Like many have said.. in addition to being one of the greatest, he is certainly the LUCKIEST QB to ever play the game. Besides the cheating, the poor play of his divisional opponents gave him the home field advantage for 20 YEARS! In at least half of his super bowl wins, one could argue cheating (the GSOT tapes), injuries (Gurley, Kupp and last year's Chiefs), poor coaching (Atlanta never should have lost that game) and that stupid pass (interception) that Pete Carroll called when Marshawn Lynch was 1 foot away from the goal line, and last year was yet another fluke Super Bowl win... Brady goes to Tampa and Gronk, Antonio Brown, and Fornet all sign on an already loaded defense. The bottom line is that Brady was great, but he was also extremely lucky. Hats off to him, overall.
Oh, and the Bucs added more than Brady in that off-season. I chock up the improvement to not having a turn over machine at QB, Winston, and an outrageous Defense.
So let's say pats didn't cheat and the offensive plays called didn't succeed because the play caller didn't know what D was called. Brady doesn't have the same kind of success to build his confidence on. Maybe he becomes skittish in the pocket because his line isn't prepared for the blitz. He never reaches the level of play he is known for. You can't discount the cheating. You can't begin to discount the far reaching effect it had to build that team up and to hold down other teams. Payton Manning could have had way more success if he didn't have to deal with the cheating every year. No, no credit earned. He and his team stole success from other teams.My dislike for Tom Brady has faded somewhat. Yeah, I know... you bastard, CGI!
Its just... You don't reach 9 Super bowls, winning 7, without earning that. He's playing QB too... it's not like he's the long snapper along for the ride.
I mean, just typing that feels like a typo... 9 Super bowls. Nine!
I understand the dislike for him though... the over saturation... sometimes it's too much. But for all the attention Tom gets, he tends to be more classy than most athletes, particularly this day and age.
Maybe someone else comes along and matches what he's doing years down the road? But, we are seeing something that might not ever be matched again.
Got to give him credit for that.
My dislike for Tom Brady has faded somewhat. Yeah, I know... you bastard, CGI!
Its just... You don't reach 9 Super bowls, winning 7, without earning that. He's playing QB too... it's not like he's the long snapper along for the ride.
I mean, just typing that feels like a typo... 9 Super bowls. Nine!
I understand the dislike for him though... the over saturation... sometimes it's too much. But for all the attention Tom gets, he tends to be more classy than most athletes, particularly this day and age.
Maybe someone else comes along and matches what he's doing years down the road? But, we are seeing something that might not ever be matched again.
Got to give him credit for that.
They were 11-5 the year he was hurt. 11 and 5. Yes it was ridiculous they didnt make the playoffs, but since it was the Pats, nobody cared.
I didn't know covid was exclusive to just the Boston area and didn't hear the Pats had 5 or 6 defensive starters sit out . I think it was you that posted in the thread about mid season saying Brady couldn't throw the deep ball any more. So I'm watching the NFC Championship game last year and they said the team that led the NFL in deep passes last year was wait for it , wait for it The Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Well, now you know. The Patriots had 8 players opt out, from a total of 67 players across the NFL. No other team had more than 5.
