Oh my now the mean old Brady boys are going to complain I am calling them out. It is funny, I like Brady supported him, am saddened because he left, wish he hadn't and understand why he did. But because I refuse to place all the blame on Bill and the Patriots for him leaving, moronic posters like 1960 and 203 and the ice boys consistently get butt hurt when I post.
Tom left for his business, Tom left because it made much more sense for him to go to a place where he could win immediately, because, lets face it, he has a few years left at most. Tom left to help grow TB12. Tom left because he can separate himself from Bill, get out of his shadow and perhaps get more glory because of it.
All of those things are his right, I don't fault him for it, and thank him for the time he played for the Patriots.
However, as soon as he decided to leave the Patriots he left the Patriots. I root for the players currently on the team, not players who used to be on the team and left for more money or more fame, or for whatever reason he left. When he retires and he ends up in the hall of fame wearing a Patriots Jersey I will be happy for him. Until then, he is a player on another team who I want to lose when they play the Patriots.
And I am happy to call anyone who disagrees an idiot over a beer any time they want. I will even buy the first round.