The fact is, the type of people in our fanbase who give us our reputation (the trade Brady for Cassell, offensive line is bad so Brady sucks crowd), are a minority. They're a very, very, very small minority.
Even if internet posters inflate it to something that looks in the neighborhood of 20%, it's far, far, far less. For every one person posting on this forum, there's untold thousands of people who aren't that are die hard Patriot fans.
If Brady was traded, New England would be overwhelmingly crushed, pissed off, and feeling completely betrayed. There's a lot of love for Brady in New England living rooms everywhere, where fathers, sons, families, people, are all right now eagerly waiting for the Cinci game who you will never hear from.
If trade-whispers turn out not to be just tabloid trash click bait, Kraft and Belichick are under estimating the backlash from native fans. Take that to the bank.
That said, just to add my two cents to a play along, if the worst comes (a Brady release or trade), the best story that could come out of it would be him going to Cleveland and getting his 4th for the victory-starved Browns that already have a lot of pieces in place.
Instant unanimous GOAT status.
