crow is 100% right. If it was the DJ2 or CC52 method and there was a sleazy quack and infomerical-esque documentary involved, you guys would be ruthless. You'd tear it to shreds, and you'd be correct in doing so (and by the way I completely fail to see how The Players' Tribune really compares, regardless of how you feel about it). Unfortunately, I'm not sure we'll be able to rationally discuss these things until this Patriots dynasty ends. Right now, (most, not all) Pats fans are in full-on 1997-2005 entitled Yankees fans mode and a lot of them will defend almost anything related to Brady - even the things that are really difficult to defend. I get it, I've been there - in the moment, I desperately looked for a way to defend A-Rod's slap. But I know from experience that once the ride ends, you come back to reality and regain some perspective. I look forward to that happening for some Pats fans. Till then, the rest of us will be over here shitting all over the TB12 method.
I know that some Pats fans will agree with you but this is such a massive overgeneralization. Sure, some Pats fans are entitled. Show me any fanbase that has enjoyed massive success in any sport that does not have such fans within it.
But Pats fans come in all shapes and sizes. MANY Pats fans that I know have memories that date back to the 70s (and some even the 60s). I grew up with a team that was in some years a contender, often a laughingstock and often like a Charlie Brown franchise with so many near misses and oddball events like Coach Fairbanks taking a job on the eve of the playoffs. As much as I have enjoyed the Brady/BB years, I've been in full "pinch me/am I dreaming?" mode for every minute of it. I am hardly alone in that; I've heard countless fans repeat it, many on this board.
As to Brady, yeah, he's all in on his methods, some of them seem dubious, and he wants to make this his calling. You can call me whatever you want, but I have listened to him on his weekly Monday morning WEEI segments for years, and my take is that he truly believes in the TB12 Method and truly believes it will help people. Is it about money? Yes, of course. We live in a country where making money is permitted and even encouraged. But he's rich as can be, his wife is too, and he could also make money by endorsing products left and right, and way more than he already does. My take is that it's more about sincere belief than straight cash. He sure sounds like a guy who thinks he's stumbled on a true game changer.
I'm psyched that Tom is doing a documentary and I will get an increased vista into him. But I watch every ESPN30, HBO Sports documentary, NFL Life and other show of that ilk. I like seeing these guys outside the playing arena and seeing a little bit behind the curtain. Would I mock Derek Jeter if he did the same thing? Maybe. But I would more likely mock the media for having a full on sportsrgasm each time he made anything but a routine play in the infield or hm for handing the Yankees Giancarlo Stanton for a bag of balls and his other questionable moves since he took over the Marlins.
So when you say that we'll defend anything Tom does, you paint with a brush that assumes every Pats fan is about the same and doesn't account for differences, and you inherently are assuming that Tom needs defending. You also assume that we see things in black and white. The reality is that many fans of all teams see things in shades of grey. For me, Tom is a sincere guy who believes in some things that seem hokey to me, but I am sure as shit glad that he believes as strongly in him as he does, as I think it helps him be a better QB -- both his confidence in the method and the result of his training. There's no denying that he is playing uncommonly well for his age, so keep doing whatever you are doing, Tom. Maybe you referring back to DG, and assume his actions there need defending.
Bottom line, I totally reject the notion that my perspective will change when they come back to earth or that it should. I KNOW that one day the Pats will be mediocre or worse. I am soaking up every second of this now, appreciate how freaking lucky I am to root for this team, and think that nothing about the QB doing a documentary about himself needs defending.