vertigho
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This definitely drops Brady in my eyes. Colluding with the ‘Phins is one thing; it’s slimy, a bit shady, and certainly a moral grey-area; as a fan, it sucks, but I can understand as an individual potentially doing similar if it might make me and/or my family happier; it’s not like the guy killed puppies as a result of those conversations with Miami.
What sincerely pisses me off, though, and damages his reputation much more than the above element (in my opinion, at least), is the fact that this is ironclad proof he was checked out during his final season with the Pats, and that’s absolute horseshit; that’s the antithesis of everything Brady represented throughout the majority of his career. It’s unfair to himself, his teammates, his coaches, and especially those young WRs who could’ve really benefitted from an engaged and involved Tom Brady, a treasure trove of football experience and knowledge. Instead he was pulling strings to get himself out of New England while there was still 1 month (4 weeks) of training camp remaining, and 16+ games upcoming. Absolute horseshit.
Dude has leapt headfirst into the deep-end of the persona non-grata pool and only has himself to blame.
I’ll be genuinely curious what (if any) effect this has on the post-career celebrations/pleasantries/festivities in New England that we all assumed were a 100% guarantee to happen after Brady (actually) retires. If I had to guess, I still expect all of that ends up happening, but the conclusions in the NFL’s report are pretty hefty and damning, so I could see this potentially having a legitimate impact on Kraft’s outlook and perspective regarding his relationship with Brady.
What sincerely pisses me off, though, and damages his reputation much more than the above element (in my opinion, at least), is the fact that this is ironclad proof he was checked out during his final season with the Pats, and that’s absolute horseshit; that’s the antithesis of everything Brady represented throughout the majority of his career. It’s unfair to himself, his teammates, his coaches, and especially those young WRs who could’ve really benefitted from an engaged and involved Tom Brady, a treasure trove of football experience and knowledge. Instead he was pulling strings to get himself out of New England while there was still 1 month (4 weeks) of training camp remaining, and 16+ games upcoming. Absolute horseshit.
Dude has leapt headfirst into the deep-end of the persona non-grata pool and only has himself to blame.
I’ll be genuinely curious what (if any) effect this has on the post-career celebrations/pleasantries/festivities in New England that we all assumed were a 100% guarantee to happen after Brady (actually) retires. If I had to guess, I still expect all of that ends up happening, but the conclusions in the NFL’s report are pretty hefty and damning, so I could see this potentially having a legitimate impact on Kraft’s outlook and perspective regarding his relationship with Brady.