The Greatness of Tom Brady

Submitted by DJEasy12 on

As this article states, Tom Brady has now thrown a TD pass to 68 different targets in his career. The all time NFL record is 70 held by Vinny Testaverde, who had the benefit of playing for approximately 8 teams over his 20 year career. 

The fact that Tom has stayed with one team all this time and won 5 Super Bowls, while going to 7, with all the turnaround that has gone on with his teams is a feat we will never see again in sports. So happy and proud that he went to Michigan. Go Blue!!

 

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November 13th, 2017 at 9:21 AM ^

I get why some may not get it appreciate the love shown TB on this site. After all he is in the pros and it has been a long time since he played for the Maize and Blue. Here are plausible reasons. 1. He remains a supporter of the program long after his HC has retired. Many players have a deep bond with their HC and when they leave, retire or are fired the relationship with the school and the program ceases. TB has been back under Harbaugh and Hoke. I don’t know but from what is available in the press and in TV it seems he actually left with a strained relationship because of the Drew Henson situation. Ironically that may have helped push him to be what he is today as a player. 2. The top prospects want to play in the NFL. Like him or not he is the most prominent ex Wolverine and plays a position that Harbaugh and most coaches need to recruit well, a passing QB. That is one of the selling points under Harbaugh. He was a high level pro coach. He knows what it takes and the implicit message to the recruits is that if you have the talent and desire he can help mold you so that you have a chance at the next level. Having some one like TB show up and throw the ball around with Harbaugh before a game like he did last year is a PR moment that is priceless. 3. He is very skillful. No one ever crows about his physical gifts. Yet, he is still effective and very accurate. Like Roger Federer in tennis he makes it look so easy and simple. This is an under appreciated point. Because it looks so easy and smooth it is easier for viewers to think “wow that doesn’t look hard, I could almost do it. “ For most of us couch potatoes that is just some amusing self deception but for a talented prospect that is very alluring. It makes the dream just one step closer to reality. Subconsciously it gives the UM recruiter a tiny advantage when talking to QB prospects. 4. This years’s Big Ten season has shown that one can have many of the parts of a great team: defense, running game, etc, but you still need solid QB play. Iowa won with great enthusiasm but also a career day at QB when JT Barrett had his worst game. 5. I am not enameled with the pseudoscience stuff he is into which has a kernel of truth: pro athletes should take better care of themselves and get lots of sleep. Anyway, just wanted to point out why there are some very good practical reasons why Wolverine fans even those who liked Henson more might be TB12 fans today.

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