2018 TB Off-Season Thread
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I manage salons and spas. I’d bet real money that the day before he had either a chemical peel or microdermabrasion, and possibly a little botox or filler added around the eyes. His skin is so taut it’s almost shiny, and his undertones are really pink. Tomorrow his face will look great but the first few days after violently damaging your face with acid or thousands of tiny needle pricks, there’s gonna be some swelling and redness.
One morning in spring training, 2017, he was in the coaches’ room looking at his cell phone text messages. Ichiro told the coaches about one message he had just received from a number he didn’t recognize. The guy said he’d gotten Ichiro’s number from Alex Rodriguez, and that he wanted to come meet him and study his stretching system.
“What’s the guy’s name?” asked one of the coaches.
Ichiro strolled to the end of the text. “Some guy named Tom Brady. Who the f— is Tom Brady?”
“What’s the guy’s name?” asked one of the coaches.
Ichiro strolled to the end of the text. “Some guy named Tom Brady. Who the f— is Tom Brady?”
And this is the guy the NFL spent millions of dollars and several years trying to tear down.
All because they needed to break the union.
Semi-relatedly, I am sad to admit that I still haven't brought myself to watch the last Tom Vs. Time -- the whole conclusion to last season was kind of painful and all the reviews said it was kind of depressing. That said, I'm over the last season and really should check it out.
I dunno, I didn't think it was really that much of a bummer relative to the other ones. Like the rest of the series, that episode wasn't really about the game(s) itself, so if you're watching to get insight into TB12, it delivers just fine.
Uh, Tom--I know you broke Urlacher's ankles, but....
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/tom-brady-shares-video-of-close-encounter-with-a-wild-bear-in-montana/ar-AAzAgLo?ocid=ientp
Agreed, how ironic in a video of Youk, Brady and Giselle and family playing Dodge ball on a redsox forum the thing that stands out is the girl in stripes with the blistering fast ball.
Plus, a very, VERY quick release. She could back up Brady and the Pats would be fine.
yeah, TB12 pegging his mom point blank at the very end was the best part.
Runner up is definitely his niece's laser-rocket arm. She's gonna be on ESPN 8 The Ocho one of these days.
Third was Tom Brady Sr bear-hugging an unruly Gisele.
It's a playful moment of family. He doesn't care that she's some rich powerful global icon. She just hit Tommy from behind their lines with a ball, and he wasn't going to stand for it, dammit.
I’m sure there was nothing untoward about it, just if my dad ever did that to my fiancée I’d be like ‘wtf? That was a little weird’.
Thinking about attending a Pats practice this year, probably end of July. Anyone with any experience with this able to give helpful advice on what a day in Foxboro for this could look like? Or tips on making the experience better? Thanks in advance.
I* put this together for you: https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2018/07/16/patriots-training-camp-2018
*I didn't do this
*I didn't do this
No Gillette Stadium practice for season ticket holders and Foxboro residents this year?
That's the way to add money without adding years to his deal via a new contract.
Does an incentive hit the cap this year, when it presumably won't be earned until season's end?
Or can easily achieved incentives be used to delay cap hits?
or is it retroactive if achieved, and penalties applied if over the cap is the result?
Or can easily achieved incentives be used to delay cap hits?
or is it retroactive if achieved, and penalties applied if over the cap is the result?
Depends on the incentive.
Basically, if the player met the incentive the previous year than it is considered likely to be earned (LTBE) and is counted against the cap for the current season.
If he didn't meet the conditions than it is considered "not likely to be earned" and not counted.
With Bradys numbers last year, most of these are probably LTBE.
Basically, if the player met the incentive the previous year than it is considered likely to be earned (LTBE) and is counted against the cap for the current season.
If he didn't meet the conditions than it is considered "not likely to be earned" and not counted.
With Bradys numbers last year, most of these are probably LTBE.
Incentives are categorized as LTBE (likely to be earned), or NLTBE (not likely to be earned) based on prior seasons performance. I think if you've hit that mark in the prior season, it's LTBE. If you never have it's NLTBE.
LTBE's hit this years cap, NLTBE's hit next years cap. (At least that is my understanding).
If they are going to account towards this year’s cap the team would have to hold space for it correct? If that’s the case why not just give the dude a 5 million dollar raise? I understand that it is poor business practice to guarantee something when you don’t have to, and there is always the chance that this is the year he loses it, but I feel like Kraft would have no issue doing that for Tom either
But now typing/thinking it out, I’m guessing they can’t just add to a base salary and this might be the only way to add value without adding years
But now typing/thinking it out, I’m guessing they can’t just add to a base salary and this might be the only way to add value without adding years
If I were the team, I wouldn't want to add years if he is truly going year-to-year at this point. Kicking the can down the road is never a good idea especially if it's a big-money QB deal. If they are going to extend him, I'm sure waiting until it's all new money is the financially sound way to go.
Yeah he is still signed through 2019. Maybe if he has another great year this year and seems fully committed going into 2019 then you think about it, but if they manage to win a title this year or next, I think he would just hang em up anyway.
All the reporting cites the base figure of $15 million, but the deal Brady is on already included a major signing bonus and extensive guaranteed money,
Right he was on a 2/$41M deal so $20.5 AAV. Add in the $5M and it becomes $23M AAV.
I was driving today and Ordway and Merloni were arguing this point from sheer ignorance ‘oh they only made him a $20M qb, let’s read off who makes more this year!’ I’ve never wanted to actually call in more and ask if they understood how nfl contracts work, he gots shitload up front. Yearly cap hits =/= what they’re actually making.