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We brought my three-year old to a friend's house for the Super Bowl (shared a babysitter- they have a huge house, so it made more sense.) Ironically, they are Seahawks fans, so we were to drop off my daughter and go home and watch the game, while they watched at their house.
A little back story: at the beginning of the playoffs, I had seen this man (the husband, big Seahawks fan, also an arrogant doctor) at a social event, and he wanted to talk football. I could not believe how arrogant he sounded about the Seahawks, telling me he wants the Patriots to win the AFC, because when the Seahawks beat Manning and Brady in consecutive years, they will be the greatest football team of all-time. I had trouble not chuckling and rolling my eyes but kind of played along. I did tell him he should be careful what he wishes for and that I was hoping the NFC's weakest team, Carolina, would win a couple of fluke games, should the Patriots make it to the SB. We had thought maybe he had come to his senses after the Seahawks struggled against the Packers.
So, back to yesterday. It was painfully awkward dropping off my daughter at their house, and my wife knew the story and was hoping he wasn't going to talk a bunch of trash, which isn't my style. Immediately when we got there, he started thumping his chest. He asked my wife who she thought would win, and she said "I don't know, I just hope it's a good game." He told her that the Seahawks might win a close game, but more likely this would be an epic blowout, declaring his prediction of Seahawks 34-12. He explained that the Seahawks are "too physical"... I asked him what he meant by "physical"- did he mean the defensive line, secondary, etc? Just "physical". Really "physical." He explained how the Seahawks would wear down the Patriots and that the Patriots had no chance. He asked me who I thought would win, and I told him I think it will be decided by less than a possession, and if the game was in the teens, the Seahawks, and if the twenties, the Patriots. He laughed about it and then started bragging that he wagered $2,000 on the game.
I tried be respectful and admittedly, almost couldn't, but I hung in there. When I was leaving, he looked at me and said, "Oh by the way, do you think Brady can throw a fully inflated ball?" My wife couldn't believe what a jerk he was.
So, to answer his question, yes, I do believe that Brady can throw a fully inflated ball just fine. I wonder what he thinks about that now.
My wife couldn't help but smirk when she picked up our daughter after the game.
A little back story: at the beginning of the playoffs, I had seen this man (the husband, big Seahawks fan, also an arrogant doctor) at a social event, and he wanted to talk football. I could not believe how arrogant he sounded about the Seahawks, telling me he wants the Patriots to win the AFC, because when the Seahawks beat Manning and Brady in consecutive years, they will be the greatest football team of all-time. I had trouble not chuckling and rolling my eyes but kind of played along. I did tell him he should be careful what he wishes for and that I was hoping the NFC's weakest team, Carolina, would win a couple of fluke games, should the Patriots make it to the SB. We had thought maybe he had come to his senses after the Seahawks struggled against the Packers.
So, back to yesterday. It was painfully awkward dropping off my daughter at their house, and my wife knew the story and was hoping he wasn't going to talk a bunch of trash, which isn't my style. Immediately when we got there, he started thumping his chest. He asked my wife who she thought would win, and she said "I don't know, I just hope it's a good game." He told her that the Seahawks might win a close game, but more likely this would be an epic blowout, declaring his prediction of Seahawks 34-12. He explained that the Seahawks are "too physical"... I asked him what he meant by "physical"- did he mean the defensive line, secondary, etc? Just "physical". Really "physical." He explained how the Seahawks would wear down the Patriots and that the Patriots had no chance. He asked me who I thought would win, and I told him I think it will be decided by less than a possession, and if the game was in the teens, the Seahawks, and if the twenties, the Patriots. He laughed about it and then started bragging that he wagered $2,000 on the game.
I tried be respectful and admittedly, almost couldn't, but I hung in there. When I was leaving, he looked at me and said, "Oh by the way, do you think Brady can throw a fully inflated ball?" My wife couldn't believe what a jerk he was.
So, to answer his question, yes, I do believe that Brady can throw a fully inflated ball just fine. I wonder what he thinks about that now.
My wife couldn't help but smirk when she picked up our daughter after the game.
