Brady is back….back again
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I don’t see Bill - who works much longer hours than the players - going to a Friday night function with a travel day on Saturday and a Sunday game.
Definitely Slater and Andrews, but to be honest, it could be Jason McCourty and not DMac.
Why is he getting married in the middle of the season? Shotgun wedding?
I try to avoid the Tom drama, but damn, he looks terrible.
I try to avoid the Tom drama, but damn, he looks terrible.
Yeah, Friday night wedding in the middle of the season, in NYC. Kinda weird, but when you’re Kraft’s age, you probably don’t wait around. I just find it sort of weird that Brady, who plays in Pittsburgh on Sunday was there while Belichick, who coaches in Cleveland on Sunday, wasn’t. It’s odd for him not to be there, no?
I am sure it will be covered in Wickersham’s next book.
The Patriots dynasty begins with Parcells drafting Drew Bledsoe, followed by Kraft buying the team the very next year, Belichick quitting the Jets for the Patriots, and Tom Brady taking over the reigns in 2001. It’s incredible and cool they are friends. Life worked out well for all of them.
The NY Post article says that Elton John asked Kraft 3 weeks ago when he was getting married and Elton said he would perform as a gift. So they booked a wedding on the only day Elton John was available.
Being a billionaire seems awesome.
Tom didn't make it to practice today. On the one hand, PFT's obsession with Brady practicing is a little weird. On the other hand, Brady skipping practice for a wedding does seem very out of character.
I read one report that claimed that it was a "surprise" that the party everyone was invited to was a wedding, but there is zero chance Brady skipped a Saturday practice for a "party."
I read one report that claimed that it was a "surprise" that the party everyone was invited to was a wedding, but there is zero chance Brady skipped a Saturday practice for a "party."
Florio has always been obsessed with Brady. He went so far as to claim in preseason that he knew that TB12 would be the starting quarterback for the 49ers this year.
Brady generates clicks for everyone, of course; but Florio goes to the trough on a regular basis
God, it kills me to see Moss there. He only played 3 and a few seasons here, yet he gushes over Tom and BB every chance he gets, and shows up at an event like this, looking so happy. Randy fucking loved the Patriot Way. I wish we got more seasons of him.
I post this every so often because I love it so much
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZTeQQXYnE&ab_channel=CLOUTISADRUGTV
His post-game presser when he got traded back to the Vikings and basically laid his coaches out to dry and "saluted" Belichick was an all-time classic. He really did love being here, and the football we could have witnessed in an alternate universe makes me sad.
I'm sure his o-line appreciated getting yelled at by Tom after he jetted off to a billionaire's birthday party and missed the Saturday walkthrough. Yes, of course Tom doesn't need the walkthrough, he's 'got all the answers to the test', etc., but that's still not a good look. This board would have had a field day if Peyton Manning or Derek Jeter pulled something like that back in the day.
And you all wonder why I dislike Brady so much ...
https://www.ibtimes.com/military-personnel-outraged-tom-brady-comparing-football-deployment-3625535
https://www.ibtimes.com/military-personnel-outraged-tom-brady-comparing-football-deployment-3625535
Tom Brady was definitely saying playin in the NFL is just like going to war.
Also, the entire NFL ethos is military. You attack. You sack. You throw bombs. You dominate the front lines. You intercept.
Also, the entire NFL ethos is military. You attack. You sack. You throw bombs. You dominate the front lines. You intercept.
Thanks for this. Read twitter thread within and now have a new follow in Lady Jay (who is hilarious).
I find myself still rooting for Brady and all but you really don't see using a military deployment as an example is just a poor choice especially for someone as PR conscious as Brady?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkqNiBASfI
Also, the criticism seems a little misplaced, as military comparisons are made by dozens or athletes (not just in football) every week. And lets not pretend that the US Military hasn't leaned in hugely to advertise and make football a part of their recruitment strategy.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUnesbnNqDA
Using examples that are at least 10+ years old isnt exactly making the point you think it is
He was obviously talking about it in the sense of being locked in with a group of guys through an extended period of time and devoting all your activities towards accomplishing a collective goal, which doesn't leave much time for you to mentally focus on much else, not that he's under the exact same physical and mental conditions or receives the same compensation as someone in military service. To be offended by that is kinda silly.
Then again, not being an American this is likely a cultural blindspot to me.
Yea I’m not really all that put off by Brady’s comment.
If I never hear another senior military official talk about “getting this over the goal line” or “quarterbacking” something, it will be too soon.
We, as a society, suck at analogies.
If I never hear another senior military official talk about “getting this over the goal line” or “quarterbacking” something, it will be too soon.
We, as a society, suck at analogies.
Gregg
Anyway, manufactured faux-outrage is always good for a few clicks on social media.
Where is this graphic/list from? Did Brady create that?
The article says he referred to playing as “military deployment”, which is a lot more innocuous than that list.
Not that comparing a deployment to a football season isn't damned silly, but the link between football (and sports in general) and the military is way more than just advertising. It has long been a part of military culture.
GEN Douglas MacArthur
Remember when he posted something on his IG story that people should be nice to each other during the pandemic and there was a debate about how Brady wasn't taking COVID-19 serious enough?
Most of the military terminology associated with football is still commonly used by coaches, players, broadcasters, etc. Bomb, blitz, sack, etc. And as pointed out by others, the military pays for the privilege of having coaches and players festooned in camouflage every November. Sorry, this feels you’re bending over backwards to be outraged by someone you obviously have pre-existing dislike of.
I’m pretty sure that list is not related to Brady in any way, shape, or form. The original post containing that graphic is confusing people.
Ten years after the Battle of Waterloo, while watching a cricket match at Eton, the Duke of Wellington was overheard to say: "The battle of Waterloo was won here."
http://stimpson.allfunandgames.ca/informationroundup/who_said_the_battle_of_waterloo_was_won_at_eton.php
It’s a dumb statement but fairly innocuous compared to uh, lots of other dumb shit football players say comparing their game to war
View: https://youtu.be/I82BPA5QAaQ
https://quotefancy.com/quote/757006/Ray-Lewis-In-any-war-you-put-your-back-to-mine-I-put-my-back-to-yours-and-let-s-do-what
View: https://youtu.be/I82BPA5QAaQ
https://quotefancy.com/quote/757006/Ray-Lewis-In-any-war-you-put-your-back-to-mine-I-put-my-back-to-yours-and-let-s-do-what
Not pissed just providing some more details about why people might not like Brady.
People minds were likely made up before this latest brouhaha. I doubt this is what changed most people from liking a guy who has been in the public eye for 20+ years to not liking the guy. This is more akin to a person who doesn't like Brady to express why they don't like Brady.
actually - with the prevalence of sexual assault/rape in the military, using him is quite appropriate.
People are letting this go?
He yells at teammates all the time and his teammates say they love and respect him.
Jeter was never the best player on his team, let alone ever. so it would be different. There are decades of vitriol towards Jeter archived here,and I expect most of it is how opverrated he was/is, the media's reactions to him, and how selfish he was to move Arod to 3b,
As for the other great QB, he did the same thing, and was received the same ehy
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUlrCH6gLQw
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh1dIxeuOro
Yeah who cares? Tons of people dislike Brady for lots of different reasons. You posted a stupid reason to dislike him in a forum that is frequented by lots of Patriots fans who love Tom Brady? What reaction were you looking for?
Congratulations on finding another reason to hate a guy you already hated.