This. This is a concoction by the BSM, and has somehow been allowed to float around unchallenged as conventional wisdom.
Brady's not taking a game, he never was taking a game, because it's clear he feels he did nothing wrong.
The BSM wants Brady to take a game, because they don't want to talk about it anymore, and it makes their job too hard - because they have to do stuff. Like read.
"Jeff, we've been out here all day!"
That's all you need to know about the ****ing BSM in a nutshell. Whiny bunch of babies. Even some of the better ones out there, like Gasper, are no exception.