Silver Blue&Red
Experienced Starter w/First Big Contract
- Joined
- Oct 20, 2010
- Messages
- 6,983
- Reaction score
- 4,905
Registered Members experience this forum ad and noise-free.
CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.George Blanda played until he was 48. Why not Brady?
Agreed. I would love for Brady to play another 10 years. But I wouldn't bet on it, because we've seen how quickly QBs can decline when they are around 40. Just look at Favre who was the Iron Man QB and who looked really good on the Vikings, and then got injured and extremely quickly declined. Yes, Brady plays the game in a more safe way for his body and will probably avoid injury better, but when it hits, it can hit hard. Look at Manning too who is someone like Brady who gets the ball out right away. Then he had that neck surgery and now throws the ugliest ball in the league.One year, Brady's just gonna go the way of Manning. He might be able to get by on smarts just as well as Peyton is right now, probably even better, but his body will break down. It's just how that works. I wouldn't bet against him having another 5 years because he does seem to be in the best shape of his career, but 10 does seem like a stretch. Things change fast.
As a fan, I don't know how I feel about this.
It's an awkward situation. Both Brady and Garoppolo are signed through 2017 -- and the Patriots can't expect to keep both for another contract. So let’s say Brady is playing at 85% percent of his current level in two years and wants to play through 2020. And let's assume that the Patriots could retain him at an affordable cost. It’d be foolish to let him go, right?
If that's the case, there’s simply no way the Patriots would be able to re-sign Garropplo when other teams can offer him starting money. And there’s no way Garoppolo would ever agree to be a backup for the first eight years of his career when other teams will give him a shot.
Again, as grateful as I am for Brady, I don't know how I feel about this.
I've been watching this guy play since I was 13. I'm in my late 20's now. Dunno what I'll do when he finally retires...
Experience the pain most NFL fans do?
Probably. And it's not like his wife and him need the money. But the marketing and NYC itself (doesn't he have an apartment here and love the city?) can be a strong draw.
I don't give one f.uck about Jimmy, we ride with Brady until the end like Thelma and Louise.
Blanda's last start at QB came when he was 41. After that he was a full time kicker with zero starts at QB, though he did do some mop up duty, rarelyGeorge Blanda played until he was 48. Why not Brady?
Mic drop please....I don't give one f.uck about Jimmy, we ride with Brady until the end like Thelma and Louise.
Garopollo could be out of the league before the GOAT
I don't give one f.uck about Jimmy, we ride with Brady until the end like Thelma and Louise.