Tom Brady leaving New England
Posted to his social media just a few minutes ago. Tom Brady is saying his farewell to New England and its fans. Any guesses on where he ends up?
https://www.facebook.com/214003275307497/posts/3946079098766544/
For the love of God..... Linking isn't difficult.
https://www.facebook.com/214003275307497/posts/3946079098766544/
https://twitter.com/TomBrady?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Until he signs elsewhere, there's still a chance he stays in NE, imo.
Apparently it is. It's 2020, if a simple copy/paste doesn't work on a mobile device, then your site sucks.
back in my day, there was no copy & paste.... we had to apply whiteout, with a brush..... 
I had the same issues. Then I found this.
I bet that's where you copy and paste!!
So, you have a pop up window that says "Add Link" with a space below to paste a link, and it doesn't work...not confusing at all! Oh, you have to click on an additional, vaguely-worded link ABOVE that to paste your link!
If, at any point, you're blaming the consumer/end user for not using your product right, then your product is too confusing.
March 17th, 2020 at 10:21 AM ^
And yet here you are, using it.
Its not new, its been this way. If you want to post a link, that's the process. You can do it wrong and bitch about it, or do it right and bitch about it......
March 17th, 2020 at 11:02 AM ^
Or if someone does it wrong you can cut and paste tge link into your browser if you want to read it. If you think it would be helpful to others, you can make a hot-link (which is very much appreciated- thank you) and no bitching whatsoever is needed.
i for one would rather people post a useful/interesting static link than have them firego posting it,
its really not difficult, i suppose if you're too lazy to click the icon before you paste it, you can let someone else do it for you.
This is very sad.
Probably Bucs or Chargers for Brady now.
Was hoping he'd end up in TN so I could finally get my helmet autograph, but alas.
No matter where he ends up, it will be like watching Jordan in a Wizards jersey.
All depends on how it goes. Peyton Manning (despite his final season flub) certainly set the counter-Jordan standard.
I get the Jordan analogy because of the pile of rings, which differs from Manning. But it's the standard of play and the ring that could set Tom apart from the Jordan-Wizards mess. Jordan had completely lost it at that point.
Favre had a great 2nd to last season with the Vikings too. I guess if it's the Bucs or Chargers then he'd at least have some "weapons" .. but of course won't have Bill.
He better also have a good OL in front of him. We saw in NE this year what happens when he doesn't get the protection he's gotten for so many years. I wonder if that is a big part of why he's leaving.
March 17th, 2020 at 10:01 AM ^
What was Manning’s final season flub? I mean, yeah, he was terrible and it was objectively his worst season, but the rest of the team was good enough to win the Super Bowl.
We can only hope Tom Brady goes out with a final season flub like that. I don’t think it’s likely, considering the teams where he is likely to end up.
March 17th, 2020 at 10:55 AM ^
What was Manning’s final season flub?
Yeah Denver won the SB but that was all Miller and the defense. If one is taking about "Manning" and *his* "flub", this is it:
* Manning had 17 INTs to 9 TDs in 9 games that year in a stinker of a season that made Brock Osweiler look like the next big thing.
* QBR was 68 for the season.
* Manning's SuperBowl stat line was 13/23 141 yds 0 TDs 1 INT for a 56 rating... I recall hearing someone say it was the worst performance in a SB history by a winning QB.
March 17th, 2020 at 11:18 AM ^
Key words there - "winning QB."
March 17th, 2020 at 11:21 AM ^
It was certainly not the worst performance even in the last 20 years. Pittsburgh's win in XL over the Seahawks featured Roethlisberger going 9/21 for 123 yards and 2 INTs, a rating of 22.6.
Doh.
Thanks for the correction. That certainly is a craptastic performance.
March 17th, 2020 at 10:04 AM ^
Manning was not anywhere close to where he was that last season. He just had an all time defense to carry him.
March 17th, 2020 at 10:16 AM ^
That’s generally what happens when you get busted for HGH but the media actively capes for you while von Miller carries you to a Super Bowl.
March 17th, 2020 at 12:28 PM ^
I'm pretty sure Manning had to be dressed and undressed by trainers for practice and games that final year. He was a stiff. Once in a while he'd squeeze out a play here and there to help, and his head was OK so he didn't kill them with dumb mistakes, just hurt them wounded ducks. Probably the worst QB to ever win a SB. That's how good the Denver D was then.
he gets between $1299-$1599 at signings he does and they are only private from what I know
I’m surprised. The Patriots don’t have a backup ready to take over and I doubt Brady will end up signing with a team that will put him in a better position to win another Super Bowl before he retires than he would have had with New England.
Brady loves it when people doubt his chances at success. Anyone with a decent line should become a contender with Brady.
Mars. Had enough with this "Earth", will be starting a new colony.
Kind of sad. It’s the end of one the greatest dynasties if sports history. I’m afraid his best years are behind him and there’s not much of chance he finds that kind of success elsewhere.
If by "that much success" you mean another dynasty, then you're right -- Father Time won't allow for that.
If you instead mean "competing for another Super Bowl," then he might very well do just fine. His line and his weapons were a hot mess last year, and the historic performance of the D in the first half was a well-documented mirage. Pats are hardly his best platform for one more shot at a seventh (!!!) ring.
Got to be Indy?
March 17th, 2020 at 10:03 AM ^
I would be shocked. He is hated here and he knows it. This is Peytonville.
March 17th, 2020 at 12:48 PM ^
If we're going to sign a vet for a few years, I'd much rather have Tom Terrific than Phillip Crybaby Rivers.
He’s moving on to defeat COVID-19. It’s the only challenge worth pursuing for him.
San Francisco still makes the most sense since he clearly wants to go to the best situation that is just missing him(JG was not good in the playoffs last year).
March 17th, 2020 at 10:04 AM ^
Jimmy G makes a lot of money to be a backup.
March 17th, 2020 at 10:20 AM ^
Pretty sure the 49ers can get out of Jimmy G's contract with little penalty.
March 17th, 2020 at 10:25 AM ^
I've heard they're not interested but I can't get over the win-win-win-win of Tom signing with the 9ers and the 9ers trading Jimmy G to the Pats.
Win for the 9ers, win for Tom, win for Jimmy G, win for the Pats.
I see him going to LA over Tampa. Big city market, new stadium by the 2021 season, and he's from CA.
Only advantage Tampa really has is they have better weapons. That definitely helps, but is it enough to overcome playing in front of an indifferent fanbase who would rather let the stadium be flooded with opposing fans seven times a year? Then that 8th game is getting played in London because the Bucs can't fill their own stadium.
Also have to consider that when you're playing in the AFC West, you're only going against one former MVP in Patrick Mahomes. In the NFC South, you're going against three. Newton, Brees, and Ryan. Six times a year.
The path to another Super Bowl is probably easier if he goes to LA. And if nothing else, he gets to go home.
While I agree with a lot of this, I don't think Tom Brady is worrying about Newton or Ryan.
Living in Charlotte, I can assure you there is plenty of question about Cam ... may never even take another snap here. Even if he does, he has been hot garbage for several years running when he has made it onto the field.
March 17th, 2020 at 10:05 AM ^
I know it won't happen but I'd love it if the Panther's got him. I'd be there for several games for sure.
I live in Tampa and the Bucs fans are quite excitable when they have a good team to root for (fair weather here in more ways than one). Their support for the Lightning is the same. Now that they're good, the fans are rabid. I can see if Brady ends up here, there will be a ton of excitement.
Brady with Godwin and Evans is pretty exciting. They'd need to fix the pass D and find a good RB to be SB contenders. I think not having a QB that throws 3+ INTs a game would help the defense too.
March 17th, 2020 at 10:11 AM ^
From Tampa as well. Haven't lived there in a long time but I was there for 19 years, including the back-to-back years of the Super Bowl and Stanley Cup. I remember plenty of the good years with that dominant Tampa-2 under Kiffin and there supposedly being waiting lists to get season tickets. You are right in that fortunately the Bolts draw really well (my Dad has season tix with a few of his buddies and I usually can catch one game a year when I'm in town), but that's been because they've consistently been a great team for the last few years. Hell, even when they're dominant, its still really tough to keep opposing fans out of Amalie. Especially when Original Six teams like the Habs, Bruins or Red Wings come to town. Maybe that's just the way things go when you live in a town full of transplant fans, though.
You've got your ear to the ground better than I do since you're still in town, but I think there's a few things here that are beyond Tampa's ability to control or influence. The LA market and fanbase is astronomically bigger than what Tampa offers. It just is, and there's nothing Tampa can do to change that. Brady is from CA, and he may want to be closer to his family now that he's getting older. They're getting that brand-spanking new stadium in a year and a half, and then the QBs you're going against in the NFC South are MUCH deeper than what you'll face in the AFC West. Granted, Mahomes is better and younger than all of them. But he's one guy, and you're only seeing him twice. Brees and Ryan are still capable of MVP-caliber seasons, and Newton is still dangerous in his own right (When he's healthy). You're seeing them six times.
Guess I'm just too used to seeing a half-full Raymond James, where 50% of the fans who are in attendance are from the other team. And are usually much louder, too. The Bucs have a long-standing "losing culture" that is going to be very tough for anyone to overcome.
March 17th, 2020 at 11:01 AM ^
Brady needs to go where they have the best OL.
If we look back on the games where Brady has not done well, it's where he gets rattled from constant pressure. <-- I suppose the same can be said about any QB in that regard but Brady will make the payers around him better if he's protected. He didn't have many weapons in NE this past season and they still had a respectable season.
Well, it was fun watching the most dominant dynasty and player in NFL history. I hope, but remain skeptical of his ability to continue to play at such a high level.
All the past their prime former Michigan players end up on the Lions. Poor guy.
Honestly, I would rather that than him ending up anywhere near Gruden. Can't take that guy.
Fuck me
March 17th, 2020 at 10:41 AM ^
If he goes to the Chargers, I truly hope it works out and doesn't turn into Johnny Unitas 2.0. Look at Unitas' stats in his one season with the Chargers in his last year. Ouch and ouch.....