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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.Maybe it's just me, but he seems strangely unenthusiastic about his next job as a FOX color guy. It is about 4 months away and we don't really hear much about it.I think he'll suck. Too stiff.
I think he will struggle to be rated PG. The best speaking I have seen him do is when he's free to sprinkle in F bombs and whatnot.I think he'll suck. Too stiff.
You think so? I think he misses the game and all that goes with it. There's plenty of ways for him to get attention that don't require having a 28 year old D lineman turn him into a greasy spot on the field.No question.
We are talking about the GOAT, so you can't compare it to the other guys. To me being considered the greatest at anything is very precarious, and would be a legacy that would be easy to fall from, especially if Mahommes continues to win rings. If he goes to a loaded team he could be carried to a ring like Manning was with Denver, but it would be cheapened IMO (I know he went to a loaded team with the Bucs, but he also was still pretty damn good at the time). And if he came to the Pats as currently constructed I believe it would be a disaster. I want to remember Brady going out still at the peak of his powers. I don't want to see a guy in his late 40s running for his life while trying to make plays downfield to Juju Smith Schuster.How would his legacy be tarnished? So what if he comes back and sucks? Many HoF QBs sucked their last year or two and are still considered great.
I think he'll suck. Too stiff.
No question.
I saw some talk that Brady wants to become the Johnny Miller of football, and would like to be critical of players now and then. That would be great.We are talking about the GOAT, so you can't compare it to the other guys. To me being considered the greatest at anything is very precarious, and would be a legacy that would be easy to fall from, especially if Mahommes continues to win rings. If he goes to a loaded team he could be carried to a ring like Manning was with Denver, but it would be cheapened IMO (I know he went to a loaded team with the Bucs, but he also was still pretty damn good at the time). And if he came to the Pats as currently constructed I believe it would be a disaster. I want to remember Brady going out still at the peak of his powers. I don't want to see a guy in his late 40s running for his life while trying to make plays downfield to Juju Smith Schuster.
We'll have to disagree about his TV skills. No one is better at picking apart defenses and seeing what everyone is doing than Brady. I would take him over just about every color guy currently employed.
Or, now that Bill is gone Brady wouldn't be opposed to playing for the patriots.
we do know at the time it was basically Brady or Bill. and Kraft chose Bill. a logical choice, but ultimately the wrong one.
I hate to break it to you but he's also the greatest GM this game has ever seen. People forget that GM is not only about drafting and people also don't give him enough credit for his actual drafting. In order here are most of his best picks and I'd say it's an impressive list. Not to mention all the other players he signed or traded for.I think it was more complicated than that. Brady left because Bill was so incompetent at getting him the weapons he wanted. In particular, it seems like BB chose N'Keal Harry over the advice of his scouts who wanted Deebo; this was the worst draft pick in Patriots history since it caused the departure of Brady. It is no coincidence the Brady went to a team that was loaded at WR.
BB is he GOAT head coach, but not so good as a GM. But, based on this year, it is starting to feel as if Bob Kraft is the real GM problem or part of the problem. He is probably to blame for losing Jacobi, DHop, and Ridley. And who was the rocket-scientist / cheapskate behind the bonehead move in letting Joe Thuney walk? They could certainly use him now. This off season has been pathetic; in addition to losing out on Ridley, the Patriots lost Pharaoh Brown and Mallik Cunningham and failed to sign any significant new players. The Patriots are so depleted now that nothing short of a draft day miracle can save them or save Mayo's skin.
Granted he made a lot of GOAT level GM moves in The Old Days. Not just draft picks, but FA signings like Moss, Dillon, etc.I hate to break it to you but he's also the greatest GM this game has ever seen. People forget that GM is not only about drafting and people also don't give him enough credit for his actual drafting. In order here are most of his best picks and I'd say it's an impressive list. Not to mention all the other players he signed or traded for.
Brady
Seymour
Light
Graham
Branch
Green
Givens
Warren
Zant
Koppen
Vince
Watson
Mankins
Mayo
Chung
Volmer
Jules
Dmac
Gronk
*Hernandez
Solder
Vareen
Cannon
Chandler Jones
Hightower
Collins
Ryan
Jimmy
White
Thuney
Wise
Bentley
Dugger
Onwenwu
Barmore
Rham
Gonzalez
Douglas
That would be a dream come true. Imagine Brady comes back and wins another Superbowl with a rookie WR and rookie LT? And on top of that he beats Mahomes again in the AFC championship game to get there? That would be the stuff of legends!Main issue is that once he’s approved as a minority owner of the Raiders, he can’t play anymore. That’s the rules. But until that is approved, he can.
Besides that - I mean, obviously it’s not going to happen, but just theorize for a minute. Trade down to 6, take Odunze, use the extra 2nd you picked up in the trade down plus pick 34 to move up into the teens and take a premier left tackle. Boom! Offense is Brady-ready. Though I doubt he wants to come learn and run AVP’s offense if he had the choice lol. Who knows though, Flacco was successful.
This is 99.9% a nothing story and maybe even a subtle threat to the league to approve his ownership stake or else he will un-retire and go back to the Patriots (their worst nightmare) but it’s still fun to think about.
Agree to disagree. I don't think any less of Manning's career because he had a noodle arm at the end.We are talking about the GOAT, so you can't compare it to the other guys. To me being considered the greatest at anything is very precarious, and would be a legacy that would be easy to fall from, especially if Mahommes continues to win rings. If he goes to a loaded team he could be carried to a ring like Manning was with Denver, but it would be cheapened IMO (I know he went to a loaded team with the Bucs, but he also was still pretty damn good at the time). And if he came to the Pats as currently constructed I believe it would be a disaster. I want to remember Brady going out still at the peak of his powers. I don't want to see a guy in his late 40s running for his life while trying to make plays downfield to Juju Smith Schuster.
We'll find out how engaging, insightful, and entertaining he is as a color guy.We'll have to disagree about his TV skills. No one is better at picking apart defenses and seeing what everyone is doing than Brady. I would take him over just about every color guy currently employed.
Sometimes there's a man for his time and place. Fits right in there. And that's Tom Brady.Agree to disagree. I don't think any less of Manning's career because he had a noodle arm at the end.
We'll find out how engaging, insightful, and entertaining he is as a color guy.
You can't be both the greatest GM and greatest coach. One offsets the other. Stop it with this non sense.I hate to break it to you but he's also the greatest GM this game has ever seen. People forget that GM is not only about drafting and people also don't give him enough credit for his actual drafting. In order here are most of his best picks and I'd say it's an impressive list. Not to mention all the other players he signed or traded for.
Brady
Seymour
Light
Graham
Branch
Green
Givens
Warren
Zant
Koppen
Vince
Watson
Mankins
Mayo
Chung
Volmer
Jules
Dmac
Gronk
*Hernandez
Solder
Vareen
Cannon
Chandler Jones
Hightower
Collins
Ryan
Jimmy
White
Thuney
Wise
Bentley
Dugger
Onwenwu
Barmore
Rham
Gonzalez
Douglas
And yet somehow he did it. He was such a good GM he made his coach's job easier and vice versa. Any other GMs win 6 SBs? Any other HC win 6 SBs?You can't be both the greatest GM and greatest coach. One offsets the other. Stop it with this non sense.
Agree to disagree. I don't think any less of Manning's career because he had a noodle arm at the end.
Much like his record as an HC, his record as a GM without Brady is atrocious. He stumbled ass backwards into the greatest NFL player of all time. Beyond that, he was mediocre at best.And yet somehow he did it. He was such a good GM he made his coach's job easier and vice versa. Any other GMs win 6 SBs? Any other HC win 6 SBs?
Much like his record as an HC, his record as a GM without Brady is atrocious. He stumbled ass backwards into the greatest NFL player of all time. Beyond that, he was mediocre at best.
If you choose to believe he stumbled backwards into it you have that right so long as you recognize he's the greatest GM and HC of all time.Much like his record as an HC, his record as a GM without Brady is atrocious. He stumbled ass backwards into the greatest NFL player of all time. Beyond that, he was mediocre at best.
Anyone with the slightest clue about history knows that is what happened.If you choose to believe he stumbled backwards into it you have that right
Beyond that he couldn't draft anyone who was good:Much like his record as an HC, his record as a GM without Brady is atrocious. He stumbled ass backwards into the greatest NFL player of all time. Beyond that, he was mediocre at best.
LOL!! You're being awfully generous with most of the above selections and calling them good ones. Most of those names are easily replaceable, especially the ones on offense. I like Shane Vereen but the guy was a 2nd round pick who combined for 2,000 rushing/receiving yards in 4 years and could have been easily replaced if necessary. That's not what you want from a 2nd round pick.Beyond that he couldn't draft anyone who was good:
Brady
Seymour
Light
Graham
Branch
Green
Givens
Warren
Zant
Koppen
Vince
Watson
Mankins
Mayo
Chung
Volmer
Jules
Dmac
Gronk
*Hernandez
Solder
Vareen
Cannon
Chandler Jones
Hightower
Collins
Ryan
Jimmy
White
Thuney
Wise
Bentley
Dugger
Onwenwu
Barmore
Rham
Gonzalez
Douglas