i will admit that i posted this partly to get attention and be a contrarian......but Tom Curran has been one of Bradys biggest supporters and is already a well known and well respected sports guy.....you really think this is just a ploy on his part?......and if so, why would he do it?.......everybody already knows him and a lot of people follow him
Curran may well be a dyed-in-the-wool homer, but he still writes what he is told to write. He gets general guidance, to be sure, but he isn't freelance and his editor always has the final say on how much, if anything Curran writes gets published, and what the angle will be. It's a business, and he's an employee. A good employee, mind you, but he still takes the King's shilling.
Jimmy G has been the storyline all through camp, from the time he was drafted and everyone went WTF? up through this last pre-season game. Thousands of words and mind-numbing speculation have cascaded upon the fan boards and the Patriots as the editors picked up the scent of a money-making story and opened up the sluice gate to let the speculation flow.
Media makes it's money through advertising. Anyone who thinks that paid subscriptions are more than chump change hasn't worked in media. The rates that any publication, site, blog, whatever, can charge for their advertising is directly related to the traffic it pulls in. Hits/clicks are everything, and when combined with demographics of those clicking, it lets the company not only set the price, but also determine which advertisers might do better with them.
So, we get crap like the :cheating" scandal, the "walkthrough" scandal" the "The Hate Their Coach!" FESPN crap, etc. It's why Borges is a twit, and Shaugnessy write the drivel he does. It's why Felger and Curran and all the rest go for the low-hanging fruit and pimp it as hard and long as possible.
Brady may well be gone in 2017, but as was commented upon earlier, I agree that he will leave on his own terms, and I doubt we'll see him in any other laundry and New England's. TFB might decide himself when it's time to retire, coach or Kraft might sit him down and have a heart-to-heart with him, heck, even his wife might finally say "enough!" But I suspect we'll know well enough in advance, when Brady calls that news conference about his future plans.
But this article by Curran is just speculation. Nothing wrong with that, but it's sole purpose is to rile up the fanbase and generate revenue to tide everyone over until the start of the season.
Oh, and expect a LOT more of the same craptacular stuff if Brady should falter AT ALL during the season.
Me? I've worn the laundry now for 40 years. Good seasons, and bag-over-the-head seasons. I'm greatful I've lived to see these Golden years, and I also expect to see some more with a new coach, and a new QB at some future point. Until then, I'm settled in and enjoying the ride.