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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Playing with Tom is something special.Gronk says he would have considered returning to Patriots if that's where Brady landed. "It would have def been an opportunity I would have looked at."
I think the elbow will be an issue going forward...it will only get worse. I guess he is lucky if some or all camp will be cancelled...so their will be less stress on the elbow. Then again he's not going to have that rapport with his WR's.
Yup, let's resort to name calling after being asked a legitimate question, which was answered with a subjective opinion with no facts or tangible data to prove. It's cool. It was my fault for asking.His accuracy took a dip, has less zip. What's the difference between declining somewhat and noticeably declining? There's your answer chump.
I'm not arguing your point so much as I'm saying I still don't see how this argument definitively shows Brady "noticeably" declined, which is what I questioned. How can anyone make that assessment and ignore the skill players around him. They were clearly not good enough and some of those players would not be starters on most of the teams in the league, including his new team. BB resorted to Antonio Brown for crying out loud. That's not by accident.When he was younger he l=ELEVATED the players around him, now he is incapable of doing that, especially when he no longer wanted to participate in the off season program beyond what was absolutely required. Now I don't fault him for that, he is beyond 40 and has a wife and kids, but whe you are going into a season with a whole new group of skill players (excepting the RB's) that isn't the receipe for success Brady had followed for the bhulk of his career.
Oh yes he did. After they refused to give him the multi-year deal (that they should have given him) he said he knew he wasn't coming back, and it showed all of last year.By all accounts Brady wanted a multi-year deal last year, so he didn't want out.
I agree Brady was pissed after the Eagles' Super Bowl (as he should have been, the Butler benching was and is indefensible) but he got over it.
This will be his biggest challenge...by far.
I don't buy this...Playing with Tom is something special.
Why? He got hit on the elbow last year. It was not tendinitis. Plus, he is playing in warm FL which will extend the life of his arm/elbow.I think the elbow will be an issue going forward...it will only get worse. I guess he is lucky if some or all camp will be cancelled...so their will be less stress on the elbow. Then again he's not going to have that rapport with his WR's.
..... I made a very light-hearted joke about somebody moving from NE due in part to the attitudes of the local sports fan. ...
It wasn't? I thought that's what I read. If not, that's definitely a good thing!Why? He got hit on the elbow last year. It was not tendinitis. Plus, he is playing in warm FL which will extend the life of his arm/elbow.
All Brady had to do was swing the ball to White, and he wouldn't have been pissed after the Eagles' Super BowlBy all accounts Brady wanted a multi-year deal last year, so he didn't want out.
I agree Brady was pissed after the Eagles' Super Bowl (as he should have been, the Butler benching was and is indefensible) but he got over it.
For Brady's sake, I hope the Tennessee game is not a sign of things to come. He was horrible - 209 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT. Maybe Bill realized Tom doesn't have it anymore.
I'm not arguing your point so much as I'm saying I still don't see how this argument definitively shows Brady "noticeably" declined, which is what I questioned. How can anyone make that assessment and ignore the skill players around him. They were clearly not good enough and some of those players would not be starters on most of the teams in the league, including his new team. BB resorted to Antonio Brown for crying out loud. That's not by accident.
For Brady's sake, I hope the Tennessee game is not a sign of things to come. He was horrible - 209 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT. Maybe Bill realized Tom doesn't have it anymore.
Let's be clear, Bellichek traded Ty law to the chiefs when Peyton Manning was a threat, the year he did that, I followed Ty law in Kansas and the day Manning played the chiefs, The law owned Manning, all day he shut down his side of the field. Proving he was the best corner to play. Bellichek lost that year and Laws replacement was terrible. The fact is, HAD Ty Law stayed, we would have had another Super Bowl victory. What we may be seeing now is Bellicheks ego, never forget how he could not make the Browns good. This is about him proving he is the Best Coach ever to be in the NFL. If he is lucky he will not face Gronk and Brady next season. Because revenge is a dish best served cold, fact is Bellichek has made atrocious trades, like Flowers. Brown just to name a few. He been lucky more than he has been good or right. This year will be the litmus test for his career as a coach. NFL means Not For Long, heard that from a famous Atlanta Hawks coach. Has Bills' time come to an end? This season it is all on the line.
What are you babbling about with raping and molesting through exchanges?
I made a very light-hearted joke about somebody moving from NE due in part to the attitudes of the local sports fan. You responded to that joke and started ranting how fans aren’t loyal, completely ignoring the whole subtle diss I made at fans for being “spiteful.”
You wanted to uproot your life because New Englanders are loyal, passionate and perhaps somewhat spiteful in their fandom? Weird.
Talk about reading comprehension. You then went on ranting about posters not being true fans because they’re mad at Brady for leaving
Loyal... LMAO. Boston sports fans are some of the most fickle fans on the planet. You're also not loyal if you're automatically spiteful to a guy whose arm won your team 6 Lombardi trophies because he decided to move on for two years of his life.
including misrepresenting my stance (yet again)
while you try to flaunt some holier-than-thou “transcendent fandom” and then told me that “I’m not there yet” despite every one of my comments indicating that I’m rooting for Brady.
Not once did I say anything about not rooting for Brady. And then, for good measure, your sarcastic response to Drewski that Boston sports fans aren’t loyal because they’re trashing Brady as he spends his last two years elsewhere. Great argument. So much trashing by so many posters lmao
Also, no, I don't feel the need to respond to every poster I disagree with. I'm not like you, mr internet warrior.
Those that want Brady/Bucs to lose every game - I think that's petty and spiteful, but I'm not going to lecture them on how they're not a fan because of how they're dealing with the end of a dynasty.
Do I also need to give you a detailed explanation of how this is gaslighting? Who “picked a fight” in this?
Hint, it’s the weirdo who turned a joke into some weird argument about the pulse of the fanbase.
The one who’s obsessed with an online fan forum, and supposedly keeps tabs on points he accumulated for fights that he deemed he “raped/molested” other posters.
Speaking of, I’ll try to work on being “more memorable.” Maybe I can fit some posting goals into my daily schedule so I can accumulate upwards of 56,000 over the next few years.
That’s a heck of a goal.
Meanwhile, I can keep track of how many internet arguments I deem that I win, with extra points for “raping.”
Sad, little man things.
If Edelman doesn't drop that gimme pass on second down he might have marched us down to win the game. Point being the entire offense could not get anything going that day. I certainly wouldn't use that game as an indicator of anything.
I think conceding the end of the first half in the Miami game with a minute left in a 10-10 game was Bill telling everyone his opinion of Brady and the offense in 2019. He was terrible in the Titans game but so was everyone else on the offense. The sequence after 1st and goal from the 1 lost the game.
While it is debatable (of course), I believe Brady's bitterness played more of a role this past season than any physical decline. I'm curious about whether he can redevelop a more positive attitude with teammates or if -- in his 40s -- Brady's moved into a different stage where he lacks the same degree of patience with others as in his 20s and 30s.Brady's statistics peaked and have declined for the 3 seasons since, last years decline was rather precipitous.
Tom Brady Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Numbers don't lie. Brady arguable has worse receiver/te groupings in previous years. He wore down over the past few years later in the season. Everybody get old even Brady. BB saw it and tried to set him up with a run first team where he could become a game manager. The but OL injuries Gronk late retirement and Devlin's injury screwed that up. See the playoffs the last SB year. He didn't ask Brady to carry the team, they did ask himn to make big plays when needed, but not be the focal point of the game. We were lucky with the offside call in the KC game or else SB 6 doesn't happen.
I think there is some decline but honestly things just didn't work out. One of the games in strong winds, I think the philly game, he was throwing darts on player's numbers and people were dropping them. He didn't appear to have lost arm strength imo, but he did appear to have checked out mentally for the first time that I had seen. When he came out and said "I just work here" bigger bells should of gone off.While it is debatable (of course), I believe Brady's bitterness played more of a role this past season than any physical decline. I'm curious about whether he can redevelop a more positive attitude with teammates or if -- in his 40s -- Brady's moved into a different stage where he lacks the same degree of patience with others as in his 20s and 30s.