Oh enough already. Contrary to a popular line of thinking on this board, neither the world nor Gillette Stadium will implode at the moment that Tom Brady ceases to be QB on the NEP. Life goes on. Thank God we have a GM that is able to see beyond the end of his nose. They developed Hoyer, they developed Mallett, and now, they have a chance to develop a guy with the talents most suited to their offense. No reason to think that JG won't develop into a fine starter that can be a part of complete team that can continue to compete for Super Bowls. I remember the late model Dan Marino--the quarterback that in my opinion Brady most resembles. He was a statue in the pocket that was constantly frustrated at the lack of protection and miscommunication with receivers. The Dolphins did not plan for his replacement, kept him around too long and suffered because of it. I for one am not interested in going down that route.
Your right, life will go on after Brady.... but I am going to tell you something that you may not agree with, but it will happen.
If Brady leaves, and the Pats fall on hard time - a couple of 4 or 5 wins season the waiting list for
season tickets will disapear and they will struggle to fill the stadium.
I have had season tickets since 1979, so I have seeen the 1981 2-14, 1990 1-15 & 1992 2-14 seasons.
At the time the tickets were cheap in the old statim. The 2001 season, my tickets only cost $31
and the same ticket today in the new staduim is $117.
When the tickets were cheap, we struggled to fill the stadium during the lean years.
People are not going to pay that type of money year after year for a inferior product.
They may stick with the team for a season or two, but if the struggle lasts over a period
of time, it could get ugly.
I remember a urban legend from the late 80's.....
A guy had two tickets to a Patriots game and got called into work. He called around and nobody
wanted the tickets. The guy went to work at a restaurant and parked near the door. He put two
tickets under his windshield wipers and went into work. When he came out he looked to see if
someone had taken the tickets. To his suprise the ticketes were still there along with 4 other tickets.
I remember the 1980's when the Celtics had a 50 year waiting list for season tickets.
The Big three retired and they moved into a new arena and there was no more waiting list.
They even dropped the price of some tickets to $10, just to try to fill an empty arena.
You may say no, but it will happen.