I loved Tom Brady as much as anyone while he was here and he’ll always be the greatest of all-time to me. I literally have a candle with his head on the body of Jesus on a shelf in my house, for chrissakes.
Ultimately, though, he’s the one who chose to leave here. He’s the one who stated he wouldn’t be caught dead living in the Northeast again. I myself have lived away from the Northeast for 5+ years now, and can never imagine myself saying what he did, as if living in New England is such a burden he’s had to live with for 20+ years.
Second, as if acknowledging that both are the greatest of all-time is impossible, many posters on here have taken upon themselves to deride Belichick as overrated or a stooge without Brady. If you’re going to go that route, I sure as hell am going to defend the guy who wanted to stay here and will probably spend the rest of his life in New England. Brady getting bounced early in the playoffs weakens the arguments of those who think Belichick is trash, and doesn’t really hurt Brady’s legacy at all given that he’s 43.
Finally, as a physician, the junk pseudoscience of a lot of the things Brady has peddled has annoyed me. That annoyance turned to anger at the start of the pandemic seeing Brady try to sell “immune-boosting” junk and making a profit off the virus.
In the end, when Brady returns to New England as a retired quarterback, most of this will be water under the bridge, but until then, I really don’t care to see him succeed.