As we enter the dog days of summer, the takes and opinions among national sports media members get as hot as the heat when their football preseason predictions roll in.<\/p>\n
It’s no surprise to many that follow the NFL closely,\u00a0many of these sizzling “hot takes”\u00a0come from the ESPN debate show “First Take<\/em>” every weekday morning.<\/p>\n In\u00a0recent seasons\u00a0many fans have grown accustom to the boisterous rumblings of Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless but the recent words of Bayless’ new replacement Max Kellerman have Patriots fans in uproar more than ever on social media.<\/p>\n On Thursday morning, Kellerman was asked about the future of Tom Brady when he returns from his four game suspension and boldly stated;<\/p>\n \u201cTom Brady\u2019s just about done, It could be his next game, it could be a year from now, but he is going to fall off a cliff. Tom Brady is going to be a bum in short order.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n “He\u2019s 39. So will it be this year? Not necessarily. I can see Brady if he gets through the year without an injury putting up big numbers. But then it\u2019ll be next [year]. He\u2019ll be terrible by the middle of next season.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AMlzNWDUnAc<\/p>\n CBS Boston’s<\/em> Michael Hurley, who has been a major contributor in defending the Patriots throughout the Deflategate scandal, ripped Kellerman in a column<\/a> of his own, stating, “It\u2019s not exactly an enlightened opinion to say that some day, eventually, Brady won\u2019t be able to play professional football anymore. And the thing is, eventually one of these people chanting \u201cTHE END IS NEAR\u201d will be proven correct. But that\u2019s no different than predicting the sun will set and night will fall this evening. Congratulating yourself for predicting something that cannot be avoided is a fascinating route to explore on live television.”<\/p>\n Yes. https:\/\/t.co\/GFxiKOakLf<\/a><\/p>\n — Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) July 28, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n