ESPN does another hatchet job on TB

[SEA_Pat]

Kurt Warner says Brady would be 5th on his MVP ballot if he had one - behind Ryan, Elliott, Carr and Rodgers.

I guess this begs the question - do opponents' tears taste better as they age like wine, or do they spoil like milk?

 

[ChesBay]

The implication is that Ryan's O-line isn't as good as Brady's so his stats should be looked at in a better light..

Not trying to shoot the messenger, DB, but to all those "experts" pushing the O-Line argument...the facts are as follows:

Falcon OL:
LT - Jake Matthews: Round 1 / #6
LG - Andy Levitre: Round 2 / #51
C - Alex Mack: Round 1 / #21
RG - Chris Chester: Round 2 / #56
RT - Ryan Schrader*: UDFA

* From Rotoworld on Mon, Nov 21, 2016: Falcons signed RT Ryan Schraeder to a five-year, $32 million extension through 2021. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports the deal includes $12.5 million guaranteed. It is a good reward for a player who has been outstanding the last three seasons after entering the league as an undrafted free agent in 2013. With Schraeder, C Alex Mack, LG Andy Levitre, and LT Jake Matthews under contract for at least another season, the Falcons have the makings of a top-tier offensive line.

Patriot OL:
LT - Nate Solder: Round 1 / #17
LG - Joe Thuney: Round 3 / #78
C - David Andrews: UDFA
RG - Shaq Mason: Round 4 / #131
RT - Marcus Cannon: Round 5 / #138

The argument about games played in a dome (9 of 16 for Ryan, 0 of 16 for Brady) is also a very powerful one.

 

[1960Pats]

who gives a ****

Is that a question or the list of people who give a ****?

 

[oldrover]

even in 12 games, Brady had more wins than Ryan, Rodgers and Carr

 

[PatsWSB47]

Just more ammunition to keep Brady's quest to be legitimate going. He's always felt he has to keep proving himself. Thanks BSPN. Sincerely.

 

[Jetssuck]

2009 Manning should be MVP not Brees. Manning's higher winning percentage trumps Brees' 10 point higher passer rating.

2016 Ryan should be MVP not Brady. Ryan's 5 point higher passer rating trumps Brady's higher winning percentage.

 

[1960Pats]

I don't care about Ryan getting the MVP over Tommy LomBrady. As long as it doesn't go to Aaron Rodgers I'm okay. He doesn't deserve it at all.

 

[The Boston Patriot]

Kurt Warner says Brady would be 5th on his MVP ballot if he had one - behind Ryan, Elliott, Carr and Rodgers.

Gee, I'm shocked that he would think that, shocked I tell you.

 

[sb1]

Gee, I'm shocked that he would think that, shocked I tell you.

I laugh when I see people troll him on Twitter for still thinking the Pats taped the walkthrough.

 

[Gronkowski123]

dan graziano despises tom brady

 

[fightingirish595]

On the flip side, ESPN did a vote, with 5 voters on the playoff bracket. The Patriots got every vote in every game. ALL 5 against the Texans, all 5 against the steelers, all 5 against the falcons

 

[JayNM]

Sheesh, you guys really need to calm down, saying that Brady shouldnt win the MVP is hardly a hatchet job.

Not every piece can be a love letter to a game to player or a team, no matter how good he/they are

 

[TinhWoodhead]

How much money will BSPN lose this weekend?

They've lost count

 

[reflexblue]

Who cares what they think?

Bingo who cares they already look like fools for the whole de-flate gate mess they got caught up in. Maybe they'll lose more viewers.

 

[PatsGuy]

The author, Graziano, got himself all twisted up with me, after I refuted one of his Anti-Patriots tweets. This is why I'm not surprised at this article.

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

Like has been said in the PoFo, we live in a post-fact age. Several things going on. The addition of cable, internet, talk shows, dedicated sports media that frankly saturates the coverage - encourages the reporting of non-stories. The print media is in a depression due to the internet. Activity is now everything, so it takes precedence over real journalism.

ESPN is supposed to be a general sports outlet, so they are not well-served to have strong biases - that's for echo chambers that cater to a specific team.

I thought on ESPN once, someone said once they joined they checked out the team loyalties they had and became more of a fan of individual players. Certainly not this writer. He did not have the tone Brady is having a career we will seldom see the likes of soon - celebrate any all-time great. Beyond that, he singles Brady out.

 

[Nitro]

The case against Tom Brady as MVP

I clicked that while totally forgetting espn is blocked at the router. Oh well.

 

[Silver Blue&Red]

Kurt Warner says Brady would be 5th on his MVP ballot if he had one - behind Ryan, Elliott, Carr and Rodgers.

There's a shocker. What did M. Faulk say?

 

[sb1]

I see Rob Parker is still the paragon of objectivity as he always was.

Saying Brady's rings don't make him the GOAT and comparing him to Robert Horry. LOL. Oh yeah and cheating or something.

 

[BradyFTW!]

It's almost like ESPN has some weird agenda that involves smearing Brady and the Pats. Who could have ever figured?