Coming from the guy who has been claiming I just don't understand and basically been calling me and others sheep for following the narrative?Yeah...ok.And anyone claiming a win or loss on an argument always makes for good times.
I didn't call you sheep, but fair point about casting stones.But you do keep making the same mistakes about the narrative argument. You're claiming you're not just following the narrative, but then you offer up (without links) anecdotes about him quitting on routes and his teammates and coaches complaining about it. The whole point is that the evidence of him quitting on routes or giving less effort is partially- maybe even mostly- a function of people wanting to confirm the narrative. I'm sure there's some truth to it, but there's also
teammates who love and respect him, coaches who've loved him (Belichek first sought him out and then even defending him when Brady criticized),
quotes indicating that he really is passionate about the game along with discussions of his work ethic, etc. But nobody wants to read about that. I'm betting this is the first anyone here has even heard of those reports from his 49er teammates. Instead, everyone wants to pick through the film to find evidence of him letting up on plays (even though he's been an
excellent blocker in his career) and find and point to the negative quotes while ignoring the positive ones like the ones from Belicheck in that last link.