Agreed. He's been a player in the NFL for 20 years and can walk away any time he wants. Quit whining.He's over-communicating. Reminds me of Lebron James and "The Decision".
Nobody cares dude. Play football. Stop worrying about the impacts to your possible future political career.
He would probably have more time for his family if a) he let the coaches run the offense, b) he didn’t spend so much time finding new ways to cheat.
When Brady drops back and has to go to the ground after a pass and he is laying there on the ground, that's when he looks ancient vs everyone else on the field. If he happens to be laying flat on his stomach waiting to get up or someone assist him, it's ugly.Giselle was right, he should've retired last year after the bomb to Evans should've won the game. A good way to go out.
He's still playing well, but there's a danger that he'll have some Willie Mays moments before the season is over, in addition to foot-in-the-mouth moments.
Uhhhhh his offensive coordinator is horrible so no thanks?a) he let the coaches run the offense,
Well, then they should hire a real OC. Can’t have the QB do two jobs. That’s just stupid.Uhhhhh his offensive coordinator is horrible so no thanks?a) he let the coaches run the offense,
Well they had one but he “retired” back in April.Well, then they should hire a real OC. Can’t have the QB do two jobs. That’s just stupid.Uhhhhh his offensive coordinator is horrible so no thanks?a) he let the coaches run the offense,
Could Brady retire in the middle of the season? Broken tablets, cussing out his OL, he's not himself of late.
Tom Brady might quit NFL during season amid personal life issues, says former QB
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Mike and Chris are on top of it
Because as tough as it is to be a 45-year-old QB in the NFL, it's even tougher to be a 46-year-old QB in the NFL.Divorces are difficult. Let him breathe a little. He can still get the job done. Of course, I don't know why he came back if things were so on the fritz. It's not like anybody wouldn't have given him the year off to make things right.
Was actually deployed via the USS Peleliu when Tom won his first Super Bowl. Was out there already when 9/11 happened. I never played in the NFL, but he's probably right. Playing in the NFL, making more than a Quarter %Bil in earnings, married to a Supermodel - is actually way harder than being deployed away from your family not knowing if you are alive at any given moment.
agreed. He'd be good at whatever he chose to do.I guess I'm in the minority here but I have been in the Army for 25 years and was deployed for at least 2 of Tom Brady's superbowls. I'm totally fine with the comparisons of football to military service; I see many, many similarities. Of all of the sports I have played, football is the most like military combat operations. It involves strategy, tactics, trained individual and team techniques and, reacting when the play/op breaks down. Most importantly, the concept of the team being more important than the self plays out in the military in a similar fashion to football. Football is the ultimate team sport, in that it teaches players in all phases of the game to do their job for team success, without regard for individual glory. Not that every football player absorbs that lesson, but the nature of game of football is built to teach it. 25 years is a long time to be on active duty and in that time I have seen the overall quality of new recruits drop a bit. I attribute some of that to the focus on video games and the decline in team sports, especially football. I can tell you that, in my experience, the Soldiers who played team sports, especially football, usually "get it" much more quickly than those who did not. Given the dedication and commitment that Tom Brady has shown to a difficult (though extremely lucrative) profession, I have no doubt that he would have been an excellent leader in any branch of our military. Finally, if it means anything, I have been a part of military operational planning where football (and other sport) metaphors are used to convey phases of an operation or actions on an objective.
He's an all time great. All time competitor. Wired that way, still proving people wrong. I mean, he isn't an idiot, so he must OBVIOUSLY be cracking to not have the presence of mind to use, ya know, ANY, other profession - Astronaut maybe? Feels just wild b/c he obviously has no idea what he is talking about. But I mean, He's Tom Brady. Do what you want older God.People like Brady can't help themselves. He is one of those driven people that can't turn it off, even if he wants to. The analogy is silly but I get what he's saying..to do it the right way and be the best, you have to engross yourself and leave everything else behind. That's no different than Gates, Bezos, Jobs, any super high achiever in any field. Once he has to hang up the cleats as the best QB ever he's not going to buy an island and chill...he'll move to something else and work tirelessly at it.
I've done a complete 180 with him after winning in TB. I couldn't stand him in NE but I've got a ton of respect for him. BB is a great coach but he's only as good as his QB and his QB was the best ever. It sucks for him that he's getting a very public divorce but he's married to himself and always will be. Everything else will always take a back seat and I don't think he can help it. That's my dime store analysis.
I guess I'm in the minority here but I have been in the Army for 25 years and was deployed for at least 2 of Tom Brady's superbowls.
I think we have to be mindful of the fact that we are getting an unprecedented look at an all-time great. Imagine if Michael Jordan were in his prime right now in the age of instant, world-wide media. The truth is that real excellence in any field isn't always pretty. It can look a lot like single-minded obsession, at the expense of other aspects of life. I used to not think much of Tom Brady but his willingness to work for his goals has won me over. Having gone through something similar in my private life a couple of years ago, I can't imagine how he is able to compartmentalize and still perform a task that requires 100% undivided attention, especially with the painful details on the front page of the internet. With Tom Brady we are seeing how the real sausage of human greatness is made; I still want to eat it.Nobody should ever use the military to compare to sports but I do think he simply meant he’s not around his family much. However, that is strictly his choice. A lot of football players seem to have a balanced life. I don’t know why he has to be so psychotic about it, maybe that’s what makes him so good on the field.
To be fair, it doesn’t appear he’s good at being marriedagreed. He'd be good at whatever he chose to do.I guess I'm in the minority here but I have been in the Army for 25 years and was deployed for at least 2 of Tom Brady's superbowls. I'm totally fine with the comparisons of football to military service; I see many, many similarities. Of all of the sports I have played, football is the most like military combat operations. It involves strategy, tactics, trained individual and team techniques and, reacting when the play/op breaks down. Most importantly, the concept of the team being more important than the self plays out in the military in a similar fashion to football. Football is the ultimate team sport, in that it teaches players in all phases of the game to do their job for team success, without regard for individual glory. Not that every football player absorbs that lesson, but the nature of game of football is built to teach it. 25 years is a long time to be on active duty and in that time I have seen the overall quality of new recruits drop a bit. I attribute some of that to the focus on video games and the decline in team sports, especially football. I can tell you that, in my experience, the Soldiers who played team sports, especially football, usually "get it" much more quickly than those who did not. Given the dedication and commitment that Tom Brady has shown to a difficult (though extremely lucrative) profession, I have no doubt that he would have been an excellent leader in any branch of our military. Finally, if it means anything, I have been a part of military operational planning where football (and other sport) metaphors are used to convey phases of an operation or actions on an objective.
Kudos: you said it better than I could have (and thanks for your service). The fact that football is littered with military analogies is not lost on the players, and at the end of the day saying one thing one way doesn't take away from the thing they were talking about: In the trenches; hold the line, Ariel attack etc are all phrases used in football that come from another place.I guess I'm in the minority here but I have been in the Army for 25 years and was deployed for at least 2 of Tom Brady's superbowls. I'm totally fine with the comparisons of football to military service; I see many, many similarities. Of all of the sports I have played, football is the most like military combat operations. It involves strategy, tactics, trained individual and team techniques and, reacting when the play/op breaks down. Most importantly, the concept of the team being more important than the self plays out in the military in a similar fashion to football. Football is the ultimate team sport, in that it teaches players in all phases of the game to do their job for team success, without regard for individual glory. Not that every football player absorbs that lesson, but the nature of game of football is built to teach it. 25 years is a long time to be on active duty and in that time I have seen the overall quality of new recruits drop a bit. I attribute some of that to the focus on video games and the decline in team sports, especially football. I can tell you that, in my experience, the Soldiers who played team sports, especially football, usually "get it" much more quickly than those who did not. Given the dedication and commitment that Tom Brady has shown to a difficult (though extremely lucrative) profession, I have no doubt that he would have been an excellent leader in any branch of our military. Finally, if it means anything, I have been a part of military operational planning where football (and other sport) metaphors are used to convey phases of an operation or actions on an objective.
Thank you for your service! I do agree with your take here. Reminds me of George Carlin's comparison between baseball and football.I guess I'm in the minority here but I have been in the Army for 25 years and was deployed for at least 2 of Tom Brady's superbowls. I'm totally fine with the comparisons of football to military service; I see many, many similarities. Of all of the sports I have played, football is the most like military combat operations. It involves strategy, tactics, trained individual and team techniques and, reacting when the play/op breaks down. Most importantly, the concept of the team being more important than the self plays out in the military in a similar fashion to football. Football is the ultimate team sport, in that it teaches players in all phases of the game to do their job for team success, without regard for individual glory. Not that every football player absorbs that lesson, but the nature of game of football is built to teach it. 25 years is a long time to be on active duty and in that time I have seen the overall quality of new recruits drop a bit. I attribute some of that to the focus on video games and the decline in team sports, especially football. I can tell you that, in my experience, the Soldiers who played team sports, especially football, usually "get it" much more quickly than those who did not. Given the dedication and commitment that Tom Brady has shown to a difficult (though extremely lucrative) profession, I have no doubt that he would have been an excellent leader in any branch of our military. Finally, if it means anything, I have been a part of military operational planning where football (and other sport) metaphors are used to convey phases of an operation or actions on an objective.
he's no Jack KempHe's over-communicating. Reminds me of Lebron James and "The Decision".
Nobody cares dude. Play football. Stop worrying about the impacts to your possible future political career.
as long as they use the helmet mic to tell where to throw the ballWhen Brady drops back and has to go to the ground after a pass and he is laying there on the ground, that's when he looks ancient vs everyone else on the field. If he happens to be laying flat on his stomach waiting to get up or someone assist him, it's ugly.Giselle was right, he should've retired last year after the bomb to Evans should've won the game. A good way to go out.
He's still playing well, but there's a danger that he'll have some Willie Mays moments before the season is over, in addition to foot-in-the-mouth moments.
But when he is standing in the pocket upright and has 3 top flight WRs running open, he looks incredible.
And didn't make trips to New York two nights before a game to go to a wedding WITHOUT HIS WIFE!He would probably have more time for his family if a) he let the coaches run the offense, b) he didn’t spend so much time finding new ways to cheat.
At this rate he won't be worth a 6th round draft pick.Dude is unraveling.
Well, except maybe marriage.agreed. He'd be good at whatever he chose to do.I guess I'm in the minority here but I have been in the Army for 25 years and was deployed for at least 2 of Tom Brady's superbowls. I'm totally fine with the comparisons of football to military service; I see many, many similarities. Of all of the sports I have played, football is the most like military combat operations. It involves strategy, tactics, trained individual and team techniques and, reacting when the play/op breaks down. Most importantly, the concept of the team being more important than the self plays out in the military in a similar fashion to football. Football is the ultimate team sport, in that it teaches players in all phases of the game to do their job for team success, without regard for individual glory. Not that every football player absorbs that lesson, but the nature of game of football is built to teach it. 25 years is a long time to be on active duty and in that time I have seen the overall quality of new recruits drop a bit. I attribute some of that to the focus on video games and the decline in team sports, especially football. I can tell you that, in my experience, the Soldiers who played team sports, especially football, usually "get it" much more quickly than those who did not. Given the dedication and commitment that Tom Brady has shown to a difficult (though extremely lucrative) profession, I have no doubt that he would have been an excellent leader in any branch of our military. Finally, if it means anything, I have been a part of military operational planning where football (and other sport) metaphors are used to convey phases of an operation or actions on an objective.
Pretty clearly he's having a hard time coming to grips with losing his family over feeling like he has to dedicate so much time and focus to his work.
But my man, no one needed you to come back out of retirement. Obviously insulting to those who've actually been deployed. And as stated elsewhere, lots of people have demanding jobs and figure out a way.