To me the bottom line is that most Patriots fans, while they despise Peyton Manning for his whining and his relentless pursuit of regular season statistics (as do I!), are more comfortable with "Chicken Parm you taste so good," and "Better Ingredients, Better Pizza, Papa John's," than they are with heat-reflecting pajamas, electrolyte-infused water, Alex Guerrero, TAG Heur, UGGS, Photo-ops with lambs and a Jet Set lifestyle with a Super Model wife.
I don't think any differently of "today's" Brady than I did of the "Old Brady" (whoever that was). Now, as before, I'm only really concerned about what he does on the field, which is phenomenal.
I think a lot of people might have too much invested in Brady being a guy they can imagine having as a friend or drinking a few beers with, when the "real" guy might be very different and, frankly, not all that interested in having most of us as "friends" anyway.