanks for posting this article.. this is a good one. I would have missed it otherwise.

 

[patchick]

You really can't win with Patsfans.com.

Someone writes a positive article about the Patriots and folks complain, "the media is jinx us." Write a critical one and "they are disrespect us:.

You know, I'm going to second this particular complaint. It's not about a "jinx" or "disrespect"; heck it's not about the article at all! It's about the preposterousness of Brady Sr.'s "divine right" quote. That's just a terrible, terrible quote.

A "right" to play in the Super Bowl?

Can you imagine if somebody said Manning or Roethlisberger believed they had a "divine right" to the Superbowl? How fast would Pats fans lay into them: "So Pay-me-a-ton, it's not a 'privilege' or something you should -- heaven forbid -- EARN, it's your RIGHT? Handed straight down to you from God, to place you above all the mere mortals who actually have to WORK their way there? Let me bow down before you, oh blessed one, and just hand you the Lombardi right now."

Obviously, that's not what Mr. Brady intended. But words like "all-consuming goal" or even "destiny" or practically anything would have been better than "right."

 

[SVN]

i wish the D got more credit for these blowouts.They have scored, made INT's in the EZ and setup short fields all resulting in blowouts.

 

[FloridaPatsFan]

Those are some of the most spine-chilling comments I've ever heard about Brady.

We are the luckiest fans...any sport...to be living and loving this ride...

Thank you Tom Brady