Tom Brady retiring “for good.”

[Hate 20,143]

I think it is for real this time.  I damn near always cheered against him, but goddamn did he have an amazing career.  We'll never see anything like that again in our lifetimes.

[Rimbo 26,065]

15 hours ago, South Austin said:

Per ESPN.  Link

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13 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

Some of you people won't believe he's really retired until November.

"You people?"

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,523]

Kraft wanting Brady to sign a 1-day contract so he can retire as a Patriot. I always find these 1-day retirement contracts to be the most eye-rolling gesture. "He retired with us!!" No, he didn't. He retired as he stepped off the field.  If you want him to retire as a Patriot, put him in a game.

[Js1 85,562]

2 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Kraft wanting Brady to sign a 1-day contract so he can retire as a Patriot. I always find these 1-day retirement contracts to be the most eye-rolling gesture. "He retired with us!!" No, he didn't. He retired as he stepped off the field.  If you want him to retire as a Patriot, put him in a game.

This. So cringe. If he wanted to retire a Pat, he would have stayed in NE 

[The Dog 44,138]

[Evil Bill Obrien 3,293]

On 2/1/2023 at 8:18 AM, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

 

He just came back last year to get his wife to leave so he could spend the rest of his life banging other super models.

 

He really must have hated being married to Gisele if he threw that away for 1 pretty crappy last season of football...

[Brothahorn 10,087]

I think it is for real this time.  I damn near always cheered against him, but goddamn did he have an amazing career.  We'll never see anything like that again in our lifetimes.

Actually 3 careers

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,523]

56 minutes ago, Js1 said:

This. So cringe. If he wanted to retire a Pat, he would have stayed in NE 

Yep. I see nothing wrong if NE wants to have a retirement ceremony for Brady, and that would seem appropriate to me. Especially on a gameday either before kickoff or at halftime. Ask Brady to invite former teammates or coaches, etc. Obviously Brady is not an average retiring player so I understand a different situation than some random player who is done with their career.

But to bring someone back for a 30-minute press conference retirement is lame. 

[crash_davis 23,115]

 

1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Kraft wanting Brady to sign a 1-day contract so he can retire as a Patriot. I always find these 1-day retirement contracts to be the most eye-rolling gesture. "He retired with us!!" No, he didn't. He retired as he stepped off the field.  If you want him to retire as a Patriot, put him in a game.

Brady needs to give Kraft the middle finger. Kraft and Bili didn't want him to retire as a Patriot a few years ago. Screw giving them the honor now.

 

https://www.the-sun.com/sport/3636603/why-tom-brady-left-the-new-england-patriots/

When the 2019 season reached its end, Brady wanted to negotiate a longer-term contract with the Patriots allowing him to retire with New England.

However, owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick were reluctant and preferred to offer the aging player a short-term deal.

According to NBC Sports Boston: "...a tangible effort by the Patriots to keep Tom Brady in New England never happened. No negotiation.

"Just the intimation that it was on Brady to say what he wanted. For Brady, that stance spoke volumes."

Brady is said to have felt unwanted by the side, which solidified his decision to leave the team.

Belichick's man-management style also likely pushed Brady closer to the exit door.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13,523]

If I were Brady, I wouldn't show up for a Pats press conference or game without being paid. You want a PR press conference where I sign and we hug/shake hands, that's a $1m contract for that 1 day. 

[Kennythetiger 9,452]

“More than Dan Marino”. 

Edited February 2, 2023 by Kennythetiger

[CurlyDumps 4,482]

I don't understand Brady referring to last year's retirement announcement as a "super emotional essay." Didn't it basically amount to him tweeting, "Peace, Tampa!"

[4th&Five 41,586]

did he thank his coaches in either of them?

[redswingline 1,063]

Best player, not just QB, of the flag-football era

Edited February 2, 2023 by redswingline

[Underdog 28,770]

Pretty shitty for ARod to give out Ichiro's digits without his permission.  I remember when George Clooney gave Halle Berry my # without my permission, tore his ass up for doing that. 

Edited February 2, 2023 by Underdog

[The Dog 44,138]

[Kennythetiger 9,452]

Put those stats up against Macho Man Randy Savage. 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

the woman couldn't wait a few more months? 

[Vic Mackey 47,139]

[Vic Mackey 47,139]

[4th&Five 41,586]

Wow…only loss to Eagles was the SB. Glad I got to see him play in person against the Saints on Monday night in 2009. Loudest game I’ve ever been to. 

[Vic Mackey 47,139]

Wow…only loss to Eagles was the SB. Glad I got to see him play in person against the Saints on Monday night in 2009. Loudest game I’ve ever been to. 

I'm not sure these include the playoffs. Because he lost to Dallas this playoffs. He also lost to the Giants twice in the Super Bowl and it's only one loss on here.

[South Austin 52,587]

31 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

He also lost to the Giants twice in the Super Bowl

[notre dame joe 195]

We beat him in South Bend when I was in school.  For that reason I could deny that I was old, until now. 

[Vic Mackey 47,139]

No surprise here

[Red Five 40,886]

On 2/4/2023 at 4:54 PM, South Austin said:

[Vic Mackey 47,139]

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15 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

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Poor guy, how will he get by…

[Vic Mackey 47,139]

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[n64ra 1,088]

On 2/4/2023 at 4:22 PM, Vic Mackey said:

On 2/4/2023 at 1:36 PM, 4th&Five said:

Wow…only loss to Eagles was the SB. Glad I got to see him play in person against the Saints on Monday night in 2009. Loudest game I’ve ever been to. 

I'm not sure these include the playoffs. Because he lost to Dallas this playoffs. He also lost to the Giants twice in the Super Bowl and it's only one loss on here.

 

On 2/4/2023 at 11:49 AM, Vic Mackey said:

 

It's definitely regular season only. Looks like someone copy and pasted statmuse.com. As we see with https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/tom-brady-career-record-vs-philedelphia-eagles, TB lost a regular season game to Philly in 2015 plus we know TB lost Super Bowl LII to them. Same with Rams at https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/tom-brady-career-record-vs-los-angeles-rams. That shows 4-3, but that's missing February 3, 2019 where the Pats beat the Rams in Super Bowl LIII.

Edited February 6, 2023 by n64ra

[Brothahorn 10,087]

Of course he looks like a natural

[Hammerin Hank 1,227]

I wonder if the Jets give him a call 

[ztejas 43,532]

Nice shot. It's funny - he pushes with his oblique too much and finishes with his shoulder forward of his body - like he's throwing a football. 

[Vertigo 20,331]

2 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Nice shot. It's funny - he pushes with his oblique too much and finishes with his shoulder forward of his body - like he's throwing a football. 

So does that mean he uh.. dropped it in the bucket?

[CycleTex87 2,981]

Need a Derka ruling in here.