I think when JG was drafted this same kind of thread was being debated among the coaching staff and the what ifs won out. Brady threw a monkey wrench in the whole thing by actually getting better......maybe fueled by the help of the new competition coupled with his legacy being challenged. I'll add a revenge factor in there but to a lesser degree. In any event there seemed to have been a hotter fire lit under his already on fire ass. Proving his legitimacy has always motivated him but drafting JG in the same time frame as deflategate has created a doubling down of that I think. Maybe BB had the competition thing as part of the formula which had little downside with the possible outcomes. Whether Brady responded with what he has or he declined and JG was waiting in the wings, to he had a plan in place. I'm not sure even BB expected all this to still be play in 2017 and beyond. For me its going to be hard to let go of Brady. I have a feeling he'll get a little extra time over anyone else. Just my 2 cents.