DonAZ

January 27th, 2015 at 3:04 PM ^

I've traveled to Brazil on business in the past.  It's no myth ... the ladies there are quite pleasant to the eye.

Unless, like me, you walk into a door while admiring.  I literally walked smack into a door. :-(

Yostbound and Down

January 27th, 2015 at 12:08 PM ^

The quote from his dad: "It will end badly." in terms of how his time with the Pats will wind up was pretty interesting. I think Belichick's actions this week show that he will have no qualms about cutting Brady and his salary restructuring makes that easier. As much as I like how Seattle plays football, I'll probably still be cheering for Tom in the Super Bowl, but I find the Patriots a pretty repulsive team to cheer for, and this article only reinforces that.

True Blue Grit

January 27th, 2015 at 12:53 PM ^

If he were let go by the Patriots before he wanted to retire, I'd start hating them I think.  Belichick has always been a cold, impersonal person which makes it easy to not like him.  But I've always disagreed with the way they've handled personnel there, sometimes trading or cutting key players from the team.  Brady must have been really pissed on a number of occasions when all-pro guys are let go - especially Wes Welker recently.  As successful as they've been, I think these personnel moves have cost them at least one Super Bowl win, maybe more. 

aplatypus

January 27th, 2015 at 4:33 PM ^

have been so completely blown out of proportion it's funny even for Patriots related media. 

Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, and a slew of other quarterbacks come out saying how particular they are about the balls and how they make sure the team gets them weighted just right for them specifically. Multiple news articles come out saying the same thing, how it's the quarterbacks that make sure each ball is just how they like it. 

Belichick says he doesn't really know much about it and Tom knows far more about how the footballs are handled than he does and the media gets all stupid "BILL BELICHICK THROWS TOM BRADY UNDER THE BUS." even though he said nothing new at compared to what anyone else had said about it. 

jmblue

January 27th, 2015 at 12:09 PM ^

Hopefully this treatment really does work.  I'd hate to hear about him 10 years from now with a bunch of ailments.

Speaking of which, Harbaugh's body seems to have held up pretty well despite a similarly long career.

 

saveferris

January 27th, 2015 at 12:35 PM ^

OP's title immediately took me here....

Tom Brady is out there.  He can't be bargained with or reasoned with.  He doesn't feel pity.  Or remorse.  Or fear.  And he absolutely will not stop, until you are dead....

Ghost of Hoke

January 27th, 2015 at 1:00 PM ^

I read it this morning and strongly recommend it. As mentioned in the article itself. For as famous as Brady is, very little is known about him. This article has more than fluff.

Little Jimmy

January 27th, 2015 at 1:38 PM ^

Once he retires (in 8 years) he can fill that void on this football staff.

Imagine that?  Talk about a beautifully executed succession plan.

Eventually, newly appointed AD JimHarbaugh can introduce our new HC Tom Brady.

Mind blown..

Miami Maize

January 27th, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^

Hyper competitive athletes like Brady, and even HARBAUGH in his day (and now extending to coaching and winning) share what made Michael Jordan the greatest player in his sport - an insatiable will to do whatever it takes to crush the opponent.  

Aside from obvious physical gifts, MJ was better than anybody else because he metaphorically (maybe even actually) wanted to kill his opponent for having the balls to think they could even try to beat him.  If you watch Brady on the sideline crushing teammate helmets with head butts, you can see the same kind of intensity.  It's what separates the very good from the great.  

VectorVictor05

January 27th, 2015 at 2:57 PM ^

Great quote from the article:

"But Brady tends not to equate immortality with hardware anyway. Whenever he is asked to name his favorite Super Bowl win, his reply is “the next one.” "

TB appropriating a Jon Falk quote - I like it.