-Agree on the Brady points. Lifelong Phinsfan but had the pleasure of living in Tampa Bay during the Dungy-era and got very caught up in the team, Sapp-Brooks, lot of local Florida college talent on those teams and so it was very difficult to stomach Brady signing with a team I have very strong ties to. But I am going to say as I said to many folks, "What a gift" mr Brady leaves for a few of us who had hated him and had a bad taste in our mouths for the better part of 20 years and while I still have a bitter taste for all the losing down here in Miami, I did start to understand and appreciate Brady the more and more time went on throughout the season. His ability to lead on and off the field, recruit players and get everyone on the same page...what else am I supposed to say? Miami never stood a chance, wouldn't have mattered what we did.
-Now the Shula-BB stuff...I'll just say that 48 wins without Brady could take a little while longer. How many 8-8 seasons can he survive or people call in to question what he is hanging around for? Maybe it won't go that way but you have to acknowledge what Buffalo has discovered and also the improvements Miami is making. Both of those teams seem to be on the rise and the Pats are starting to fade. I didn't realize it was under 50 wins, not pulling for BB to hang on. A good 5-11 season would at least turn the heat up a notch or two there. He's always going to scrape 6-7-8 wins, he's a good game planner and can simply just make the opposing offense look like they are in mud all day, I'll give him that.
Cheers!
