Tom Brady thanks Patriots for support after 15 years: "I still have a lot more to prove"

supafly said:

So we have "throwback Thursday," and "flashback Friday" on facebook? Seems a bit redundant to me.

I don't post there all that often, but I didn't realize we now had one solid 48 period of posting old photos

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I was thinking the same thing, do we really need two days for that.

07 Apr 2006

2000 NFL Draft, Six Years Later

Quarterback
Conventional wisdom: Scouts agreed that it was a weak year for quarterbacks, with Marshall's Chad Pennington considered the best of the bunch, Hofstra's Giovanni Carmazzi considered the unheralded player with the big upside, and Louisville's Chris Redman or Tennessee's Tee Martin considered the players most likely to be able to start immediately. Scouts thought there might also be a couple of practice squad scrubs like Michigan's Tom Brady and West Virginia's Marc Bulger worth picking up toward the end of the second day.

Highest pick: Pennington, 18th overall to the Jets.
Best player: Brady, the sixth-round afterthought the Patriots picked up with pick No. 199 (16 spots after the Browns selected Southwest Texas State quarterback Spergon Wynn). The late Joel Buchsbaum, previewing the draft for Pro Football Weekly, wrote, "Brady really came on as a senior and threw the ball extremely well. ... Brady is tall, smart, dedicated, coachable and a good decision-maker." Still, neither Buchsbaum nor anyone else expected Brady to become a dependable starter, let alone a superstar.
Biggest bust: Carmazzi, whom the 49ers made the second quarterback taken (No. 65 overall). He never played in a regular-season NFL game.
Best value: Other than Brady, it was Marc Bulger, picked in the sixth round by the Saints. He became a Pro Bowler after leaving New Orleans and heading to St. Louis.
Other noteworthy picks: Tim Rattay, the seventh-round pick the 49ers grabbed on a lark to join Carmazzi in training camp. Rattay gave the 49ers a couple of decent years as an occasional starter before they decided Alex Smith was their future. Martin went in the fifth round to the Steelers and completed exactly six passes in his NFL career.

supafly said:

So we have "throwback Thursday," and "flashback Friday" on facebook? Seems a bit redundant to me.

I don't post there all that often, but I didn't realize we now had one solid 48 period of posting old photos

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Aren't flashbacks sorta redundant by their very nature?

I'love Brady's competitiveness and the fact that he still feels he has something to prove.

"Hey Brady! I'll betcha $5 that you ain't winning 2 more super bowls with the Patriots!"

Reiss had an interesting tidbit about the Boston Herald's headline after Brady got drafted, along with some typical BB.

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-.../on-this-day-in-patriots-history-15-years-ago

Chiuba E. Obele said:

Ummm...no you don't Tom lol

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I want to congratulate you. In an era of stagnation, you are one of the guys who have posted more cool stuff !

Galeb said:

What does fbf mean?

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its a typoed, supposed to be #tfb

Ross12 said:

He has to prove Revis didn't do him a favor, but that it was quite the opposite.

I don't think TB12 will be happy until he is in sole possession of most SB wins, at any position. Maybe not even then.

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Good insight Ross12

I know Tom has always had pride in himself and his potential - and he has a special way of using his critics and nay-sayers as motivation. So maybe Revis' alleged comments have lit the fire in him. Or maybe he's just grown tired of being told he's not "good enough" as Montana (who never lost a Super Bowl) and this might be his chance to insert himself into a different conversation -- as the only quarterback to win 5 Super Bowls! Can you imagine that?!?

Chiuba E. Obele said:

Good insight Ross12

No matter how humble he may want to be, I know Tom has always had pride in himself and his potential.
- and he has a special way of using his critics and nay-sayers as motivation. So maybe Revis' alleged comments have lit the fire in him. Or maybe he's just grown tired of being told he's not "good enough" as Montana (who never lost a Super Bowl) and this might be his chance to insert himself into a different conversation -- as the only quarterback to win 5 Super Bowls! Can you imagine that?!?

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I would think its all of the above, and then some. Brady is still motivated daily by being a 6th round pick over a decade a 4 SB wins ago.

Ross12 said:

I would think its all of the above, and then some. Brady is still motivated daily by being a 6th round pick over a decade a 4 SB wins ago.

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There's also critics who say that Brady owes his fourth Lombardi trophy solely to Pete Carroll's blunder - and that without him - he would still be without a title. I'm sure hearing that would irk him too.

It's amazing though - it's been over a decade since being drafted, and the fire in him now is just as strong as it was then....how crazy is that?!? lol He won't be completed on anybody else's terms, except his own - that's what I call a true champion

Brady's right. He does have a lot to prove
1 - He only led the Pats to the playoffs 13 times in 13 tries. He could have done a little better. He was on the team for 15 seasons.
2 - He only led them to the AFCCG 9 times out of those 13 tries. Lots of room for improvement there for sure.
3 - He only led the Pats to the SB 6 times out of those 9 chances. Come on Tommy! You're killing us here.
4 - And he only led the Pats to the title 4 times out of those 6. Not even a 70% success rate. Are you kidding me?
Too bad the Jets beat us to Chad Pennington.

that fight in him will never get dull...why he is the GOAT

How can this not be called "The Thumb Drive"??

Calling it now - when TFB leads the game winning drive in the superbowl next time, that's gonna be the historical name of it.

Chiuba E. Obele said:

The Drive for FIVE! #Brady4Five

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