Brady vs Belichick: The Verdict

[1960Pats]

One aspect of athletic competition is pressure.

Stakes is just the beginning. It was 'easier' back in the day to have character and determination because unless you were named Bill or Wilt you were working in the summer time to pay your family's bills.

Whatever outside pressures there are today, players can't claim they're not being paid handsomely.

You still see star studded teams today even in the league's watered-down expanded world.

All the leagues have legislated away much of the violence and hence toughness.

The statistics just don't compare appropriately between eras.

As you've mentioned here and before, we can only compare players from their eras, which is true. And with all the rule changes and expansion, records are almost meaningless now.

I seem to remember Stanley Morgan having a YPC that was over 20 but dropped just under at the end of his career. Was that the standard back then (I don't think it was) and how would that look now? I'm going to have to take a closer look.

 

[Thelonious]

I was in a "coaches don't matter much" frame of mind and I let it cloud my judgement. Mayo's horrendous coaching and posters here helped me come around.

I feel blessed that Tom Brady and Bill Belichick had their stars aligned and that both ended up with the Pats. I wish that Kraft felt the same way but I'm not sure that he does.

I know it was frustrating, particularly toward the end, but Kraft certainly ought to be grateful and happy on balance. It isn't often that circumstance smiles that steadily on a fella.

 

[signbabybrady]