Seriously? I hate the Pats but the person you’re describing is the complete opposite of Brady. For two decades that dude towed the line, played the “Patriot Way”, the “BB” way and won six SBs, without ever complaining or saying or doing the wrong thing. “Needed to feel special, suckle on his teet, treat him like a king”? I don’t know who you’re talking about.
You've missed a lot of what's gone on. Then again, you've been busy with your cheating owner and his laziness and entitlement for 20 years.
I was left scratching my head back in January of 2015 when Tom Brady Sr said it would "end badly". I had no idea what it meant or why he was saying it. I also had no idea why Brady kept saying he wanted to "play until 45", but now it all makes sense. BB drafted Jimmy in 2014, so Brady watched all year as BB worked 1:1 with Jimmy. Brady didn't like it and I can't blame him, but BB was probably wondering who kidnapped Brady in postseasons and why his game management was absolutely horrible. For Brady, this was his way of lobbying for a contract so it was on record that he wanted to retire a Patriot. Makes sense, he realizes he plays for the best and it's a big reason why NE is in the postseason every year is as much Brady, but also because BB isn't a moron with the cap and teambuilding like your team or about 80% of the NFL.
But, it's clear now, the drafting of JimmyG and BB working with him DAILY (only Brady got that treatment in 2001 even when Bledsoe returned and Cassel on the fly in 2008), really irked Brady like the Jordan Love pick has irked passive-aggressive primadonna Rodgers in GB.
Sometimes money and fame can change someone. It changed Tom Brady, but it also lit a fire under Brady who was playing poorly in postseasons from 2007-2012, including vs your Jets with a mindblowingly bizarre INT on a steamrolling drive, right into David Harris's arms in the 1st qtr, almost like it was intentional, that's how bad it was. Sure, the D could have done a lot better, and didn't, but the slow starts and deer in the headlights look from Brady about midway through the 3rd qtr of a postseason game in the divisional rd, title game or SB, became the norm.
So, we got 3 more rings out of it, but enough was enough. Brady could get hurt or retire at literally any time with Giselle in his ear, and on top of that, it's very likely BB wasn't going to pay long term at 25 mil per just because of what Brady has accomplished.
I mean, BB asked Mike Lombardi to write a report about this teams and why they were failing in postseasons from 2007-2012 and it wasn't just because the D couldn't bail Brady out of every bad performance his chosen offense (finesse shotgun spread base) produced, whether it barely scoring points in an offensive league geared for scoring points. Why anyone would ask a defense to do more than offense with rules favoring offenses, doesn't quite make sense if you graduated high school.
Brady isn't perfect, even though it was portrayed as such by the Boston media here, who never once criticized him when he had horribly boneheaded gaffes or bad games. It ended up creating a monster of sorts, where BB probably thought he couldn't reach his QB anymore.
When you live in "bililonaire bunker" or build a house with a moat around it, we're obviously talking about an oligarch here, who is used to getting everything he wants. It is what it is. Fans are appreciative, but what you see in GB with Rodgers is likely what BB has been dealing with for a long time.
Our GM has a responsibility to the owner, team and fans and it can't just be a micro, year to year and cross your fingers approach like most of the NFL does it. Brady chose an All Star cast in TB and it worked for him, but we also saw him throw 3 more INTs in the title game. Looks VERY familiar.
There's a reason why Brees and Rodgers only have 1 ring......Their GMs and Coach weren't anywhere near as great as BB. Heck, even Manning only go the 1 ring in Indy.
