We laugh at this but there are so many haters like Timmy who have made their entire life about ripping/hating Brady for every loss, every bad play, every misstep publicly. For him to retire at the top of his game is the ultimate kick in the sack as they had file cabinets of stuff saved for when he declined even a hair.
Now all they can do is listen to everyone say he was the Goat that never declined even at age 44. Talk about an emotional meltdown.
And what is worse is as time goes by Brady will be mythologized like Jordan where only his accomplishments are highlighted and not his losses. He will basically become King Kong and little Timmy will be in a corner somewhere screaming “but, but remember his 3 interception game vs Miami?!!”